SPE Production & Operations
Volume 26, Number 3, August 2011

Executive Summary
Jennifer Miskimins, Colorado School of Mines

Executive and Associate Editors

Publication Information

Case Studies

128103-PA

Practice and Understanding of Separate-Layer Polymer Injection in Daqing Oil Field

Liang Yaning, SPE, and Zhang Shicheng, SPE, MOE Key Laboratory of Production Engineering in China University of Petroleum(Beijing); Pei Xiaohan, SPE, Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development, Petrochina; and Duan Hong, Daqing Oilfield Company Limited, Petrochinapp. 224-228Preview | PDF ( 471 KB )    Rights & Permission

Health, Environment, and Safety

123846-PA

Method for Determining the Bioconcentration Factor of Linear Alcohol Ethoxylates

Greig Fraser, SPE, Schlumbergerpp. 229-233Preview | PDF ( 292 KB )    Rights & Permission

125999-PA

Produced Water Volume Estimates and Management Practices

J.A. Veil, SPE, and C.E. Clark, Argonne National Laboratorypp. 234-239Preview | PDF ( 245 KB )    Rights & Permission

Horizontal Wells

115625-PA

Sand on Demand: A Laboratory Investigation on Improving Productivity in Horizontal Wells Under Heavy-Oil Primary Production

Brígida Meza-Díaz, SPE, Ronald Sawatzky, SPE, Alberta Innovates--Technology Futures (AITF); Ergun Kuru, SPE, University of Alberta; and Kaz Oldakowski, AITFpp. 240-252Preview | PDF ( 963 KB )    Rights & Permission

135156-PA

Optimization of Production Performance With ICVs by Using Temperature-Data Feedback in Horizontal Wells

Zhuoyi Li, SPE, and Ding Zhu, SPE, Texas A&M Universitypp. 253-261Preview | PDF ( 1,201 KB )    Rights & Permission

Scale Inhibition

98774-PA

What Would Be the Impact of Temporarily Fracturing Production Wells During Squeeze Treatments?

Abdul Al-Rabaani, PDO, and Eric J. Mackay, Heriot-Watt Universitypp. 262-269Preview | PDF ( 871 KB )    Rights & Permission

141384-PA

Modeling the Application of Scale-Inhibitor-Squeeze Retention-Enhancing Additives

O. Vazquez, Heriot-Watt University; P. Thanasutives, PTT Exploration and Production Plc; C. Eliasson and N. Fleming, Statoil; and E. Mackay, Heriot-Watt Universitypp. 270-277Preview | PDF ( 781 KB )    Rights & Permission

Stimulation

132535-PA

Laboratory Study of Diversion Using Polymer-Based In-Situ-Gelled Acids

A.M. Gomaa, SPE, M.A. Mahmoud, SPE, and H.A. Nasr-El-Din, SPE, Texas A&M Universitypp. 278-290Preview | PDF ( 1,078 KB )    Rights & Permission

133380-PA

Methods for Enhancing Far-Field Complexity in Fracturing Operations

Loyd East Jr., SPE, Halliburton; M.Y. Soliman, SPE, Texas Tech University; and Jody Augustine, SPE, Halliburtonpp. 291-303Preview | PDF ( 1,583 KB )    Rights & Permission