Technical Program

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Monday, 25 September, 2 to 5 p.m.

Room 214C

PART I: ENVIRONMENTAL WATER MANAGEMENT

Session Chairpersons:

John Hall, Halliburton

Alexandre De Almeida, Schlumberger

2 p.m.

Keynote

David Burnett, Texas A&M U.

“Fresh Water Resources from the Desalination of Oil and Gas Produced Water”

2:25p.m.

102991

Oil in Produced-Water Analysis and Monitoring in the North Sea

M. Yang, NEL

2:50p.m.

102900

Aqueous Discharges From E&P Installations: Current Technical and Regulatory Challenges From an Operator’s Point of View

E. Garland, A. Prunier, Total

PART II: ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS

Session Chairpersons:

Deonarine Jaggernauth, Petrotrin
Paul Page, BP Exploration Inc.

3:45p.m.

103652

Drilling and Completions Waste-Management Strategy in Deepwater Angola

R.J. Klein, A.H. Walls, P. Page, B. Chambers, R. Gallagher, D. Burt, BP Exploration Operating Co. Ltd.

4:10p.m.

103269

Alternative Management and Mitigation for Potential Impacts of Oil and Gas Operations in the World’s Largest and Most Productive Ecologically Sensitive Site

I. Khan, R. Islam, Dalhousie U.

4:35 p.m.

103019

Sewage Treatment Project

G. Cunha, Schlumberger

Monday, 25 September, 2 to 5 p.m.

Room 205

MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE OF TODAY’S VOLATILE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

Session Chairpersons:

William Jentsch, JLSJ Enterprises Inc.
Gardner Walkup, Strategic Decisions Group

2 p.m.	Keynote	Charles Davidson, Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Noble Energy Inc.
2:25p.m.	102061	Natural Gas: Overcoming Limitations Toward Energy Supremacy M.C. Harrison, P. Campbell, F.M. Coelho, C. Grecco, C. Ikeocha, X.T. Wang, M.J. Economides, U. of Houston
2:50p.m.	103221	Uses and Misuses of Pressure Data for Reserve Determination J.M. McLaughlin, B.A. Gouge, Ryder Scott Co., L.P.
3:45p.m.	103693	The Role of Independents in the Oil & Gas Industry S. Wadood, PICO Petroleum Services
4:10p.m.	103042	Are All PSAs Good Marriages? S.M. Dabbous, IPR; W.R. Wilson, WRW Associates Inc.
4:35p.m.	102066	Forecasting Future U.S. Energy Needs A.M. Skov, Consultant

Monday, 25 September, 2 to 5 p.m.

Room 217B

HEAVY OIL, PVT, AND FLUID PROPERTIES

Session Chairpersons:

Hussien Hanafy, Khalda Petroleum Co.
Mridul Kumar, Chevron

2 p.m.	102186	The Physics of Steam Injection in Fractured Carbonate Reservoirs: Engineering Development Options That Minimize Risk G.T. Shahin, Shell E&P Technology; R. Moosa, Petroleum Development Oman; B. Kharusi, G. Chilek, Shell E&P Technology
2:25p.m.	101684	Further Investigation of Drainage Height Effect on Production Rate in VAPEX A. Yazdani, B.B. Maini, U. of Calgary
2:50p.m.	100703	Improved Analytical Model and Experimentally Calibrated Studies of Steam Injection with Hydrocarbon Additives to Enhance Heavy Oil Recovery R. Simangunsong, Weatherford; N. Jaiswal, D.D. Mamora, Texas A&M U.
3:45p.m.	103155	An Accurate Method for Determining Oil PVT Properties Using the Standing-Katz Gas Z Factor Chart R.P. Sutton, Marathon Oil Co.
4:10p.m.	102100	Phase Behavior Study of Hydrocarbon/Water/Methanol Mixtures at Reservoir Conditions V.S. Bang, G.A. Pope, M.M. Sharma, U. of Texas at Austin
4:35p.m.	102240	New Modified Black-Oil Correlations for Gas/Condensate and Volatile Oil Fluids A.H. El-Banbi, Schlumberger; K. Abdel Fattah, H. Sayyouh, Cairo U.

Posters

	102084	A New Analytical Model for the SAGD Production Phase M.T. Nukhaev, V. Pimenov, A. Shandrygin, V.V. Tertychnyi, Schlumberger
	103144	Undersaturated Oil Viscosity Correlation for Adverse Conditions D.F. Bergman, BP America; R.P. Sutton, Marathon Oil Co.

