SPE Journal
Volume 16, Number 1, March 2011

The Method of Characteristics Applied to Oil Displacement by Foam

M. Namdar Zanganeh, SPE, Delft University of Technology; S.I. Kam, SPE, Louisiana State University; T.C. LaForce, SPE, Imperial College; and W.R. Rossen, SPE, Delft University of Technologypp 8-23Preview | PDF ( 955 KB )    Rights & Permission

Determining Trapped Gas in Foam From Computed-Tomography Images

R.A. Kil, Delft University of Technology; Q.P. Nguyen, The University of Texas at Austin; and W.R. Rossen, Delft University of Technologypp. 24-34Preview | PDF ( 905 KB )    Rights & Permission

New Insights Into Polymer Rheology in Porous Media

R.S. Seright, SPE, Tianguang Fan, SPE, and Kathryn Wavrik, SPE, New Mexico Petroleum Recovery Research Center; and Rosangela de Carvalho Balaban, SPE, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Nortepp. 35-42Preview | PDF ( 500 KB )    Rights & Permission

Flow of Hydrophobically Modified Water-Soluble-Polymer Solutions in Porous Media: New Experimental Insights in the Diluted Regime

Guillaume Dupuis, IFP Energies nouvelles, IPREM-EPCP; David Rousseau and René Tabary, IFP Energies nouvelles; and Bruno Grassl, IPREM-EPCPpp. 43-54Preview | PDF ( 916 KB )    Rights & Permission

Interfacial Stability of In-Situ Bitumen Thermal Solvent Recovery Processes

Jyotsna Sharma and Ian D. Gates, University of Calgarypp. 55-64Preview | PDF ( 684 KB )    Rights & Permission

Effect of Diffusion on Dispersion

Raman K. Jha, Steven L. Bryant, and Larry W. Lake, The University of Texas at Austinpp. 65-77Preview | PDF ( 1,068 KB )    Rights & Permission

Permeability of Laboratory-Formed Methane-Hydrate-Bearing Sand: Measurements and Observations Using X-Ray Computed Tomography

Timothy J. Kneafsey, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Yongkoo Seol, National Energy Technology Laboratory; Arvind Gupta, Shell; and Liviu Tomutsa, SPE, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratorypp. 78-94Preview | PDF ( 2,016 KB )    Rights & Permission

The Effect of Gas on the Injectivity of Particles in Sandstone

Q.P. Nguyen, SPE, The University of Texas at Austin; Peter K. Currie, SPE, Delft University of Technology; and P.S.R. Bouzanga, Siemenspp. 95-103Preview | PDF ( 1,018 KB )    Rights & Permission

An Environmentally Friendly Stimulation Fluid for High-Temperature Applications

J.N. LePage, SPE, C.A. De Wolf, SPE, and J.H. Bemelaar, AkzoNobel; and H.A. Nasr-El-Din, SPE, Texas A&M Universitypp. 104-110Preview | PDF ( 438 KB )    Rights & Permission

Characterizing Natural-Fracture Permeability From Mud-Loss Data

Jinsong Huang and D.V. Griffiths, Colorado School of Mines; and Sau-Wai Wong, Shellpp. 111-114Preview | PDF ( 225 KB )    Rights & Permission

Equation-of-State-Based Downhole Fluid Characterization

Julian Y. Zuo, SPE, Dan Zhang, Francois Dubost, SPE, Chengli Dong, SPE, Oliver C. Mullins, SPE, Michael O'Keefe, SPE, and Soraya S. Betancourt, SPE, Schlumbergerpp. 115-124Preview | PDF ( 968 KB )    Rights & Permission

Analytical Models for Wellbore-Temperature Distribution

Richard Spindler, University of Wisconsin-Eau Clairepp. 125-133Preview | PDF ( 315 KB )    Rights & Permission

A Model To Calculate the Theoretical Critical Flow Rate Through Venturi Gas Lift Valves

Alcino R. Almeida, Petrobras R&D Center (CENPES)pp. 134-147Preview | PDF ( 608 KB )    Rights & Permission

Prediction of Frictional Pressure Gradient in Horizontal Oil/Water Dispersion Flow

Jany Carolina Vielma, Ovadia Shoham, Ram S. Mohan, and Luis E. Gomez, The University of Tulsapp. 148-154Preview | PDF ( 529 KB )    Rights & Permission

Skimmer Capacity for Viscous Oil

Vidar Weidemann Moxness, Norwegian University of Science and Technology; Knut Gåseidnes, Reninor; and Harald Asheim, Norwegian University of Science and Technologypp. 155-161Preview | PDF ( 625 KB )    Rights & Permission

Adjoint Multiscale Mixed Finite Elements

S. Krogstad, V.L. Hauge, and A.F. Gulbransen, SINTEFpp. 162-171Preview | PDF ( 588 KB )    Rights & Permission

Quantifying Monte Carlo Uncertainty in the Ensemble Kalman Filter

Kristian Thulin and Geir Nævdal, International Research Institute of Stavanger and Centre of Integrated Petroleum Research, University of Bergen; and Hans Julius Skaug and Sigurd Ivar Aanonsen, University of Bergenpp. 172-182Preview | PDF ( 1,275 KB )    Rights & Permission

Performance Analysis for Closed-Loop Reservoir Management

Bjarne Foss, SPE, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and John Petter Jensen, SPE, Statoilpp. 183-190Preview | PDF ( 608 KB )    Rights & Permission

Hierarchical Long-Term and Short-Term Production Optimization

G.M. van Essen, SPE, and P.M.J. Van den Hof, Delft University of Technology; and J.D. Jansen, SPE, Delft University of Technology and Shellpp. 191-199Preview | PDF ( 532 KB )    Rights & Permission

Effect of Prebent Deflection on Lateral Vibration of Stabilized Drill Collars

Zhu Weiping and Di Qinfeng, Shanghai Institute of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Shanghai Universitypp. 200-216Preview | PDF ( 1,875 KB )    Rights & Permission