SPE Drilling & Completion
Volume 24, Number 4, December 2009

Measuring Drillpipe Buckling Using Continuous Gyro Challenges Existing Theories

Tore Weltzin, SPE, StatoilHydro ASA; Bjarne Aas, SPE, IRIS; Espen Andreassen, SPE, and Martin Lindland, SPE, StatoilHydro ASApp. 464-472Preview | PDF ( 669 KB )    Rights & Permission

Surge and Drag Analysis for Extended Reach Casing and Casing Flotation Operations With Centralizers: A Design Challenge?

G. Robello Samuel, Halliburton, and Colin J. Mason, BP Explorationpp. 473-483Preview | PDF ( 593 KB )    Rights & Permission

Improving Hole Quality and Casing-Running Performance in Riserless Top Holes: Deepwater Angola

T.J. Akers, SPE, ExxonMobil Development Companypp. 484-497Preview | PDF ( 1,066 KB )    Rights & Permission

Application of an Innovative Conveyance Risk Management Methodology for Long or Tortuous Wells

H.C. Castillo, SPE, and P. Wills, Baker Hughespp. 498-507Preview | PDF ( 819 KB )    Rights & Permission

Case Study: Drillstring Failure Analysis and New Deep-Well Guidelines Lead to Success

David R. Bert, SPE, Chesapeake Energy Corporation, and Anders Storaune, Legend Natural Gas III, L.P., and Nanjiu Zheng, SPE, T H Hill Associates, Inc.pp. 508-517Preview | PDF ( 948 KB )    Rights & Permission

Offshore Field Test of a New System for Model Integrated Closed-Loop Drilling Control

Fionn Iversen, Eric Cayeux, and Erik Wolden Dvergsnes, SPE, and Ragna Ervik, International Research Institute of Stavanger; Morten Welmer, SPE, National Oilwell Varco; and Mohsen Karimi Balov, SPE, StatoilHydropp. 518-530Preview | PDF ( 1,098 KB )    Rights & Permission

Drilling Difficult Formations Efficiently With the Use of an Antistall Tool

Knut Sigve Selnes, SPE, StatoilHydro, Carl Clemmensen, SPE, Halliburton, and Nils Reimers, SPE, Tomaxpp. 531-536Preview | PDF ( 770 KB )    Rights & Permission

Delivering Steering Success in Problematic Soft-Formation Directional Wells

Steve Barton, Kirk Card, and Garrett Pierce, ReedHycalogpp. 537-544Preview | PDF ( 584 KB )    Rights & Permission

Finite Element Modeling of Casing in Gas-Hydrate-Bearing Sediments

Manoochehr Salehabadi, SPE, Min Jin, Jinhai Yang, Hooman Haghighi, SPE, Rehan Ahmed, and Bahman Tohidi, SPE, Heriot-Watt Universitypp. 545-552Preview | PDF ( 524 KB )    Rights & Permission

Generalized Hydraulic Calculation Method for Axial Flow of Non-Newtonian Fluids in Eccentric Annuli

Ali Pilehvari, SPE, and Robert Serth, Texas A&M Universitypp. 553-563Preview | PDF ( 481 KB )    Rights & Permission

Fiber Sweeps for Hole Cleaning

R.M. Ahmed, University of Oklahoma, and N.E. Takach, University of Tulsapp. 564-573Preview | PDF ( 889 KB )    Rights & Permission

Use of New Hydrostatic Packer Concept To Manage Lost Returns, Well Control, and Cement Placement in Field Operations

Fred E. Dupriest, SPE, ExxonMobil Development Companypp. 574-580Preview | PDF ( 288 KB )    Rights & Permission

Particulate-Based Loss-Prevention Material--The Secrets of Fracture Sealing Revealed!

N. Kaageson-Loe, SPE, M.W. Sanders, SPE, and F. Growcock, SPE, M-I SWACO; K. Taugbøl, SPE, P. Horsrud, SPE, A.V. Singelstad, and T.H. Omland, SPE, StatoilHydro ASApp. 581-589Preview | PDF ( 792 KB )    Rights & Permission

Cement-Slurry Performance and Set-Cement Properties vs. Microsilica Densification

Fatma Daou and Bernard Piot, Schlumbergerpp. 590-598Preview | PDF ( 1,138 KB )    Rights & Permission

Modeling of an Underbalanced-Drilling Operation Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide

Faisal Al-Adwani, Kuwait University and Julius Langlinais and Richard Hughes, Louisiana State Universitypp. 599-610Preview | PDF ( 750 KB )    Rights & Permission

Automatic Measurement of Drilling Fluid and Drill-Cuttings Properties

A. Saasen, SPE, University of Stavanger; T.H. Omland, SPE, StatoilHydro ASA; S. Ekrene, J. Brévière, SPE, and E. Villard, SPE, Geoservices S.A.; N. Kaageson-Loe, SPE, A. Tehrani, SPE, J. Cameron, M. Freeman, SPE, F. Growcock, SPE, A. Patrick, and T. Stock, SPE, M-I SWACO; T. Jørgensen and F. Reinholt, AnaTec A/S; H.E.F. Amundsen and A. Steele, EPX A/S; and G. Meeten, Schlumberger Cambridge Researchpp. 611-625Preview | PDF ( 1,107 KB )    Rights & Permission

Completion Design, Installation, and Performance--Cannonball Field, Offshore Trinidad

J.C. Healy, Consultant, and J.T. Powers, M. Maharaj, and M. Ramlogan, BP plcpp. 626-641Preview | PDF ( 1,563 KB )    Rights & Permission

Completion Design for a Highly Compacting Deepwater Field

Alexander D. Procyk, SPE, David P. Jamieson, SPE, Joe A. Miller, SPE, Robert C. Burton, SPE, and Richard M. Hodge, SPE, ConocoPhillips, and Nobuo Morita, SPE, Waseda Universitypp. 642-658Preview | PDF ( 2,587 KB )    Rights & Permission

Parametric Analysis of Stress Reduction in the Cap Rock Above Compacting Reservoirs

Nobuo Morita, Waseda University, and Giin-Fa Fuh, ConocoPhillips Companypp. 659-670Preview | PDF ( 1,097 KB )    Rights & Permission

Field Implementation of Gravel Packing Horizontal Wells Using a Solids-Free Synthetic Fluid With Alpha-/Beta-Wave Technology

A.F.L Aragão, A. Calderon, R.F.T. Lomba, J.N.V.C. Moreira, A.N. de Sá, and A.L. Martins, Petrobras, and L. Quintero and E. Moura, Baker HughesPreview | PDF ( 521 KB )    Rights & Permission

New Effective-Stress Law for Predicting Perforation Depth at Downhole Conditions

B. Grove, SPE, J. Heiland, SPE, I. Walton, SPE, and D. Atwood, SPE, Schlumbergerpp. 678-685Preview | PDF ( 689 KB )    Rights & Permission

Alternative Stimulation Solution in Heavily Karstified Carbonate Reservoirs

Fergus Robinson, SPE, Sarawak Shell Bhd.; Kent C. Folse, SPE, Halliburton Energy Services (M) Sdn. Bhd.; Mark S. Brinsden, SPE, Shell International E&P B.V., and Dominic Wong, SPE, Halliburton Energy Services (M) Sdn. Bhd.pp. 686-695Preview | PDF ( 701 KB )    Rights & Permission

Using Ultrasonic Techniques to Accurately Examine Seal-Surface-Contact Stress in Premium Connections

Kirk Hamilton, SPE, Brian Wagg, SPE, and Tim Roth, C-FER Technologiespp. 696-704Preview | PDF ( 964 KB )    Rights & Permission