SPE Journal
Volume 14, Number 1, March 2009

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Executive Summary
Dean Oliver, University of Oklahoma, Norman

Editorial Board

Publication Information

Peer Approved Papers

99443-PA

Disproportionate Permeability Reduction With Pore-Filling Gels

R.S. Seright, SPE, New Mexico Petroleum Recovery Research Centerpp. 5-13Preview | PDF ( 685 KB )    Rights & Permission

100812-PA

Fouling by External Particles and Ultrasonic Cleaning of a Porous Material

Pietro Poesio, Università degli Studi di Brescia, and Gijs Ooms, Delft University of Technologypp. 14-29Preview | PDF ( 1,932 KB )    Rights & Permission

102376-PA

A Multicomponent, Two-Phase Flow Model for CO2 Storage and Enhanced Coalbed-Methane Recovery

C.J. Seto, SPE, K. Jessen, SPE, F.M. Orr Jr., SPE, Stanford Universitypp. 30-40Preview | PDF ( 901 KB )    Rights & Permission

103054-PA

Flow Reversal and Mixing

Raman K. Jha, Abraham K. John, Steven L. Bryant, and Larry W. Lake, University of Texas at Austinpp. 41-49Preview | PDF ( 2,036 KB )    Rights & Permission

104342-PA

Numerical Method of Evaluating Elemental Content of Oil-/Water-Saturated Formations Based on Pulsed-Neutron Gamma Inelastic Log Data

A.I. Khisamutdinov and M.A. Phedorin, A.A.Trofimuk Institute of Petroleum Geology and Geophysics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Science, Baker Atlas Russian Science Centerpp. 50-53Preview | PDF ( 199 KB )    Rights & Permission

106059-PA

Flow of a Polyacrylamide/Chromium Acetate System in a Long Conduit

Stan McCool, SPE, Xianping Li, SPE, and G. Paul Willhite, SPE, The University of Kansaspp. 54-66Preview | PDF ( 1,788 KB )    Rights & Permission

92868-PA

Effect of Grid Deviation on Flow Solutions

X.H. Wu and R.R. Parashkevov, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Companypp. 67-77Preview | PDF ( 1,380 KB )    Rights & Permission

106179-PA

Multiscale Mixed-Finite-Element Modeling of Coupled Wellbore/Near-Well Flow

S. Krogstad, SINTEF Information and Communication Technology, and L.J. Durlofsky, SPE, Stanford Universitypp. 78-87Preview | PDF ( 964 KB )    Rights & Permission

106434-PA

A Rigorous Pore-to-Field-Scale Simulation Method for Single-Phase Flow Based on Continuous-Time Random Walks

Matthew E. Rhodes, SPE, Branko Bijeljic, SPE, and Martin J. Blunt, SPE, Imperial College Londonpp. 88-94Preview | PDF ( 458 KB )    Rights & Permission

107870-PA

Numerical Analysis of Condensate-Flow Impairment in Retrograde-Gas Naturally Fractured Reservoirs and Its Interplay With the Estimation of Diffusion Coefficients

Luis F. Ayala, Pennsylvania State University; Eduardo Radespiel, Petrobras; Turgay Ertekin, Pennsylvania State Universitypp. 95-100Preview | PDF ( 979 KB )    Rights & Permission

107886-PA

A New Splitting Scheme and Existence of Elliptic Region for Gasflood Modeling

T.A. Dutra, SPE, A.P. Pires, SPE, North Fluminense State University, and P.G. Bedrikovetsky, SPE, University of Adelaidepp. 101-111Preview | PDF ( 689 KB )    Rights & Permission

108762-PA

Modeling a Finite-Length Sucker Rod Using the Semi-Infinite Wave Equation and a Proof to Gibbs' Conjecture

J.J. DaCunha, SPE, Lufkin Automation; and S.G. Gibbs, SPEpp. 112-119Preview | PDF ( 561 KB )    Rights & Permission

100161-PA

The Use of Finite-Element-Calculated Magnetic-Flux-Leakage Signals To Study the Characterization of Defects in Steel Coiled Tubing

Chase Breidenthal, Gabriel E. Larín, Steven M. Tipton, and Roderic K. Stanley, The University of Tulsa Coiled Tubing Mechanics Research Consortiumpp. 120-127Preview | PDF ( 1,197 KB )    Rights & Permission

97730-PA

Post-Yield Material Characterization for Strain-Based Design

Trent Kaiser, SPE, Noetic Engineeringpp. 128-134Preview | PDF ( 482 KB )    Rights & Permission

103124-PA

Investigating Electrical-Impedance Tomography as a Technique for Real-Time Saturation Monitoring

Robert W. Stacey, SPE, Kewen Li, SPE, and Roland N. Horne, SPE, Stanford Universitypp. 135-143Preview | PDF ( 1,376 KB )    Rights & Permission

103253-PA

Estimation and Removal of Tidal Effects From Pressure Data

Yong Zhao, SPE, and Albert C. Reynolds, SPE, University of Tulsapp. 144-152Preview | PDF ( 910 KB )    Rights & Permission

108835-PA

Imaging Fractures Using Temperature Transients From Perturbation Analysis--A Novel Surveillance Technique Applied to the Belridge Diatomite

G.T. Shahin, Shell Development Company, and R.M. Johnston, CalResourcespp. 153-163Preview | PDF ( 1,603 KB )    Rights & Permission

109956-PA

A Dual-Grid Automatic History-Matching Technique With Applications to 3D Formation Testing in the Presence of Oil-Based Mud-Filtrate Invasion

Mayank Malik, Carlos Torres-Verdín, and Kamy Sepehrnoori, University of Texas at Austinpp. 164-181Preview | PDF ( 2,336 KB )    Rights & Permission

106453-PA

Reservoir Characterization With the Discrete Cosine Transform

B. Jafarpour, SPE, and D.B. McLaughlin, Massachusetts Institute of Technologypp. 182-201Preview | PDF ( 4,761 KB )    Rights & Permission

102913-PA

Robust Waterflooding Optimization of Multiple Geological Scenarios

G.M. van Essen, SPE, M.J. Zandvliet, SPE, P.M.J. Van den Hof, and O.H. Bosgra, Delft University of Technology; and J.D. Jansen, SPE, Delft University of Technology and Shell International E&Ppp. 202-210Preview | PDF ( 818 KB )    Rights & Permission