SPE Drilling & Completion
Volume 24, Number 2, June 2009

Formation Damage Caused by Emulsions During Drilling With Emulsified Drilling Fluids

Ingebret Fjelde, SPE, IRISpp. 222-228Preview | PDF ( 557 KB )    Rights & Permission

Critical Conditions for Effective Sand-Sized Solids Transport in Horizontal and High-Angle Wells

Mingqin Duan, Stefan Miska, Mengjiao Yu, Nicholas Takach, and Ramadan Ahmed,SPE, University of Tulsa; and Claudia Zettner, SPE, ExxonMobilpp. 229-238Preview | PDF ( 629 KB )    Rights & Permission

Olefin-Based Synthetic-Drilling-Fluids Volumetric Behavior Under Downhole Conditions

Barkim Demirdal, SPE, and J.C. Cunha, SPE, University of Albertapp. 239-248Preview | PDF ( 828 KB )    Rights & Permission

The First Dual-Lateral Well Successfully Drilled Underbalanced in Libya

Hussein Safar, Sadek Azhary, and Ahmad Hijazi, SPE, Zueitina Oil Company,Hani Qutob and James Chopty, SPE, Weatherford Oil Toolspp. 249-255Preview | PDF ( 338 KB )    Rights & Permission

Experimental and Numerical Investigations of Borehole Ballooning in Rough Fractures

M. Ozdemirtas, T. Babadagli, and E. Kuru, SPE, University of Albertapp. 256-265Preview | PDF ( 1,439 KB )    Rights & Permission

Measurement and Analysis of Induced Torsion in Helically Buckled Tubing

A. Zdvizhkov, SPE, and S. Miska, SPE, University of Tulsa; and R. Mitchell, SPE, Halliburtonpp. 266-275Preview | PDF ( 1,013 KB )    Rights & Permission

Buckling of Tubulars in Simulated Field Conditions

S. Menand, SPE, H. Sellami, SPE, M. Tijani, and J. Akowanou, Mines ParisTech, and C. Simon, DrillScanpp. 276-285Preview | PDF ( 982 KB )    Rights & Permission

Integrity Assessment of Well Barriers Threatened by Increasing Casing-Hanger Loads

Eivind H. Okstad, SINTEF, and Sigbjørn Sangesland, Norwegian University of Science and Technologypp. 286-292Preview | PDF ( 337 KB )    Rights & Permission

Gauge, Cutting Structure, Torque Control Components--What Really Counts for Optimal Tool Face Control With FC Drill Bits?

Steve Barton, SPE, Henry May, SPE, and Simon Johnson, SPE, NOV ReedHycalogpp. 293-300Preview | PDF ( 973 KB )    Rights & Permission

Implementation of a Shock and Vibration Mitigation Process: Achieving Real-Time Solutions and Savings

Goke Akinniranye, SPE, Amanda Megat, SPE, Hesham Elsweisy, SPE, Julio Palacio, SPE, Benny Poedjono, SPE, and Roger Goobie, SPE, Schlumbergerpp. 301-310Preview | PDF ( 1,652 KB )    Rights & Permission

A Compendium of Directional Calculations Based on the Minimum Curvature Method--Part 2: Extension to Steering and Landing Applications

S.J. Sawaryn, SPE, BP Exploration, and M.A. Tulceanu, SPE, Totalpp. 311-325Preview | PDF ( 1,084 KB )    Rights & Permission

Increasing Production by Maximizing Underbalance During Perforation Using Nontraditional Lightweight Completion Fluid

Badrul M. Jan, SPE, University of Malaya; Graeme R. Rae, Talisman; M. Ishenny Noor and An N. Suhadi, Enro Analisa; and Melvin Devadaas, SPE, 3Mpp. 226-331Preview | PDF ( 595 KB )    Rights & Permission

Analysis of Casing-Shift Problems in Compacting Reservoirs

Yasuo Jinnai and Nobuo Morita, Waseda Universitypp. 332-345Preview | PDF ( 1,680 KB )    Rights & Permission

"Don't Let the Temperature Log Fool You"--False Indications of Height Containment From Case Studies in a Tectonically Stressed Environment

George C. Dozier, Schlumbergerpp. 346-356Preview | PDF ( 942 KB )    Rights & Permission