本书是杨胜来、魏俊之主编的《油层物理学》的英文版。内容涵盖油气藏开发所涉及的基本物理现象、物理过程及物理量之间的关系。全书包括储层流体的物化性质，储层岩石的物理特性和储层中多相流体的渗流机理三大部分。
　　本书可作为石油工程及相关专业本科生的双语教材，也可供研究生及从事石油地质、采油工程、油藏工程的工程技术人员参考。

Introduction
Section Ⅰ　Physic0.chemical Properties of Reservoir Fluids
　Chapter 1　Chemical Composition and Properties of ReservoirFluids　
　　1.1　Chemical Properties of Crude Oil　
　　1.2　Physical Properties and Classification of Crude Oil
　　1.3　Chemical Composition of Natural Gas
　　1.4　Classification of Oil&Gas Reservoirs
　　1.5　The Chemical Composition and Classification of Formationwater
　Chapter 2　Natural Gas Physical Properties under HighPressure　
　　2.1　Apparent Molecular Weight and Density of Namral Gas
　　2.2　Equation of State for Natural Gas and principle ofCorreSponding State　
　　2.3　Physical Properties of Natural Gas under High Pressure
　　2.4　Water Vapor Content of Natural Gas and the Gas Hydrate
　Chapter 3　Phase State of Reservoir Hydrocarbons and Gas.LiquidEquilibrium
　　3.1　Phase Behavior of Reservoir Hydrocarbon Fluids　
　　3.2　Gas—Liquid Equilibrium
　　3.3　Solution and Separation of the Gas in an Oil—Gas System
　　3.4　Calculation of Oil.Gas Separation Problems Using Phase—StateEquations
　Chapter 4　Physical Properties of Reservoir Fluids under ReservoirConditions
　　4.1　High.Pressure Physical Properties of Reservoir—oil　
　　4.2　Physical Properties of Formation Water underHigh—Pressure　
　　4.3　Measurement and Calculation of High—Pressure PhysicalParameters of Reservojr—oil&Gas
　　4.4　Application of the Fluid High—Pressure Property Parameters：Material Balance Equation of Hydrocarbons in Reservoirs
Section Ⅱ　Physical Properties of Reservoir Rocks
　Chapter 5　Porosity of Reservoir Porous Medium
　　5.1　Constitution of Sandstone　
　　5.2　Pores in Reservoir Rocks
　　5.3　Porosity of Reservoir Rocks　
　　5.4　Compressibility of Reservoir Rocks　
　　5.5　F1uid Saturation in Reservoir Rocks
Section Ⅲ　Mechanics of Multi-Plow in Reservoir Rocks
Appendix 1　Unit Conversation Tables
Appendix 2 Vocabulary of Technical Tarm
Appendix 3 Charts of Equilbrium Ratio