Senior Technical Editor: Yannis C. Yortsos, University of Southern California

Executive Editor, Reservoir Engineering: Behrooz Fattahi, Aera Energy

Review Chairs: Anil Ambastha, Chevron; Mojdeh Delshad, University of Texas; Birol Dindoruk, Shell; Carlos A. Glandt, Shell; Sunil Kokal, Saudi Aramco; Anthony R. Kovscek, Stanford University; Lilian Lo, Shell E&P Company; Shahab D. Mohaghegh, West Virginia University; Ferry Nieuwland, BP; P. Mike O’Dell, Consultant; Marco Thiele, StreamSim Technologies; and Burak Yeten, Chevron Corporation.

 Technical Editors: Serhat Akin, Middle East Technical University; Luiz Amado, Shell International E&P; Joseph Ansah, Saudi Aramco; Luis F. Ayala, Pennsylvania State University; Subhash Ayirala, Shell Oil Company; Muhammad Ayub, Saudi Aramco; William J. Bailey, Schlumberger; Samih Batarseh, Aera Energy; Roderick P. Batycky, StreamSim Technologies; Henri J. Bertin, LEPT-ENSAM; Steven Bryant, University of Texas; Alexandre Castellini, Chevron Corporation; C.S. Ray Chiou, ExxonMobil Corporation; Manoj Choudhary, Chevron Corporation; Jes Christensen, OMV Exploration/Production; Yildiray Cinar, University of New South Wales; Torsten Clemens, OMV Exploration/Production; Peter Clifford, BP Exploration; Benoit Couet, Doll Research; Jefferson Creek, Chevron Energy Technology Company; Luciane B. Cunha, University of Alberta; David L. Cuthiell, Suncor Energy; Abhijit Dandekar, University of Alaska; Kaveh Dehghani, Chevron Energy Technology Company; Geurt Deinum, Petroleum Development Oman, Pierre Delfiner, Total; Deniz Dindoruk, Shell E&P Company; Minghua Ding, Shell Canada; Darryl H. Fenwick, StreamSim Technologies; Paul Fjerstad, Chevron Corporation; Peter Fokker, TNO Institute Applied Geosciences; Leonhard Ganzer, Mining University of Leoben; Razi Gaskari, West Virginia University; Richard J. Hallam, BP America; Choongyong Han, Chevron Energy Technology Company; William J. Haskett, Decision Strategies; Byron Haynes, Shell E&P Company; Mohamed W. Helmy, ExxonMobil Development Company; Mun-Hong (Robin) Hui, Chevron Energy Technology Company; Sharon Hurst, Consultant; Solomon O. Inikori, Shell International E&P; Shekhar Jayanti, PetroTel; Kristian Jessen, University of Southern California; Russell T. Johns, University of Texas; Alistair D. Jones, BP Exploration; Jeffrey A. Jones, Berry Petroleum Company; Gerard J. Joosten, Shell International E&P; Ruben Juanes, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Seung I. Kam, Louisiana State University; Apostolos Kantzas, University of Calgary; Zuleima T. Karpyn de Ayala, Pennsylvania State University; Rajesh Kumar, Oil & Natural Gas Corporation; Tara LaForce, University of Wyoming; Dacun Li, BP Exploration Alaska; Kai Liu, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company; Christopher Lolley, Chevron Corporation; Adel Malallah, Kuwait University; Martin Mlacnik, ConocoPhillips; Jorge Palomino Monteagudo, ConocoPhillips; Ann Muggeridge, BP; Prasad N. Mutalik, Williams E&P; Hadi Nasrabadi, Texas A&M University Qatar; Phiroze Patel, Aera Energy; Klaus Potsch, OMV; Erwin Putra, Kinder Morgan; Vijay Ramlal, Petrotrin; Hossein Rassamdana, State Lands Commission; Jasper N. Ring, Chevron North America Upstream; Nestor Rivera, Chevron Corporation; Randahl D. Roadifer, ConocoPhillips; William Rossen, Delft University of Technology; Miguel A. Saldana, BP; Pierre Samier, Total; Hemanta K. Sarma, University of Adelaide; Cengiz Satik, Chevron Energy Technology Company; Josephina Schembre-McCabe, Chevron Corporation; Lanny Schoeling, Shell International E&P; G. Michael Shook, Chevron Energy Technology Company; Edmond Shtepani, Hycal Energy Research Laboratories; Mohit Singh, Shell E&P Company; Mirano Spalburg, Shell E&P Company; Elizabeth Spiteri, Chevron Corporation; Guo-Qing Tang, Chevron Energy Technology Company; Gary Teletzke, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company; Jalal Torabzadeh, California State University; Alfredo Urdaneta, Aera Energy; Diederik van Batenburg, Shell E&P Company; Erik van der Steen, Brunei Shell Petroleum Company; Jip van Eijden, Shell International E&P; Marco Verlaan, Shell; Jianxin Wang, Chevron Corporation; Christopher D. White, Louisiana State University; Mark Widener, Chevron Corporation; and Qiang (Josh) Xu, Curtin University of Technology.

Executive Editor, Reservoir Evaluation: Alan Johnson, Shell EP Solutions UK

Review Chairs: Mehmut Altunbay, Baker Atlas; Cosan Ayan, Schlumberger; Patrick Egermann, Gaz de France; Allyson Gajraj, Golden Eagle International; Bob Harrison, Delta Hydrocarbons; David K. Larue, Chevron Corporation; Doug R. Schmitt, University of Alberta; James J. Sheng, Total E&P USA; and Omar Varela, Exxon Mobil Corporation.

