SPE Production & Operations
Volume 24, Number 1, February 2009

A Systematic Investigation of Girassol Deepwater-Field Operational Data To Increase Confidence in Multiphase Simulation

Erich Zakarian and Dominique Larrey, Totalpp. 4-11Preview | PDF ( 3,224 KB )    Rights & Permission

New Trend in Oilfield Flow-Assurance Management: A Review of Thermal Insulating Fluids

Xiaolan Wang, SPE, Qi Qu, SPE, Paul Javora, SPE, and Rick Pearcy, SPE, BJ Services Company USApp. 35-42Preview | PDF ( 837 KB )    Rights & Permission

CT Study of Liquid Diversion With Foam

Q.P. Nguyen, P.L.J. Zitha, P.K. Currie, Delft University of Technology, and W.R. Rossen, The University of Texas at Austinpp. 12-21Preview | PDF ( 1,525 KB )    Rights & Permission

Application of Cationic Surfactant-Based Fluids for Acid Diversion

H.A. Nasr-El-Din, SPE, A. Al-Nakhli, S. Al-Driweesh, Saudi Aramco; and T. Welton, L. Sierra, and M. Van Domelen, SPE, Halliburtonpp. 124-134Preview | PDF ( 1,274 KB )    Rights & Permission

A Novel Stimulation Technique for Horizontal Openhole Wells in Carbonate Reservoirs--A Case Study in Kuwait

Hai Liu, SPE, Chad Coston, and Mohamed Yassin, SPE, Schlumberger; Shahab Uddin, SPE, Kuwait Gulf Oil Company; and Fahad Al-Dhafeeri, SPE, Saudi Arabian Texacopp. 43-49Preview | PDF ( 1,363 KB )    Rights & Permission

Fluid-Loss Control Improves Performance of Viscoelastic Surfactant Fluids

Tianping Huang, SPE, and James B. Crews, SPE, Baker Hughes Inc.pp. 60-65Preview | PDF ( 1,312 KB )    Rights & Permission

Quantitative Analysis of Reaction-Rate Retardation in Surfactant-Based Acids

H.A. Nasr-El-Din , SPE, A.M. Al-Mohammed, SPE, A.D. Al-Aamri, M.A. Al-Fahad, Saudi Aramco, and F.F. Chang, Schlumbergerpp. 107-116Preview | PDF ( 915 KB )    Rights & Permission

Hydraulic-Fracture-Model Sensitivity Analyses of a Massively Stacked, Lenticular, Tight Gas Reservoir

Christopher A. Green, SPE, Perenco; Robert D. Barree, SPE, Barree & Associates; and Jennifer L. Miskimins, SPE, Colorado School of Minespp. 66-73Preview | PDF ( 1,509 KB )    Rights & Permission

Data Mining Identifies Production Drivers in a Complex High-Temperature Gas Reservoir

Bob Shelley and Phillip C. Harris, Halliburtonpp. 74-80Preview | PDF ( 1,181 KB )    Rights & Permission

Hydraulic Fracturing With Heated Fluids Brings Success in High-Pour-Point Waxy-Oil Reservoir in India

Josef Shaoul, SPE, and Winston Spitzer, SPE, Pinnacle Technologies, and Michael Ross, Stuart Wheaton , SPE, Paul Mayland , SPE, and Arvinder Paul Singh, SPE, Cairn Energypp. 96-106Preview | PDF ( 2,720 KB )    Rights & Permission

Fracture-Face-Skin Evolution During Cleanup

Rick Gdanski, SPE, Dwight Fulton, SPE, Halliburton; and Chun Shen, University of Texas at Austinpp. 22-34Preview | PDF ( 1,432 KB )    Rights & Permission

Application of Diluted Consolidation Systems To Improve Effectiveness of Proppant Flowback Remediation--Laboratory and Field Results

Philip D. Nguyen, SPE, Jimmie D. Weaver, SPE, Richard D. Rickman, SPE, and Michael W. Sanders, SPE, Halliburtonpp. 50-59Preview | PDF ( 2,031 KB )    Rights & Permission