Monday, 25 September, 2 to 5 p.m.

Room 217C

DIRECTIONAL DRILLING

Session Chairpersons:

Curtis Cheatham, Weatherford Intl. Inc.
Eric Maidla, Slider LLC

2 p.m.	104268	Steerable Motors Hold Out Against Rotary Steerables T.M. Warren, Tesco Corp.
2:25p.m.	102637	Navigating and Imaging in Complex Geology With Azimuthal Propagation Resistivity While Drilling C. Bell, J. Hampson, P. Eadsforth, Chevron Upstream Europe; R.E. Chemali, T.B. Helgesen, W.H. Meyer, C. Peveto, A Poppitt, R. Randall, J. Signorelli, T. Wang, Baker Hughes Inc.
2:50 p.m.	101186	A Generic Solution to Bottomhole-Assembly Modeling M. Wu, D.C. Chen, Halliburton Sperry Drilling Services
3:45p.m.	102088	Improved BHA Sag Correction and Uncertainty Evaluation Brings Value to Wellbore Placement R.E. Studer, Total SA; L.P. Macresy, DrillScan
4:10p.m.	101922	Successful Drilling of a High Step-Out Ratio Well With Water-Based Mud in Morecambe Bay M.H. Hodder, N. Ross, S. Gibb, M-I Swaco; S. Redgrave, Drillers.Com
4:35p.m.	100749	The Drilling and Casing Running Enigma C.J. Mason, BP Exploration; D.C. Chen, Halliburton

Posters

	103198	Pioneering Advanced Directional Drilling Technologies Overcome Challenges of S and J Type Wells in N. America S.S. Janwadkar, Baker Hughes INTEQ; D. Fortenberry, B.E. Dawkins, M. Kramer, Devon Energy Corp.; M. Kurella, B. Welch, M. Reich, Baker Hughes INTEQ
	102602	Geosteering Diagnosis: A New Approach To Monitor the Well Position Within a 3D Geological Model H.M. Thevoux-Chabuel, Roxar Software Solutions; M. Fejerskov, Norsk Hydro

Monday, 25 September, 2 to 5 p.m.

Room 217A

GAS WELL STIMULATION

Session Chairpersons:

Richard Little, Peoples Energy Production Co.
David Mack, Marathon Oil Co.

2 p.m.	103046	New Barnett Shale Horizontal Completion Lowers Cost and Improves Efficiency D.S. Lohoefer, Eagle Oil & Gas Co.; J. Athans, R.A. Seale, Packers Plus Energy Services
2:25p.m.	102880	An Integrated Approach to the Design and Evaluation of Hydraulic Fracture Treatments in Tight Gas and Coalbed Methane Reservoirs M. Aghighi, K. Valencia, Z. Chen, S.S. Rahman, U. of New South Wales
2:50 p.m.	103232	A Field Study Optimizing Completion Strategies for Fracture Initiation in Barnett Shale Horizontal Wells A.A. Ketter, Devon Energy; J.L. Daniels, Schlumberger; J.R. Heinze, Devon Energy; G. Waters, Schlumberger
3:45p.m.	102063	Barnett Shale Hybrid Fracs—One Operator’s Design, Application, and Results G.R. Coulter, Coulter Energy Intl.; B.C. Gross, E.G. Benton, C.L. Thomson, Chief Oil & Gas LLC
4:10p.m.	102227	Waterfracs: We Do Need Proppant After All L. Britt, M. Smith, NSI technologies; Z. Haddad, P. Lawrence, Devon Energy Co.; S. Chipperfield, T. Hellman, Apache Corp.
4:35p.m.	102383	Enhancement of Gas Productivity Using Alcoholic Acids: Laboratory and Field Studies H.A. Al-Anazi, M.A. Al-Otaibi, M. Al-Faifi, V. Hilab, Saudi Aramco

Posters

	102558	Laboratory and Field Trial Results of Condensate Banking Removal in Retrograde Gas Reservoirs: Case History F.O. Garzon, H. Al-Anazi, J. Leal, M. Al-Faifi, Saudi Aramco
	100674	Data Analysis of Barnett Shale Completions W.V. Grieser, R.F. Shelley, B.J. Johnson, Halliburton; E.O. Fielder, J.R. Heinze, J.R. Werline, Devon Energy Corp.
	102956	Benefits of the Novel Fiber-Laden Low-Viscosity Fluid System in Fracturing Low-Permeability Tight Gas Formations M.N. Bulova, K.E. Nosova, D.M. Willberg, J.T. Lassek, Schlumberger
	102669	Chemical Stimulation of Gas/Condensate Reservoirs V. Kumar, V. Bang, G.A. Pope, M.M. Sharma, U. of Texas at Austin; P.S. Ayyalasomayajula, J. Kamath, Chevron

Monday, 25 September, 2 to 5 p.m.

