Colorful and masterfully-written, Carolyn Barta captures the impressive history of one of the most renowned offshore drilling companies in the world. ENSCO: The First Twenty Years tells the brilliant tale of a company that legendary founder Carl Thorne originated from piles of rust and leftover assets into a premium, thriving and successful enterprise for the worldwide oil and gas industry. With forwards from acclaimed author Matthew Simmons and former Governor of Texas and SEDCO founder, Bill Clements, this must-read for all energy historians is a true story of how entrepreneurship will prevail when you have determined people and the right leader.

The wettability of oil reservoirs is the most important factor controlling the rate of oil recovery, providing a profound effect on petroleum production. The petroleum industry has increased the research effort on wettability, but, so far, there has been limited coverage on the topic. Wettability reviews the major research and applications on wettability, capillary pressure and improved recovery. Critical topics including core preservation, the effect of wettability on relative permeability, surface forces such as van der Waals equation of state, petroleum traps and pore size effects are all included in this musthave handbook. Deciphering the techniques and examples will increase the efficiency and production of oil recovery, translating to stronger reservoir simulations and improved well production.