Stacking Seismograms to Improve Microseismic Images

J.E. Shemeta, SPE, S. Maxwell, SPE , N.R. Warpinski, SPE, S. Quimby, T. Riebel, SPE, Z. Phillips, SPE, Pinnacle Technlogies, J. R. Kinser, G. Hinds, Bill Barrett Corporation, T.W. Green, SPE, Bass Enterprises Production Company (formerly of Pinnacle Technologies) and C.K. Waltman, SPE, Pinnacle Technlogiespp. 156-164Preview | PDF ( 2,826 KB )    Rights & Permission

Stimulation of Bypassed Pay Zones in Existing Wellbores

J.W. Moreno and T.W. Engler, SPE, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technologypp. 147-155Preview | PDF ( 1,126 KB )    Rights & Permission

Inverted-Convection Proppant Transport for Effective Conformance Fracturing

J.A.C.M. dos Santos and R.A. Cunha, Petrobras; and R.C.B. de Melo, SPE, R.S. Aboud, SPE, H.A. Pedrosa, SPE, and F.A. Marchi, BJ Servicespp. 187-193Preview | PDF ( 1,530 KB )    Rights & Permission

Real-Time Fluid Distribution Determination in Matrix Treatments Using DTS

Gerard Glasbergen, SPE, Dan Gualtieri, SPE, and Mary Van Domelen, SPE, Halliburton; and José Sierra, SPE, WellDynamicspp. 135-146Preview | PDF ( 3,254 KB )    Rights & Permission

Feasibility Study of Ultrasound for Oil Well Stimulation Based on Wave-Properties Considerations

Sergio Caicedo, PDVSA-Inteveppp. 81-86Preview | PDF ( 425 KB )    Rights & Permission

The Effect of Residual Oil on Deep-Bed Filtration of Particles in Injection Water

Mohammad A. J. Ali, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research; Peter K. Currie, Delft University of Technology; and Mohammad J. Salman, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Researchpp. 117-123Preview | PDF ( 959 KB )    Rights & Permission

Practical Use of New Microbiology Tools in Oil Production

Torben Lund Skovhus, Bo Højris, Aaron Marc Saunders, Trine Rolighed Thomsen, and Mikkel Agerbæk, Danish Technological Institute, and Jan Larsen, SPE, Mærsk Oil and Gas A/Spp. 180-186Preview | PDF ( 560 KB )    Rights & Permission

Technology for Confecting Polymer Solution With Desalinated Produced Water

Shumeng Liu, Daqing Oilfield Company, Shanghai Jiaotong University; Xigui Dong, Hui Ban, Tao Wang, Wenlong Pan, Haijun Yu, and Cuiling Guo, Daqing Oilfield Company; and Chunlei Suo, Yinhe Science & Technology Companypp. 208-212Preview | PDF ( 605 KB )    Rights & Permission

Placement of Permanent Downhole-Pressure Sensors in Reservoir Surveillance

B. Izgec, SPE, Chevron ETC/Texas A&M U.; M.E. Cribbs, SPE, Chevron North America & Exploration; S.V. Pace, SPE, Chevron ETC; D. Zhu, SPE, Texas A&M U.; and C.S. Kabir, SPE, Chevron ETCpp. 87-95Preview | PDF ( 1,664 KB )    Rights & Permission

Production Optimization by Real-Time Modeling and Alarming: The Sendji Field Case

Jacques Danquigny, Renaud Daïan, Marc Tison, and Ronald Herrera, TOTAL; and Alain-Serge Ndombi and Pierre Valette, TOTAL E&P Congopp. 213-220Preview | PDF ( 2,563 KB )    Rights & Permission

A Simple Mechanistic Model for Void-Fraction and Pressure-Gradient Prediction in Vertical and Inclined Gas/Liquid Flow

Mars Khasanov, Rinat Khabibullin, Vitaly Krasnov, Alexander Pashali, and Viatcheslav Guk, SPE, Rosneft Oil Companypp. 165-170Preview | PDF ( 307 KB )    Rights & Permission

A Study Of Normal Slug Flow In An Offshore Production Facility With a Large Diameter Flowline

E. Guzmán Vázquez and Y. V. Fairuzov, National Autonomous University of Mexicopp. 171-179Preview | PDF ( 579 KB )    Rights & Permission

Predicting Undulating-Well Performance

R. Kamkom and D. Zhu, Texas A&M University, and A. Bond, SPE, Pioneer Natural Resources Alaska194-207Preview | PDF ( 2,345 KB )    Rights & Permission