Room 210

FLUID CHARACTERIZATION

Session Chairpersons:

Daniel Gunderson, BJ Services Co.
David Kersey, Saudi Aramco

2 p.m.	100738	Enhancing Formation Testing and Sampling Operations Through the Use of Log-Derived High-Resolution Mineral-Based Lithofacies Mapping H. Elshahawi, Shell Intl. E&P Inc.; E.M. Donaghy, C.M. Guillory, Shell Oil Co.; G.R. Kear, A. Kumar, M. Ardila, D. Williamson, W. Cantwell, B. Briscoe, Schlumberger
2:25p.m.	100739	Quantification of Carbon Dioxide Using Downhole Wireline-Formation-Tester Measurements N. Müller, Schlumberger Oilfield Services; H. Elshahawi, Shell Intl. E&P; C. Dong, O.C. Mullins, Schlumberger Oilfield Services; M. Flannery, Shell Intl. E&P; M. Ardila, P. Weinheber, Schlumberger Oilfield Services; E. McDade, McMoRan
2:50 p.m.	102151	Robust and Efficient Simulation of Formation-Tester Measurements With a Rigorous Compositional Simulation Code M. Malik, C. Torres-Verdin, K. Sepehrnoori, U. of Texas at Austin
3:45p.m.	100393	Compositional Modeling of Oil-Based Mud-Filtrate Cleanup During Wireline-Formation-Tester Sampling F.O. Alpak, H. Elshahawi, M.N. Hashem, Shell Intl. E&P; O.C. Mullins, Schlumberger Oilfield Services
4:10 p.m.	103067	Understanding the Effects of Cesium/Potassium Formate on Well Log Response—A Case Study of the Kristin and Kvitebjorn Fields, Offshore Norway B. Pedersen, E.S. Pedersen, M.V. Constable, Statoil ASA; B. Vissapragada, A.M. Sibbit, C. Stoller, J.S. Almaguer, M. Evans, F.P. Shray, J. Grau, E. Fordham, C. Minh, H.D. Scott, Schlumberger; D.C. McKeon, Random Walk Engineering
4:35p.m.	103075	Quality Assurance of the Evaluation of Hydrocarbon Saturation From Resistivity Data P.F. Worthington, Gaffney, Cline & Assocs.

Posters

	100740	Combining Continuous Fluid-Typing, Wireline-Formation-Tester, and Geochemical Measurements for an Improved Understanding of Reservoir Architecture H. Elshahawi, Shell; L. Venkataramanan, Schlumberger; D. McKinney, M. Flannery, Shell; O.C. Mullins, Schlumberger; M. Hashem, Shell
	102834	A Semianalytical, Pressure-Transient Model for Horizontal and Multilateral Wells in Composite, Layered, and Compartmentalized Reservoirs F. Medeiros, E. Ozkan, H. Kazemi, Colorado School of Mines

Monday, 25 September, 2 to 5 p.m.

Room 214D

PERFORATING/UNCONVENTIONAL GAS COMPLETIONS

Session Chairpersons:

Coby Osborne, Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
David Wagner, Chevron

2 p.m.	103085	Intelligent Electronic Firing Heads: Advancements in Efficiency, Flexibility, and Safety K.R. Goodman, M.J. Bertoja, R. Staats, Schlumberger
2:25p.m.	103070	Customized Reperforating With New Technologies for Optimal Field Drainage and Productivity Enhancement: East Venezuela Applications H.A. Rodriguez, O. Molina, A. Salazar, A.K. Rondon, M. Mendez, Petroleos de Venezuela S.A.; A.J. Fayard, C. Gama, C. Smitheman, A. Marmol, E. Cervantes, Schlumberger
2:50p.m.	102309	First Laboratory Perforating Tests in Coal Show Lower-Than-Expected Penetration P.M. Snider, Marathon Oil Co.; I.C. Walton, Schlumberger; T.K. Skinner, Marathon Oil Co.; D.C. Atwood, B.M. Grove, C. Graham, Schlumberger
3:45p.m.	103202	Use of Horizontal-Well Image Tools To Optimize Barnett Shale Reservoir Exploitation G.A. Waters, Schlumberger; J.R. Heinze, R. Jackson, A.A. Ketter, Devon Energy; J.L. Daniels, D. Bentley, Schlumberger
4:10p.m.	101109	Changes in Completion Strategy Unlocks Massive Jurassic Coalbed Methane Resource Base in the Surat Basin, Australia R.L. Johnson, S. Scott, M.R. Herrington, Queensland Gas Co. Ltd.

