SPE Production & Operations
Volume 24, Number 3, August 2009

New Results Improve Fracture-Cleanup Characterization and Damage Mitigation

J.A. Ayoub, SPE, and R.D. Hutchins, SPE, Schlumberger; F. Van der Bas, SPE, Shell; S. Cobianco, SPE, and C.N. Emiliani, SPE, Eni; M. Glover, SPE, BP America; S. Marino, SPE, Schlumberger; G. Nitters, SPE, Shell; D. Norman, SPE, Chevron, and G. Turk, SPE, BP America.pp. 374-380Preview | PDF ( 439 KB )    Rights & Permission

Correlations To Predict Frictional Pressure Loss of Hydraulic-Fracturing Slurry in Coiled Tubing

Subhash Shah, SPE, and Yunxu Zhou, SPE, University of Oklahoma; and Michael Bailey and John Hernandez, SPE, Halliburtonpp. 381-395Preview | PDF ( 723 KB )    Rights & Permission

Holistic Fracture Diagnostics: Consistent Interpretation of Prefrac Injection Tests Using Multiple Analysis Methods

R.D. Barree, SPE, and V.L. Barree, Barree & Associates LLC; and D.P. Craig, SPE, Halliburtonpp. 396-406Preview | PDF ( 1,436 KB )    Rights & Permission

Effects of High Pressure-Dependent Leakoff and High Process-Zone Stress in Coal-Stimulation Treatments

Muthukumarappan Ramurthy, Halliburton; Bill Lyons, Anadarko Petroleum Corp.; Randall B. Hendrickson, XTO Energy; Robert D. Barree, Barree & Assocs.; and Douglas P. Magill, Halliburtonpp. 407-414Preview | PDF ( 1,124 KB )    Rights & Permission

Successful Hybrid Slickwater-Fracture Design Evolution: An East Texas Cotton Valley Taylor Case History

Patrick Handren, SPE, Denbury Resources Inc, LP, and Terry Palisch, SPE, CARBO Ceramicspp. 415-424Preview | PDF ( 827 KB )    Rights & Permission

Gelled Scale Inhibitor Treatment for Improved Placement in Long Horizontal Wells at Norne and Heidrun Fields

Olav Martin Selle, Martin Springer and Inge H. Auflem, StatoilHydro; Ping Chen and Rozenn Matheson, Champion; and Amare Mebratu and Gerard Glasbergen, Halliburtonpp. 425-438Preview | PDF ( 1,052 KB )    Rights & Permission

Innovative Use of Kaolinite in Downhole Scale Management: Squeeze-Life Enhancement and Water Shutoff

Niall Fleming, SPE, Kari Ramstad, SPE, Anne-Mette Mathisen, SPE, StatoilHydro; Alex Nelson, MI-Swaco, SPE; and Sam Kidd, SPE, Scaled Solutionspp. 439-449Preview | PDF ( 896 KB )    Rights & Permission

Impact of Successive Squeezes on Treatment Lifetime and Well Productivity: Laboratory and Field Evidence

Niall Fleming, SPE, and Kari Ramstad, SPE, StatoilHydro; Alex Nelson,SPE, M-I Swaco, and Gordon Graham, SPE, Scaled Solutionspp. 450-458Preview | PDF ( 1,003 KB )    Rights & Permission

Development of a New Polymer Inhibitor Chemistry for Downhole Squeeze Applications

Harry Montgomerie, Ping Chen, Thomas Hagen, Olav Vikane, Rozenn Matheson, and Vibeke Leirvik, Champion Technologies; and Cato Frøytlog and Jens Olav Sæten, StatoilHydropp. 459-564Preview | PDF ( 468 KB )    Rights & Permission

Thermodynamic Modeling of Naphthenate Formation and Related pH Change Experiments

Murtala A. Mohammed and K.S. Sorbie, Heriot-Watt University; and A.G. Shepherd, Shell Global Solutions International B.V.pp. 466-472Preview | PDF ( 435 KB )    Rights & Permission

Modeling the Impact of Diesel vs. Water Overflush Fluids on Scale-Squeeze-Treatment Lives Using a Two-Phase Near-Wellbore Simulator

O. Vazquez and E. Mackay, SPE, Heriot-Watt University; and Myles Jordan, SPE, Nalcopp. 473-480Preview | PDF ( 738 KB )    Rights & Permission

Coupled Adsorption/Precipitation of Scale Inhibitors: Experimental Results and Modeling

M. Kahrwad, K.S. Sorbie, and L.S. Boak, Heriot-Watt Universitypp. 481-491Preview | PDF ( 945 KB )    Rights & Permission