Editor-in-Chief: Yannis C. Yortsos, University of Southern California

Executive Editors: Reservoir Engineering: Anil Ambastha, Chevron
                                    Formation Evaluation: Cosan Ayan, Schlumberger

Associate Editors: Serhat Akin, Middle East Technical University; Tayfun Babadagli, University of Alberta; Louis Castanier, Stanford University; Peter Clifford, BP America; Steven Crary, Schlumberger; Mojdeh Delshad, University of Texas at Austin; Nader Dutta, Schlumberger; Patrick Egermann, GDF SUEZ; Turgay Ertekin, Pennsylvania State University; Richard Hallam, BP America; Dimitrios Hatzignatiou, IRIS; Byron Haynes, Shell; Marc Hettema, Statoil; Florian Hollaender, Schlumberger; Jeffrey Jones, Nations Petroleum; Seung Kam, Louisiana State University; Apostolos Kantzas, University of Calgary; Sunil Kokal, Saudi Aramco; Dave Larue, Chevron; Lilian Lo, Shell; Shahab Mohaghegh, West Virginia University; William O'Brien, Occidental of Elk Hills; Jasper Ring, Chevron North America Upstream; Hemanta Sarma, The Petroleum Institute; Vijay Shrivastava, Computer Modelling Group; Gary Teletzke, ExxonMobil Upstream Research; Marco Thiele, Streamsim Technologies; Diederik van Batenburg, Shell; Omar Varela, ExxonMobil Upstream Research; Michael Webster, BP; and Burak Yeten,Chevron.

Technical Editors: Yafes Abacioglu, BP; Doddy Abdassah, Bandung Institute of Technology; Steve Adams, WellEval.com; Bhargaw Adibhatla, ExxonMobil; Roberto Aguilera, University of Calgary; Michael Aikman, Occidental Oil & Gas; Nasser Albartamani, PDO; Hussein Alboudwarej, Chevron; Saud Al-Fattah, Saudi Aramco; Hasan Al-Hashim, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Mining; Azhar Alkindi, Shell; Omer Alpak, Shell International; Vladimir Alvarado, University of Wyoming; Luiz Amado, Petrobras America; Shahram Amini, Schlumberger; Kashy Aminian, West Virginia University; Mohammed Amro, King Saud University; Toshiyuki Anraku, Japan Petroleum Exploration; Joseph Ansah, Saudi Aramco; Jeffrey App, Chevron; Aura Araque-Martinez, Object Reservoir; Oystein Arild, International Research Institute in Stavanger; Kazuhiro Asakawa, PetroTel; Koorosh Asghari, University of Regina; Safian Atan, Marathon Oil; S.M. Avasthi, Avasthi & Associates; Luis Ayala, Pennsylvania State University; Oluropo Ayodele, Shell; Ali Bagci, Eclipse Petroleum Technology; Asnul Bahar, Kelkar & Associates; Baojun Bai, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Gossen Bakker, Shell; Indranil Barman, Matador Resources; Peter Bastian, Unconventional Gas Resources; Samih Batarseh, Aera Energy; Surendra Bateja, Oil & Natural Gas; Philip Bateman, Chevron; Clarke Bean, Chevron; Daniel Beaty, Chevron; Richard Beier, Oklahoma State University; Roman Berenblyum, International Research Institute of Stavanger; Henri Bertin, University of Bordeaux; Gregg Birrell, Tullow Oil International; Thomas Blasingame, Texas A&M University; Suhas Bodwadkar, Schlumberger; Diederik Boersma, Shell International; Kirill Bogachev, Rock Flow Dynamics; Paul Bondor, Bontech; Leslie Boockoff, Chevron; Paul Boonen, PathFinder Energy Services; Rupam Bora, Cenovus Energy; Garfield Bowen, Schlumberger; Keith Boyle, Santos; Robert Bruant, BP America;Thang Bui, Schlumberger; Jon Burger, Chevron; Rodolfo Camacho Velazquez, Pemex; Andrew Carnegie, Schlumberger WTA Malaysia; Louis Castanier, Stanford University; Abel Chacon, BP America; Andrew Chen, BP Canada Energy; Chih Chen, Kappa; Jiansheng Chen, Baker Hughes; Qing Chen, ConocoPhillips; Wen Chen, Chevron; Hao Cheng, Chevron Pacific Indonesia; Yueming Cheng, West Virginia University; Yaw Peng Cheong, CSIRO; David