SPE Journal
Volume 13, Number 1, March 2008

Favorable Attributes of Alkaline-Surfactant-Polymer Flooding

Shunhua Liu, SPE, Rice University; Danhua Leslie Zhang, SPE, Intertek Westport; Wei Yan, SPE, Bechtel; and Maura Puerto, George J. Hirasaki, SPE, and Clarence A. Miller, SPE, Rice Universitypp. 5-16Preview | PDF ( 3,294 KB )    Rights & Permission

Approximate Pore-Level Modeling for Apparent Viscosity of Polymer-Enhanced Foam in Porous Media

C. Huh, SPE, and W.R. Rossen, SPE, University of Texas at Austinpp. 17-25Preview | PDF ( 807 KB )    Rights & Permission

An Experimental Study of Wetting Behavior and Surfactant EOR in Carbonates With Model Compounds

Yongfu Wu, SPE, Patrick J. Shuler, SPE, Mario Blanco, Yongchun Tang, and William A. Goddard III, California Institute of Technologypp. 26-34Preview | PDF ( 2,133 KB )    Rights & Permission

Impact of Acid Additives on the Rheological Properties of a Viscoelastic Surfactant and Their Influence on Field Application

Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din, SPE, AbdulWahab H. Al-Ghamdi, SPE, and Abdulqader A. Al-Qahtani, Saudi Aramco; and Mathew M. Samuel, SPE, Schlumbergerpp. 35-47Preview | PDF ( 2,079 KB )    Rights & Permission

Review of the Molecular Structure and Aggregation of Asphaltenes and Petroleomics

Oliver C. Mullins, Schlumberger-Doll Researchpp. 48-57Preview | PDF ( 1,884 KB )    Rights & Permission

Upscaling Discrete Fracture Characterizations to Dual-Porosity, Dual-Permeability Models for Efficient Simulation of Flow With Strong Gravitational Effects

B. Gong, SPE, M. Karimi-Fard, SPE, and L.J. Durlofsky, SPE, Stanford Universitypp. 58-67Preview | PDF ( 1,974 KB )    Rights & Permission

A New Practical Method for Upscaling in Highly Heterogeneous Reservoir Models

Pinggang Zhang, SPE, BP Exploration; and Gillian Pickup, SPE, and Mike Christie, SPE, Heriot-Watt Universitypp. 68-76Preview | PDF ( 1,185 KB )    Rights & Permission

An Efficient Two-Stage Sampling Method for Uncertainty Quantification in History Matching Geological Models

Xianlin Ma, SPE, Mishal Al-Harbi, SPE, Akhil Datta-Gupta, SPE, and Yalchin Efendiev, SPE, Texas A&M Universitypp. 77-87Preview | PDF ( 3,803 KB )    Rights & Permission

Connectivity Prediction in Fractured Reservoirs With Variable Fracture Size: Analysis and Validation

M. Masihi, SPE, Sharif University of Technology, and P.R. King, SPEpp. 88-98Preview | PDF ( 2,082 KB )    Rights & Permission

Adaptive Multiscale Streamline Simulation and Inversion for High-Resolution Geomodels

V.R. Stenerud, SPE, Norwegian U. of Science and Technology; V. Kippe, K.-A. Lie, SINTEF ICT; and A. Datta-Gupta, SPE, Texas A&M Universitypp. 99-111Preview | PDF ( 2,429 KB )    Rights & Permission

Applicability of the Forchheimer Equation for Non-Darcy Flow in Porous Media

H. Huang, SPE, and J. Ayoub, SPE, Schlumbergerpp. 112-122Preview | PDF ( 1,531 KB )    Rights & Permission

Evaluating Pressure Integrity of Polymer Ring Seals for Threaded Connections in HP/HT Wells and Expandable Casing

L.B. Hilbert Jr., Exponent, and J.S. Bergström, Veryst Engineeringpp. 123-132Preview | PDF ( 2,546 KB )    Rights & Permission