SPE Production & Operations
Volume 27, Number 3, August 2012

Measurements of Hydraulic-Fracture-Induced Seismicity in Gas Shales

N.R. Warpinski and J. Du, Pinnacle; and U. Zimmer, ConocoPhillipspp. 240-252Preview | PDF ( 2 KB )    Rights & Permission

A Comparison of Hydraulic-Fracture Modeling With Downhole and Surface Microseismic Data in a Stacked Fluvial Pay System

Nur Azlinda Mohammad and Jennifer L. Miskimins, Colorado School of Minespp. 253-264Preview | PDF ( 7,203 KB )    Rights & Permission

Multiphase Fluid-Loss Properties and Return Permeability of Energized Fracturing Fluids

L.H. Ribeiro, SPE, and M.M. Sharma, SPE, University of Texas at Austinpp. 265-277Preview | PDF ( 3,983 KB )    Rights & Permission

A New Way of Staged Fracturing Using Ball Sealers

Da Wang, Xingzun Wang, and Gangzhi Liu, COSL; and Michael J. Economides, University of Houstonpp. 278-283Preview | PDF ( 2,690 KB )    Rights & Permission

Diagnosis of Acid Placement From Temperature Profiles

X. Tan, SPE, M. Tabatabaei, SPE, D. Zhu, SPE, and A.D. Hill, SPE, Texas A&M Universitypp. 284-293Preview | PDF ( 5,145 KB )    Rights & Permission

Surface and Subsurface Requirements for Successful Implementation of Offshore Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery

Kirk Raney, SPE, Shell International Exploration & Production; Subhash Ayirala, SPE, Saudi Aramco; Robert Chin, SPE, Shell International Exploration & Production; and Paul Verbeek, SPE, FMC Technologiespp. 294-305Preview | PDF ( 4,524 KB )    Rights & Permission

The Effects of Barium Sulfate Saturation Ratio, Calcium, and Magnesium on the Inhibition Efficiency--Part I: Phosphonate Scale Inhibitors

S.S. Shaw, SPE, K.S. Sorbie, SPE, and L.S. Boak, SPE, Heriot-Watt Universitypp. 306-317Preview | PDF ( 7,451 KB )    Rights & Permission

Enhancing Production by Removing Zinc Sulfide Scale From an Offshore Well: A Case History

Sandra L. Berry, Joel L. Boles, and Amit Singh, SPE, Baker Hughes; and Imran Hashim, SPE, Newfield Explorationpp. 318-326Preview | PDF ( 2,913 KB )    Rights & Permission

Application of Multirate Well Tests to Scale Management: Part 2--Interpretation of MRTs With Known Produced-Water Origin

Tore Tjomsland, Bernt Sandøy, and Finn Hallstein Fadnes, SPE, Statoil ASA; and Ross McCartney, SPE, Oilfield Water Servicespp. 327-336Preview | PDF ( 1,449 KB )    Rights & Permission