Chorneyko, ExxonMobil Upstream Research; Richard Christiansen, KNQ Engineering; Yildiray Cinar, University of New South Wales; Tom Clark, Chevron; Jean-Baptiste Clavaud, Chevron; Torsten Clemens, OMV Exploration/Production; Edward Clerke, Saudi Aramco; Philip Closmann, Consultant; Rafael Cobenas, Chevron; Patrick Collins, Petroleum Geomechanics; Laurence Corbett, Schlumberger; William Corea, Chevron; Benoit Couet, Schlumberger; Stephen Coutts, Shell UK; Prentice Creel, Kinder Morgan; Myrt Cribbs, Chevron; Luciane Cunha, University of Alberta; Abhijit Dandekar, University of Alaska; Shiv Dasgupta, Saudi Aramco; William DaSie, Chevron; John Davies, Chevron; Richard Dawe, University of the West Indies; David DeBaun, Chevron; Deinum, Geurt, Petroleum Development Oman; Birol Demiral, University Teknologi Petronas; Guncel Demircan, EnCana Oil & Gas Partnership; Clayton Deutsch, University of Alberta; Kuifu Du, Shell; Yuqi Du, Repsol YPF; Steven Duguid, Core Labs UK; Maurice Dusseault, University of Waterloo; Varadarajan Dwarakanath, Chevron; Mohamed Efnik, Abu Dhabi Onshore Oil; John Egan, EERC; Christine Ehlig-Economides, Texas A&M University; Ahmed El-Banbi, Schlumberger; Noaman El-Khatib, University Teknologi Petronas; Alan Emanuel, Consultant; Freddy Escobar, Universidad Surlombiana; Lesley Evans, Williams Production; Geir Evensen, Statoil; John Fanchi, Texas Christian University; Windsong Fang, ConocoPhillips; Christopher Farmer, University of Oxford; S.M. Farouq Ali, H.O.R. Tec; Konstantin Fedorov, Tyumen State University; Darryl Fenwick, Streamsim Technologies; Ingebret Fjelde, IRIS; Paul Fjerstad, Chevron; Niall Fleming, StatoilHydro; Eric Flodin, Chevron; Peter Fokker, TNO Institute Applied Geosciences; Jerry Fontanilla, Saudi Aramco; Jay Gabbard, Consultant; Allyson Gajraj, SunRise PetroSolutions; Tao Gang, PetroTel; Leonhard Ganzer, Clausthal University of Technology; Guohua Gao, Shell; Guozhong Gao, Schlumberger; Narmina Garayeva, Addax Petroleum; Ridha Gharbi, Kuwait University; Shawkat Ghedan, The Petroleum Institute; Saleem Ghori, ExxonMobil; Leo Giangiacomo, Western Interior Oil & Gas; John Gilbert, Barree & Associates; Carlos Glandt, Shell International; Bill Goodway, Encana; Olivier Gosselin, Total; Fatosh Gozalpour, BP Exploration; Don Green, University of Kansas; Herve Gross, Chevron; Juan Guevara-Jordan, University Central de Venezuela; Asbjorn Gyllensten, ADCO Producing; Teruhiko Hagiwara, Terry Research & Development; Jacques Hagoort, Hagoort & Associates; Larry Hall, Baker Hughes; Jeffry Hamman, Marathon Oil; David Hampton, Occidental Permian; Choongyong Han, Chevron; Ming Han, Saudi Aramco; Kirk Hansen, Shell International; Abdallah Harouaka, IHR International; Jeff Hawkins, BHP Billiton; Ehtesham Hayder, Saudi Aramco; Chuanping He, ConocoPhillips; Nanqun He, Chevron; Kes Heffer, Heriot-Watt University; Denis Heliot, Schlumberger; Mohamed Helmy, ExxonMobil International; Kesavalu Hemanthkumar, Saudi Aramco; Julio Herbas, Maersk Oil & Gas; Donald Hill, Hillpetro; Takeshi Hiraiwa, Abu Dhabi Marine Operating; George Hirasaki, Rice University; Robert Hite, PTA Consultant; Todd Hoffman, DRC Consulting; Mark Holtz, Praxair; Mehdi Honarpour, Hess; Clark Huffman, Consultant; Chun Huh, University of Texas at Austin; Mun-Hong Hui, Chevron; Olaf Huseby, Institute for Energiteknikk; Myung Hwang, PetroTel; Mazher Ibrahim, EOG Resources; Dilhan Ilk, Texas A&M University; Solomon Inikori, Shell International; Rosemary Irrgang, Irrgang Reservoir Management; Omer Izgec, Chevron; Elden Jaafar, Shell Canada; Richard Jackson, Schlumberger; Vicky Jackson Nielsen, Halliburton; Saeed