SPE Production & Operations
Volume 24, Number 4, November 2009

Laboratory Testing of Downhole Gas Separators

R. Bohorquez, V. Ananaba, O. Alabi, and A.L. Podio, University of Texas at Austin; O. Lisigurski, OXY; and M. Guzman, Shell International E&Ppp. 499-509Preview | PDF ( 858 KB )    Rights & Permission

A New Inversion Method to Interpret Flow Profiles From Distributed Temperature and Pressure Measurements in Horizontal Wells

K. Yoshioka, Chevron Energy Technology Company; D. Zhu and A.D. Hill, Texas A&M University; and Larry W. Lake, University of Texas at Austin510-521Preview | PDF ( 977 KB )    Rights & Permission

Successful Combination of an Organically Crosslinked Polymer System and a Rigid-Setting Material for Conformance Control in Mexico

Carlos Deolarte, Pemex, and Julio Vasquez, Eduardo Soriano, and Arturo Santillan, Halliburton522-529Preview | PDF ( 842 KB )    Rights & Permission

Scale Squeeze Evaluation Through Improved Sample Preservation, Inhibitor Detection, and Minimum Inhibitor Concentration Monitoring

Kari Ramstad, SPE, StatoilHydro; Hans Christian Rohde, M-I SWACO; and Trine Tydal and Dorthe Christensen, StatoilHydropp. 530-542Preview | PDF ( 842 KB )    Rights & Permission

Inhibitor Selection for Iron-Scale Control in MEG Regeneration Process

Hua Guan, SPE, George Cole, and Paul Clark, SPE, M-I Swaco Production Technologies543-549Preview | PDF ( 424 KB )    Rights & Permission

Prediction of Proppant Transport From Rheological Data

Phillip C. Harris, Harold G. Walters, and Jason Bryant, Halliburton Energy Services550-555Preview | PDF ( 600 KB )    Rights & Permission

Volatile-Phosphorus-Free Gellants for Hydrocarbon-Based Fracturing Systems

S.C. Lawrence, A.C. Kalenchuk, SPE, K. Ranicar, S. Dhillon, and A. Baig, Sanjel Corporation556-561Preview | PDF ( 351 KB )    Rights & Permission

A New Compositional Model for Hydraulic Fracturing With Energized Fluids

Kyle Friehauf and Mukul M. Sharma, SPE, The University of Texas at Austin562-572Preview | PDF ( 643 KB )    Rights & Permission

Predicting Hydrate-Plug Formation in a Subsea Tieback

Simon R. Davies, SPE, John A. Boxall, Carolyn A. Koh, and E. Dendy Sloan, SPE, Colorado School of Mines; Pål V. Hemmingsen and Keijo J. Kinnari, StatoilHydro; Zheng-Gang Xu, SPE, SPT Group.573-578Preview | PDF ( 754 KB )    Rights & Permission

Pushing the Limit: High-Rate-Artificial-Lift Evaluation for a Sour, Heavy-Oil, Thermal EOR Project in Oman

G.H. Lanier, SPE, Petroleum Development Oman LLC; M. Mahoney, SPE, Lufkin & Partners LLC579-589Preview | PDF ( 603 KB )    Rights & Permission

Novel Insights Into Microgel Systems for Water Control

Céline Cozic, David Rousseau, and René Tabary, IFP590-601Preview | PDF ( 1,270 KB )    Rights & Permission

Development and Field Application of a Low pH, Efficient Fracturing Fluid for Tight Gas Fields in the Greater Green River Basin, Wyoming

D.V.S. Gupta, SPE, BJ Services Company; T.L. Jackson, SPE, G.J. Hlavinka, SPE, and J.B. Evans, SPE, Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation; and H.V. Le, SPE, A. Batrashkin, SPE, and M.T. Shaefer, SPE, BJ Services Company602-610Preview | PDF ( 915 KB )    Rights & Permission

Use of Dynamic Simulation To Assist Commissioning and Operating a 65-km-Subsea-Tieback Gas Lift System

Yaser Salman, SPE, Shell EPE; Chad Wittfeld, Shell EPE; Adrian Lee, Shell SGSi; Chevy Yick, SPE, Shell EPE; and Wim Derkinderen, SPE, Shell EPE611-618Preview | PDF ( 969 KB )    Rights & Permission

Resolving Created, Propped, and Effective Hydraulic-Fracture Length

C.L. Cipolla, E.P. Lolon, StrataGen Engineering, and M.J. Mayerhofer, Pinnacle619-628Preview | PDF ( 762 KB )    Rights & Permission