SPE Journal
Volume 13, Number 3, September 2008

A New Model of Trapping and Relative Permeability Hysteresis for All Wettability Characteristics

Elizabeth J. Spiteri, SPE, Chevron Energy Technology Company; Ruben Juanes, SPE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Martin J. Blunt, SPE, Imperial College London; and Franklin M. Orr, Jr., SPE, Stanford Universitypp. 277-288Preview | PDF ( 1,410 KB )    Rights & Permission

General Transfer Functions for Multiphase Flow in Fractured Reservoirs

Huiyun Lu, SPE, Sasol Petroleum; Ginevra Di Donato, SPE, BP; and Martin J. Blunt, SPE, Imperial College Londonpp. 289-297Preview | PDF ( 733 KB )    Rights & Permission

Effect of Wettability on High-Velocity Coefficient in Two-Phase Gas/Liquid Flow

Myeong Noh* and Abbas Firoozabadi, SPE, Reservoir Engineering Research Institute (RERI)
* now with Chevron Corporationpp. 298-304Preview | PDF ( 619 KB )    Rights & Permission

Dynamics of Vertical Displacement in Porous Media Associated With CO2 Sequestration

A. Riaz, SPE, H.A. Tchelepi, SPE, Stanford Universitypp. 305-313Preview | PDF ( 448 KB )    Rights & Permission

A Permeability Model for Coal and Other Fractured, Sorptive-Elastic Media

Eric P. Robertson, SPE, Idaho National Laboratory,and Richard L. Christiansen, SPE, Colorado School of Mines (now with Wind River Companies)pp. 314-324Preview | PDF ( 1,191 KB )    Rights & Permission

Mechanistic Understanding of Rock/Phosphonate Interactions and the Effect of Metal Ions on Inhibitor Retention

Mason B. Tomson, Amy T. Kan, Gongmin Fu, and Dong Shen, Rice University; and Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din,* SPE, Hamad Al-Saiari, SPE, and Musaed Al-Thubaiti, Saudi Aramco
* now with Texas A&M Universitypp. 325-336Preview | PDF ( 1,957 KB )    Rights & Permission

Gelation Kinetics and Performance Evaluation of an Organically Crosslinked Gel at High Temperature and Pressure

G.A. Al-Muntasheri,* SPE, Delft University of Technology and EXPEC Advanced Research Center, Saudi Aramco; H.A. Nasr-El-Din, SPE, EXPEC Advanced Research Center, Saudi Aramco; and P.L.J. Zitha, SPE, Delft University of Technology
* previously with the Delft University of Technology pp. 337-345Preview | PDF ( 755 KB )    Rights & Permission

Chemical-Demulsifier Development Based on Critical-Electric-Field Measurements

J.H. Beetge and B.O. Horne, SPE, Champion Technologiespp. 346-353Preview | PDF ( 1,019 KB )    Rights & Permission

Experimental Investigation and Modeling of the Effects of Rising Gas Bubbles in a Closed Pipe

S. Al-Darmaki*, G. Falcone**, SPE, C.P. Hale, and G.F. Hewitt, Imperial College London
* now with General Holding Corporation  
** now with Texas A&M Universitypp. 354-365Preview | PDF ( 568 KB )    Rights & Permission

Data Analysis of Barnett Shale Completions

Bob Shelley, Bill Grieser, and Bill J. Johnson, Halliburton; Eugene O. Fielder, James R. Heinze, and J.R. Werline, Devon Energy Corporationpp. 366-374Preview | PDF ( 1,009 KB )    Rights & Permission