SPE Drilling & Completion
Volume 21, Number 3, September 2006

Peer Approved Papers

93695-PA

Applications of Underbalanced-Drilling Reservoir Characterization for Water Shutoff in a Fractured Carbonate Reservoir—A Project Overview

Darren Murphy, SPE, and Rashid Al-Busaidi, SPE, Petroleum Development Oman; Jan Wind, SPE, Shell Intl.; Ian Davidson, SPE, Shell UBD Global Implementation Team; Clayton Mykytiw, SPE, FX Solutions Group; Kennedy, SPE, Blade Energy Partners; and Leo Arsenault, SPE, Precision Drilling UBDpp. 153-157Preview | PDF ( 596 KB )    Rights & Permission

92579-PA

Top-Drive Casing-Running Process Improves Safety and Capability

Tommy Warren, SPE, Roger Johns, and Dean Zipse, Tesco Corp.
pp. 158-163Preview | PDF ( 831 KB )    Rights & Permission

90904-PA

A New OCTG Strength Equation for Collapse Under Combined Loads

F.J. Klever, SPE, Shell Intl. E&P, and T. Tamano, Kogakuin U.
pp. 164-179Preview | PDF ( 1,377 KB )    Rights & Permission

91861-PA

Meeting the Challenges in Completion Liner Design and Execution for Two High-Rate Acid-Gas Injection Wells

Glen Benge, ExxonMobil Development Co. and E.G. Dew, Southwestern Energy Co.pp. 180-184Preview | PDF ( 394 KB )    Rights & Permission

92187-PA

Preventing Lost Circulation by Use of Lightweight Slurries With Reticular Systems: Depleted Reservoirs in Southern Mexico

S.N. Romero and R.R. Monroy, PEMEX; and C. Johnson, SPE, F. Cardenas, and G.A.T. Abraham, Schlumbergerpp. 185-192Preview | PDF ( 1,962 KB )    Rights & Permission

92428-PA

Gravel-Pack-Placement Limits in Extended Horizontal Offshore Wells

J.V.M. de Magalhães, A. Calderon, and A.L. Martins, SPE, Petrobras S.A.pp. 193-199Preview | PDF ( 2,482 KB )    Rights & Permission

84501-PA

Well Performance With Operating Limits Under Reservoir and Completion Uncertainties

C.D. Wehunt, SPE, Chevron Energy Technology Co.
pp. 200-211Preview | PDF ( 3,165 KB )    Rights & Permission

89040-PA

Surface-Roughness Design Values for Modern Pipes

F.F.  Farshad, SPE, and H.H. Rieke, SPE, U. of Louisiana at Lafayettepp. 212-215Preview | PDF ( 467 KB )    Rights & Permission

89984-PA

Monte Carlo Techniques Applied to Well Forecasting: Some Pitfalls

H.S. Williamson, SPE, S.J. Sawaryn, SPE, J.W. Morrison, BP plcpp. 216-227Preview | PDF ( 1,348 KB )    Rights & Permission