SPE Drilling & Completion
Volume 27, Number 1, March 2012

Reservoir Characterization Begins at First Contact With the Drill Bit

S. Shayegi,SPE, Shell; C.S. Kabir, SPE, F. If, SPE, S. Christensen, SPE, K. Kosco, SPE, J. Casasus-Bribian, SPE, ABM K. Hasan, SPE, Hess Corporation; and H. Moos, Dong E&Ppp. 11-21Preview | PDF ( 5,983 KB )    Rights & Permission

Reservoir-Navigation System and Drilling Technology Maximize Productivity and Drilling Performance in the Granite Wash, US Midcontinent

S. Janwadkar, SPE, M. Thomas, and S. Privott, SPE, Baker Hughes; and R. Tehan, L. Carlson, W. Spear, and A. Setiadarma, Linn Energypp. 22-31Preview | PDF ( 7,177 KB )    Rights & Permission

First Downhole Application of Distributed Acoustic Sensing for Hydraulic-Fracturing Monitoring and Diagnostics

M.M. Molenaar, SPE, Shell Canada; D.J. Hill, QinetiQ OptaSense; P. Webster, SPE, Shell Canada; E. Fidan, SPE, Shell Canada; and B. Birch, SPE, Shell International E&Ppp. 32-38Preview | PDF ( 6,364 KB )    Rights & Permission

A Technical and Economic Study of Completion Techniques in Five Emerging US Gas Shales: A Woodford Shale Example

A. Agarwal, Chevron; Y. Wei, C&C Reservoirs; and S.A. Holditch, Texas A&M Universitypp. 39-49Preview | PDF ( 7,546 KB )    Rights & Permission

Designing Multistage Frac Packs in the Lower Tertiary Formation--Cascade and Chinook Project

Ziad Haddad, FOI Technologies, SPE; Mike Smith, NSI Technologies, SPE; and Flavio Dias De Moraes, Petrobras, SPEpp. 50-64Preview | PDF ( 5,735 KB )    Rights & Permission

Reduction of Perforating Gunshock Loads

C.E. Baumann, E.P. Bustillos, J.P. Guerra, A. William, and H.A. Williams, SPE, Schlumbergerpp. 65-74Preview | PDF ( 1 KB )    Rights & Permission

The Evolution of the Role of Openhole Packers in Advanced Horizontal Completions: From Novel Technology to a Critical Key to Success

P. Gavioli and R. Vicario, SPE, Baker Hughespp. 75-93Preview | PDF ( 8,623 KB )    Rights & Permission

Chemical Modification of Biopolymers To Design Cement Slurries With Temperature-Activated Viscosification--A Laboratory Study

B.R. Reddy, SPE, R. Patil, and S. Patil, Halliburtonpp. 94-102Preview | PDF ( 2,879 KB )    Rights & Permission

Decreasing Water Invasion Into Atoka Shale Using Nonmodified Silica Nanoparticles

J. Cai, SPE, China University of Geosciences; M.E. Chenevert, SPE, and M.M. Sharma, SPE, The University of Texas at Austin; and Jim Friedheim, SPE, M-I Swacopp. 103-112Preview | PDF ( 4,186 KB )    Rights & Permission

Protect and Then Inject: Optimized Well Fluids Successfully Drill Depleted Reservoirs To Store Gas

Stephen Vickers, Stephen Bruce, and Alistair Hutton, Baker Hughes; and Paolo Nunzi, Enipp. 113-117Preview | PDF ( 1,262 KB )    Rights & Permission

Drilling Automation: Presenting a Framework for Automated Operations

Øyvind Breyholtz, IRIS, and Michael Nikolaou, University of Houstonpp. 118-126Preview | PDF ( 1,246 KB )    Rights & Permission

Simplified Hydraulics Model Used for Intelligent Estimation of Downhole Pressure for a Managed-Pressure-Drilling Control System

Glenn-Ole Kaasa, Statoil and Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and Øyvind Nistad Stamnes, Lars Imsland, and Ole Morten Aamo, Norwegian University of Science and Technologypp. 127-138Preview | PDF ( 1,904 KB )    Rights & Permission

Development of a Continuous Directional Coring System for Deep-Sea Drilling

Y. Shinmoto, SPE, E. Miyazaki, K. Wada, and M. Yamao, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technologypp. 139-144Preview | PDF ( 4,307 KB )    Rights & Permission

Fracture and Fatigue of Polycrystalline-Diamond Compacts

K. Zacny, Honeybee Roboticspp. 145-157Preview | PDF ( 1 KB )    Rights & Permission