SPE Drilling & Completion
Volume 26, Number 4, December 2011

Completing the First Big Bore Gas Wells in Lunskoye--A Case History

C. Zerbst, SPE, and J. Webers, SPE, Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Limitedpp. 462-471Preview | PDF ( 4,227 KB )    Rights & Permission

Numerical Simulations of Sand-Screen Performance in Standalone Applications

Somnath Mondal, SPE, and Mukul M. Sharma, SPE, University of Texas at Austin; and Rajesh A. Chanpura, SPE, Mehmet Parlar, SPE, and Joseph A. Ayoub, SPE, Schlumbergerpp. 472-483Preview | PDF ( 1,607 KB )    Rights & Permission

Development of Water-Based Drilling Fluids Customized for Shale Reservoirs

J.P. Deville, B. Fritz, and M. Jarrett, Halliburtonpp. 484-491Preview | PDF ( 2,095 KB )    Rights & Permission

Protecting the Reservoir With Surfactant Micellar Drill-In Fluids in Carbonate-Containing Formations

Tianping Huang, SPE, James B. Crews, SPE, and David E. Clark, SPE, Baker Hughespp. 492-498Preview | PDF ( 1,173 KB )    Rights & Permission

Stabilizing Viscoelastic Surfactants in High-Density Brines

R. van Zanten, SPE, Halliburtonpp. 499-505Preview | PDF ( 2,277 KB )    Rights & Permission

Laminar and Turbulent Friction Factors for Annular Flow of Drag-Reducing Polymer Solutions in Coiled-Tubing Operations

Chinenye C. Ogugbue, SPE, and Subhash N. Shah, SPE, Well Construction Technology Center, University of Oklahomapp. 506-518Preview | PDF ( 3,616 KB )    Rights & Permission

Avoiding Losses in Depleted and Weak Zones by Constantly Strengthening Wellbores

E. van Oort, Shell E&P Co. Americas; and J. Friedheim, T. Pierce, and J. Lee, M-I SWACOpp. 519-530Preview | PDF ( 3,519 KB )    Rights & Permission

Understanding the Effects of Leakoff Tests on Wellbore Strength

Hong Wang, Sharp-Rock Technologies, Inc.; M Y. Soliman, Texas Tech University; Zhaohui Shan, Halliburton Energy; Frank Meng, ConocoPhillips; and Brian F. Towler, University of Wyomingpp. 531-539Preview | PDF ( 1,177 KB )    Rights & Permission

Field-/Well-Integrity Issues, Well-Abandonment Planning, and Workover Operations on an Inadequately Abandoned Well: Peace River, Alberta, Case Study

C. Diller, Shell Canadapp. 540-549Preview | PDF ( 3,993 KB )    Rights & Permission

Which Reservoirs in China Are Best for Underbalanced Drilling?

Yanhua Yao, SPE, Weatherford (China) Energy; Gangping Xie, Southwest Oil Company; S.W. Nas, SPE; S. Boutalbi, SPE, Weatherford International; and Heli Du, SPE, Weatherford (China) Energypp. 550-556Preview | PDF ( 1,444 KB )    Rights & Permission

Automation of Drawworks and Topdrive Management To Minimize Swab/Surge and Poor-Downhole-Condition Effect

Eric Cayeux, Benoît Daireaux, and Erik Wolden Dvergsnes, International Research Institute of Stavangerpp. 557-568Preview | PDF ( 8,110 KB )    Rights & Permission

Drillpipe Cutting at Ultrahigh Pressure Proven for Remediating Deepwater Stuck-Pipe Hazards

John Segura, SPE, Weatherford Internationalpp. 569-577Preview | PDF ( 8,854 KB )    Rights & Permission

Comparing the Results of a Full-Scale Buckling-Test Program to Actual Well Data: New Semiempirical Buckling Model and Methods of Reducing Buckling Effects

S. Mitchell, SPE, and N.B. Moore, SPE, WWT International; J. Franks, Pioneer Natural Resources; and G. Liu, SPE, and Y. Yang, Pegasus Vertexpp. 578-596Preview | PDF ( 1 KB )    Rights & Permission