Jadoon, Oil & Gas Development; Behnam Jafarpour, Texas A&M University; Jan-Dirk Jansen, Delft University of Technology; Steve Jenkins, Chevron; James Jennings, Shell; Ole Jensen, Consultant; Feng Jian, Chevron; Sinisha Jikich, U.S. Department of Energy National Technology Lab; Guodong Jin, Baker Hughes; Russell Johns, University of Texas at Austin; Alan Johnson, Shell E&P Solutions UK; Gerard Joosten, Shell International; Nikhil Joshi, Moulinex Business Services; Sameer Joshi, Schlumberger; Ruben Juanes, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Heikki Jutila, SGS Horizon; Shah Kabir, Hess; Arjan Kamp, ADERA/CHLOE; Loveena Kapur, Occidental Petroleum; Zuleima Karpyn, Pennsylvania State University; Suryanarayana Karri, Sproule International; Ekrem Kasap, Petroleum Development Oman; Keith Katahara, Devon Energy; Roy Kelly, Exploration Consultants; David Kersey, Saudi Aramco; Arun Kharghoria, DeGolyer & MacNaughton; Gregory King, Chevron Overseas Petroleum; Ibrahim Kocabas, American University of Sharjah; Richard Koepnick, Koepnick Geological Consulting; George Koperna, Advanced Resources International; Myron Kuhlman, MK Tech Solutions; Rajesh Kumar, Oil & Natural Gas; Tarkeshwar Kumar, Indian School of Mines University; Tara LaForce, Imperial College; Larry Lake, University of Texas at Austin; Stephen Laubach, Bureau of Economic Geology; Alexandre Lavrov, SINTEF Petroleum Research; Jaedong Lee, ConocoPhillips; Sang Lee, Chevron; Pierre Lemouzy, Beicip-Franlab; Brian Lenoach, Schlumberger; Kenneth Lewis, Chevron; Dachang Li, ExxonMobil Upstream Research; Dacun Li, UT Permian Basin; Gaoming Li, University of Tulsa; Liyong Li, Chevron; Jenn-Tai Liang, Tai University of Kansas; Jong-Se Lim, Korea Maritime University; Min-Teong Lim, Shell International; Niels Lindeloff, Maersk Oil & Gas; Wolfgang Littmann, Consulting Reservoir Engineering; Kai Liu, ExxonMobil Upstream Computing; Ning Liu, Chevron; Christopher Lolley, Chevron; Jean-Marc Lombard, Institut Francais du Petrole (IFP); Gavin Longmuir, Consulting Petroleum Engineers; Xavier Lopez, Beicip-Franlab; Shouxiang Ma, Saudi Aramco; Sameh Macary, Chevron Australia; Jagannathan Mahadevan, University of Tulsa; Pierre-David Maizeret, Schlumberger Vietnam Services; Axel Makurat, Shell International; Adel Malallah, Kuwait University; Bradley Mallison, Chevron; Jorge Manrique, Shell; Rahim Masoudi, PETRONAS; Michael McCracken, ExxonMobil; Duane McVay, Texas A&M University; Scott Meddaugh, Chevron; Greg Meszaros, Pathfinder; Ilya Mikkelsen, ExxonMobil Upstream Research; Palle Mikkelsen, DONG Energy; William Milliken, Chevron; Kazuo Miura, Petrobras; Daniel Moos, GeoMechanics; Jaime Moreno, Schlumberger; Lee Morgenthaler, Shell; George Moridis, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Robert Mott, Consultant; Ann Muggeridge, Imperial College; Prasad Mutalik, Williams Exploration & Production; Geir Naevdal, International Research Institute of Stavanger; Reza Naimi-Tajdar, ConocoPhillips; Gene Narahara, Chevron; Keshav Narayanan, Occidental Oil & Gas; Thomas Neville, Schlumberger; Viet Nguyen, ConocoPhillips Australia; Ferry Nieuwland, BP Azerbaijan; Myeong Noh, Chevron; Rashed Noman, Qatar Petroleum; Stephen Norris, J-W Operating; Eguono Obi, Schlumberger Information Solutions; Mike O'Dell, Occidental Oil & Gas; Kolawole Ojo, Apache; Mustafa Onur, Istanbul Technical University; Moustafa Oraby, Halliburton; Cesar Ovalles, Chevron; Umut Ozdogan, Chevron; Erdal Ozkan, Colorado School of Mines; Geoffrey Page, Baker Hughes; Claes Palmgren, Oilsands Quest; Yan Pan, Chevron; Phiroze Patel, Aera Energy; Prabodh Pathak, ExxonMobil