Monday, 25 September, 2 to 5 p.m.

Room 214B

HEAVY OIL/THERMAL

Session Chairpersons:

George Petrosky, ConocoPhillips Co.
Robert Wattenbarger, ExxonMobil

2 p.m.	103243	Nonlinear Simulation of Thermo-Viscous Fingering in Nonisothermal Miscible Displacements in Porous Media M.N. Islam, J. Azaiez, U. of Calgary
2:25p.m.	102970	Choked Flow in HVO Recovery: Injection and Production in Horizontal Wells A. Burtsev, B. Kuvshinov, E. de Rouffignac, A.M. Mollinger Shell Intl. E&P B.V.
2:50p.m.	102500	Interpretation of Heat Distribution, Remaining Oil Saturation, and Steamflood Potential of Block Wa38, Liaohe Field Y. Gao, RIPED/PetroChina; S. Yang, Y. Zhou, L. Jia, Liaohe Oil Field/PetroChina; H. Sun, Y. Zhang, RIPED/PetroChina; L. Castanier, A.R. Kovscek, Stanford U.
3:45 p.m.	103060	Stability Criteria for the Thermal Adaptive Implicit Method A. Agarwal, Stanford U.; A. Moncorgé, Total E&P USA; H.A. Tchelepi, Stanford U.
4:10p.m.	102266	Analytical and Numerical Solution of Nonisothermal Buckley-Leverett Flow Including Tracers D.M. Sumnu-Dindoruk, Shell E&P Co.; B. Dindoruk, Shell Intl. E&P Inc.
4:35p.m.	102365	The Role of Oil Chemistry on Cold Production of Heavy Oils G. Tang, C. Temizel, A.R. Kovscek, Stanford U.

Monday, 25 September, 2 to 5 p.m.

Room 212

APPLICATIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF INTELLIGENT COMPLETIONS

Session Chairpersons:

Alfred Hill, Texas A&M U.
Hon-Chung Lau, Shell Intl. E&P Deepwater Services

2 p.m.	101021	Application of Intelligent-Completion Technology in a Triple-Zone Gravel-Packed Commingled Producer W.R. Brock, E. Oleh, J. Linscott, S.A. Agara, Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited
2:25p.m.	102070	Transient Fluid and Heat Flow Modeling in Coupled Wellbore/Reservoir Systems B. Izgec, Chevron ETC/Texas A&M U.; C.S. Kabir, Chevron ETC; D. Zhu, Texas A&M U.; R. Hasan, U. of Minnesota at Duluth
2:50p.m.	103168	Real-Time Wire-Management System Improves Reliability and Efficiency in Slickline Service Operations O. De Jesus, R. Mineo, J. Foster, S. Hamid, Halliburton Energy Services Inc.
3:45p.m.	103308	Maximizing Production Capacity Using Intelligent-Well Systems in a Deepwater West Africa Field D.J. Goggin, M.A. Ovuede, N. Liu, U. Ozdogan, P.B. Coleman, D. Meinert, Chevron; I. Nygard, Statoil; J. Gontijo, Petrobras
4:10p.m.	102982	Intelligent-Well Technology Reduced Water Production in a Multilateral Oil Producer A.A. Ajayi, M.R. Konopczynski, WellDynamics Inc.
4:35p.m.	103082	Intelligent-Well Automation—Design and Practice D. Mathieson, C. Giuliani, A. Ajayi, M. Smithson, WellDynamics Inc.

Monday, 25 September, 2 to 5 p.m.

Room 214A

MULTIPHASE WELL OPERATIONS

Session Chairpersons:

Abul Jamaluddin, Schlumberger
David Lagerlef, ConocoPhillips Alaska Inc.