 Technical Editors: Jacques Alfenore, Total; Kashy Aminian, West Virginia University; Toshiyuki Anraku, Japan Petroleum Exploration Company; Matthias Appel, Shell E&P Technology Company; Rosalind A. Archer, University of Auckland; Jitendra M. Avasthi, Avasthi & Associates; Tayfun Babadagli, University of Alberta; Ali Bagci, Heriot-Watt University; Ronald A. Behrens, Chevron Overseas Petroleum; Elisabeth Bemer, Institute Franc¸ais du Pe´trole; Bryan Bracken, Chevron; Thang Bui, Schlumberger; Bruno Caline, Total E&P; Rodolfo Camacho Velazquez, Pemex E&P; Andrew J. Carnegie, Schlumberger; Mark Chapin, Shell Deepwater Services; Andrew Chen, BP Canada Energy Company; Chih C. Chen, Kappa Engineering; Songhua Chen, Baker Atlas; Arthur Cheng, Cambridge Geosciences; Hao Cheng, Chevron Corporation; Yueming Cheng, Texas A&M University; Philip A.F. Christie, Schlumberger; Jean-Baptiste N. Clavaud, Chevron Corporation; Steven F. Crary, Schlumberger; Bo Cribbs, Chevron Corporation; Mohammad Delshad, Saudi Aramco; Clayton V. Deutsch, University of Alberta; Edward Dezabala, Chevron; Iskander R. Diyashev, IRDC; Steven Duguid, Core Labs UK; Maurice B. Dusseault, University of Waterloo; Christine Ehlig-Economides, Texas A&M University; Ahmed El-Banbi, Schlumberger; Hani Elshahawi, Shell; Thomas Engler, New Mexico Technology; Freddy Escobar, Surcolombiana University; William M. Fitchen, Occidental of Oman; Donna G. Freyder, Consultant; Li Gao, Halliburton; Harvey E. Goodman, Chevron Energy Technology Company; Linhua Guan, Statoil; Fawzi Guehria, Schlumberger; Anuj Gupta, The Petroleum Institute; Teruhiko Hagiwara, Shell; Gang Han, Hess Corporation; Bob Harrison, RWE Dea UK; Dimitrios G. Hatzignatiou, International Research Institute of Stavanger and University of Stavanger; Randy D. Hazlett, Potential Research Solutions; Kes J. Heffer, Heriot-Watt University; Paul J. Hicks, ExxonMobil Production Research Company; Kirk Hird, BP; Viet T. Hoang, Chevron Energy Research; Xuri Huang, Golden Eagle International; Richard R. Jackson, Schlumberger; Creties D. Jenkins, DeGolyer & MacNaughton; Sinisha Jikich, National Energy Technology Laboratory; Keith Katahara, Hydro Gulf of Mexico; Mashiur R. Khan, BP E&P; Gregory R. King, Chevron Overseas Petroleum; Richard B. Koepnick, Qatar Petroleum; Bob Langan, Chevron Production Technology Company; Stephen E. Laubach, Bureau of Economic Geology; Jaedong Lee, Baker Hughes; Gaoming Li, University of Tulsa; Wim J. Looyestijn, Shell International E&P; Kenneth D. Mahrer, Weatherford International; Jorge Manrique, Occidental Oil & Gas Corporation; Mark A. Meadows, 4th Wave Imaging Corporation; Andrew A. Mills, Esso Australia; Charles W. Morris, Schlumberger; John Nieto, Anadarko Canada Corporation; Kurt Nihei, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory; Jan-Erik Nordtvedt, Epsis AS; Ender Okandan, Middle East Technical University; Mustafa Onur, Istanbul Technical University; Erdal Ozkan, Colorado School of Mines; Wayne Pennington, Michigan Tech University; Jon K. Ringen, Statoil; John W. Robinson, North Ranch Resources; Richard A. Rosthal, Schlumberger; Rajiv K. Sagar, Schlumberger; Muhammad Sahimi, University of Southern California; Phillip Salvador, ConocoPhillips Indonesia; Amit K. Sarkar, Shell; John L. Shafer, Reservoir Management Group; Dirk Seifert, Shell International E&P; Shameem Siddiqui, Texas Tech University; Arne Skauge, Norsk Hyrdo; Robertus M. Smits, Shell International E&P; Roberto Suarez-Rivera, Schlumberger; E.C. Thomas, Bayou Petrophysics; Leslie Thompson, University of Tulsa; Thomas T. Tran, Chevron Corporation; Darryl E. Trcka, Baker Atlas; Dallas Tubbs, Chevron; Yoshiaki Ueda, Arabian Oil Company; Servet Unalmiser, Saudi Aramco; Omar J. Varela, ExxonMobil; Jacques Vittori, Total; Dyung T. Vo, Unocal Thailand; John R. Waggoner, Schlumberger; Michael A. Ward, BP Exploration Company; Lawrence J. Weber, Unocal Corporation; Michael J. Webster, BP; John A. Weisgram, Arco; Peter Whattler, Consultant; Lee E. Whitebay, Whitebay & Associates; Eric M. Withjack, BreitBurn Energy Company; Wenlong Xu, Parallel Data Systems; Murat Zeybek, Schlumberger; Gang Zhao, University of Regina; and Ziqiong Zheng, Baker Hughes.