SPE Production & Operations
Volume 26, Number 2, May 2011

Executive Summary
Jennifer Miskimins, Colorado School of Mines

Executive and Associate Editors

Publication Information

Case Studies

132346-PA

Technical Evaluations to Support the Decision to Reinject Produced Water

E. Zuluaga, P. Evans, P. Nesom, Chevron; T. Spratt, Multi-Chem; and E. Daniels, Chevronpp. 128-139Preview | PDF ( 1,779 KB )    Rights & Permission

133056-PA

Well-Integrity Assessment and Assurance: The Operational Approach for Three CO2-Storage Fields in Italy

P. D'Alesio, SPE, ProEnergy; and R. Poloni, P. Valente, and P.A. Magarini, Eni Exploration and Productionpp. 140-148Preview | PDF ( 452 KB )    Rights & Permission

137317-PA

Well-Production Challenges and Solutions in a Mature, Very-Low-Pressure Coalbed-Methane Reservoir

Victoria U. Okotie, SPE, and Robert L. Moore, SPE, BP Americapp. 149-161Preview | PDF ( 1,064 KB )    Rights & Permission

Hydraulic Fracturing

127821-PA

Modeling the Dynamic Pressure Response of Ball-Actuated Stimulation Sleeves

Jody Augustine, SPE, and Raymund Meijs, Halliburtonpp. 162-172Preview | PDF ( 1,828 KB )    Rights & Permission

127986-PA

Optimizing Fracture Spacing and Sequencing in Horizontal-Well Fracturing

Nicolas P. Roussel, SPE, and Mukul M. Sharma, SPE, University of Texas at Austinpp. 173-184Preview | PDF ( 1,677 KB )    Rights & Permission

128016-PA

Investigation of Effect of Fracturing Fluid on After-Closure Analysis in Gas Reservoirs

M.Y. Soliman , Carlos Miranda, Hong (Max) Wang , and Kim Thornton, Halliburtonpp. 185-194Preview | PDF ( 6,037 KB )    Rights & Permission

131591-PA

New Correlations of Acid-Fracture Conductivity at Low Closure Stress Based on the Spatial Distributions of Formation Properties

Jianye Mou, China University of Petroleum, Beijing; and D. Zhu and A.D. Hill, Texas A&M Universitypp. 195-202Preview | PDF ( 510 KB )    Rights & Permission

Intelligent Wells

132925-PA

Economic Comparison of Intelligent Wells in Simultaneous Production of Oil and Gas Reserves From Single Wellbore

Mohamed Nagib, Ifeanyi Ezuka, Ghasem G.Nasr, SPE, Petroleum Technology Research Group (PTRG), Salford Universitypp. 203-210Preview | PDF ( 738 KB )    Rights & Permission

Liquid Loading

110357-PA

Gas Well Liquid Loading From the Power Perspective

B. Dotson, SPE, and E. Nunez-Paclibon, SPE, BP America Production Co.pp. 211-216Preview | PDF ( 240 KB )    Rights & Permission

Call for Papers on CO2 Management
SPE Economics & Management

Are you involved in, or conducting research in, CO2 management? As one of the most important challenges facing the upstream industry today, this topic will be the subject of a dedicated issue of SPE's newest quarterly online journal slated for July of 2011. SPE Economics & Management wants your papers about the practice, policy, and strategy of managing CO2. Papers could address, for example, management systems developed to achieve emissions reductions, efficiency initiatives designed to reduce CO2 emissions, development of R&D portfolios targeted at delivering relevant technologies, and deployment of emissions reduction technologies, such as carbon capture and sequestration. Reduction and management strategies are increasingly important as resource awareness, and environmental responsibility, continue to shape the advances of the E&P industry. Share your successes, innovations, and research as we explore the methods of reducing our industry’s carbon footprint in this special issue of SPE Economics & Management.

Papers exploring these topics should be submitted to http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/speem. More information about the journal can be found at http://www.spe.org/papers/pubs/EMjournal.php.

Have a more technical paper about CO2 capture or sequestration? Consider submitting it to one of SPE's other journals. For more information visit http://www.spe.org/papers/pubs/coverage.php.