Production; Gherson Penuela, BP Exploration; Dennis Pieters, Huber Energy; Adolfo Pires, UENF-LENEP; Malcolm Pitts, Surtek; Klaus Potsch, OMV A.G.; Satinder Purewal, Shell International; N.M.A. Rahman, Saudi Aramco; Chandra Rai, University of Oklahoma; Varagur Rajan, Alberta Innovates-Technology Futures; Avnish Rajvanshi, Petroleum Development Oman; Gangerico Ramos, ConocoPhillips; Aquiles Rattia, Repsol YPF; Leandro Reis, Petrobras Cenpes; Albert Reynolds, University of Tulsa; Graham Richardson, TAQA; Nestor Rivera, Chevron; Randahl Roadifer, ConocoPhillips; William Rossen, Delft University of Technology; Ritesh Sablok, Chevron; Muhammad Sahimi, University of Southern California; Jesus Salazar, ConocoPhillips; Phillip Salvador, Petroleum Geologist; Pierre Samier, Total; Pallav Sarma, Chevron; Vimal Saxena, Petroleum Development Oman; Thomas Schaaf, GDF SUEZ; Josephina Schembre-McCabe, Chevron; Denis Schmitt, Saudi Aramco; Mark Schrader, Chevron; Susan Schrader, Montana Technology; Peter Schutjens, Shell; Randall Seright, New Mexico Tech; John Shafer, Reservoir Management Group; Shamsuddin Shenawi, Saudi Aramco; Mike Shook, Chevron; Alan Sibbit, Schlumberger Oilfield Services; Shameem Siddiqui, Texas Tech University; Shekhar Sinha, Schlumberger; Mark Skalinski, Chevron; Christopher Skelt, Chevron; Robertus Smits, Shell International; Jurgantono Soeriawinata, Occidental of Oman; Mirano Spalburg, Shell; Michael Spearing, BP Exploration Operating; Elizabeth Spiteri, Hess; John Spivey, Phoenix Reservoir Engineering; David Stern, ExxonMobil Upstream Research; Simon Stromberg, Hess; Beth Stump, Chevron; Vural Suicmez, Saudi Aramco; Xuefei Sun, PetroTel; Koichi Suzuki, INPEX; Mohammad Tamim, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology; Guo-Qing Tang, Chevron; Raj Tewari, Petronas Carigal; Genlin Tian, Oilsands Quest; Carlos Torres-Verdin, University of Texas at Austin; Emmanuel Toumelin, Chevron North America; Peter Townsley, Ressim; Ioannis Tsimpanogiannis, Los Alamos National Lab; Azra Tutuncu, Shell International; Donald Twaddle, Brunei Shell Petroleum; Sezai Ucan, Consultant; Daniel Van Nispen, Shell; Nikos Varotsis, Technology University of Crete; Mario Vasquez-Cruz, Pemex E&P; Francesca Verga, Politecni di Torino; Marco Verlaan, Shell; Mauricio Villegas, Chevron; Jeroen Vink, Shell International; Eric Vosburgh, Maersk Oil & Gas; Denis Voskov, Stanford University; John Waggoner, Schlumberger; Margaret Waid, Weatherford International; Gong Li Wang, Schlumberger; Peng Wang, DeGolyer & MacNaughton; Pengju Wang, BP; Wei Wang, Occidental Petroleum; Yuandong Wang, Schlumberger Data & Consulting Services; Xian-Huan Wen, Chevron; Christopher White, Louisiana State University; Amy Whitaker, Chevron; Curtis Whitson, Norwegian University of Science & Technology; Anatol Winter, GeoFluidics; Eric Withjack, PTS Laboratories; Sau-Wai Wong, Shell; Jianghui Wu, Baker Hughes; Xingru Wu, BP; Timothy Wynn, TRACS International; Xina Xie, University of Wyoming; Hongjie Xiong, ConocoPhillips; Qiang Xu, Chevron; Yamada, Tomomi, Japan Petroleum Exploration; Fulin Yang, SINOPEC Jiangsu Oilfield; Tao Yang, StatoilHydro; Zhengming Yang, Aera Energy; Calvin Yao, Anadarko; Hongjun Yin, Daqing Petroleum Institute; Ali Yousef, Saudi Aramco; John Yu, Reservoir Engineering Consultant; Hua Yuan, PetroTel; Chris Zahm, University of Texas at Austin; Georg Zangl, Schlumberger; Fengjun Zhang, Chevron; Haoran Zhang, PetEng Plus; Ian Zhang, Shell; Jiang Zhang, PetroTel; Pinggang Zhang, BP Exploration Operating; Xu Zhang, Schlumberger; Gang Zhao, University of Regina; and Victor Ziegler, Occidental Oil & Gas.