2 p.m.	103087	Portable Multiphase Production Tester for High-Water-Cut Wells K.D. Oglesby, Impact Technologies LLC.; P. Mehdizadeh, Production Technology Inc.; G.J. Rodger, eProduction Solutions/Weatherford
2:25p.m.	102231	Modeling Nonisothermal Rapid Multiphase Flow in Wells Under Nonequilibrium Conditions G. Michel, F. Civan, U. of Oklahoma
2:50p.m.	103129	Experimental Investigation and Modeling of the Effects of Rising Gas Bubbles in a Closed Pipe S. Al-Darmaki, General Holding Corp.; C. Hale, Imperial College; G. Falcone, Texas A&M U.; G.F. Hewitt, Imperial College
3:45p.m.	96644	Active Slug Management M. Dalsmo, H. Hole, B. Bjune, ABB
4:10p.m.	103223	Field Experience in Multiphase Gas-Well Testing: The Benefit of the Combination of Venturi and Gamma Ray Fraction Meter B.G. Pinguet, G. Roux, N.S. Hopman, Schlumberger
4:35p.m.	103151	Investigation of Gas Carryover With a Downward Liquid Flow R.P. Sutton, T.K. Skinner, Marathon Oil Co.; R.L. Christiansen, Colorado School of Mines; B.L. Wilson, Centrilift Inc.

Posters

	102962	Accurate Volumetric Flow Rate and Density Based Water-Cut Measurement in Bubbly Liquid Hydrocarbon Flow R.F. Volz, BP; D.L. Gysling, D.H. Loose, A. Rawat, CiDRA Corp.
	102479	Gas/Condensate Wellbore Modeling Using a Fundamental Approach A.A. Sadegh, J. Zaghloul, M.A. Adewumi, Pennsylvania State U.

Monday, 25 September, 2 to 5 p.m.

Room 213

FIELD STUDIES

Session Chairpersons:

Salil Banerjee, BHP Billiton Petroleum Americas Inc.
Daniel Bradley, ConocoPhillips

2 p.m.	101067	Usari BQI Redevelopment—Paradigm Shift F.R. Alege, W.R. Brock, J. Linscott, B.A. Olopade, C.O. Etta, L. Chen, Mobil Producing Nigeria
2:25p.m.	102467	Induced Fracturing in Reservoir Simulations: Application of a New Coupled Simulator to Waterflooding Field Examples B. Hustedt, D. Zwarts, H. Bjoerndal, R.A. Masfry, P. Van den Hoek, Shell Intl. E&P
2:50p.m.	102200	Waterflooding Surveillance and Monitoring: Putting Principles Into Practice R.M. Terrado, S. Yudono, G.C. Thakur, Chevron ETC
3:45p.m.	102419	Innovative Enhancement of the Existing Peripheral Waterflood in a Large Carbonate Reservoir in the Middle East A. Chawathe, J.D. Dolan, R.P. Cullen, Chevron Intl. E&P; J. Weston, Kuwait Santa Fe; O. El-Gendi, S. Razzak, Kuwait Gulf Oil Co.
4:10p.m.	102389	Achieving the Vision in the Harweel Cluster, South Oman P.M. O’Dell, H. Soek, S.J. van Rossem, Petroleum Development Oman
4:35p.m.	103593	Gas-Injection Redistribution Revitalizes a Mature Volatile Oil Field: Cusiana Field Case Study L. Soto, G. Penuela, I. Benavides, M. Martinez, I.A. Castiblanco, I. Chaves, BP Colombia

Monday, 25 September, 2 to 5 p.m.

Room 217D

DECISIONS, RISKS, AND EXECUTION OF MAJOR CAPITAL PROJECTS

Session Chairpersons:

Kathryn Allen, BP
Steven Shryock, Chevron

2 p.m.	103038	Keynote: Megaproject Execution J. Palmer, T. Mukherjee, Saudi Aramco
2:25p.m.	102160	Onshore LNG Production Process Selection S. Mokhatab, U. of Wyoming; M.J. Economides, U. of Houston
2:50p.m.	103166	Remotely Operated Platforms: Fact, Fiction, or Future B.A. Levett, Det Norske Veritas (USA) Inc.
3:45p.m.	102948	Development of a Generic Life-Cycle Modeling Tool T.J. Woodhead, Shell Intl.
4:35p.m.	103319	Improving the Quality of Production Data and its Effect on Allocation Factor and Reserve Estimation B. Ghaempanah, Texas A&M U.; P. Mehdizadeh, Production Technology Inc.; S.L. Scott, Texas A&M U.

Posters

102510

Structuring Surface Production Networks To Reduce Development Cost

J. Xiao, A.J. Al-Muraikhi, M. Shammasi, Saudi Aramco

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