SPE Journal
Volume 17, Number 4, December 2012

History Matching

161483-PA

History Matching Time-Lapse Surface-Gravity and Well-Pressure Data With Ensemble Smoother for Estimating Gasfield Aquifer Support--A 3D Numerical Study

M. Glegola and P. Ditmar, Delft University of Technology; R.G. Hanea, TNO and Delft University of Technology; O. Eiken, Statoil; F.C. Vossepoel, Shell International Exploration and Production B.V., the Netherlands; R. Arts, TNO; and R. Klees, Delft University of Technologypp. 966-980Preview | PDF ( 3,050 KB )    Rights & Permission

Tight Sands and Gas Shale

119585-PA

Gas Recovery From Tight Sands: Impact of Capillarity

Duc H. Le, Hai N. Hoang, and Jagannathan Mahadevan, SPE, Chevron Corporationpp. 981-991Preview | PDF ( 1,102 KB )    Rights & Permission

125769-PA

Mechanical Interaction of Multiple Fractures--Exploring Impacts of the Selection of the Spacing/Number of Perforation Clusters on Horizontal Shale-Gas Wells

Y. Cheng, SPE, West Virginia Universitypp. 992-1001Preview | PDF ( 1,061 KB )    Rights & Permission

146422-PA

Multiscale Gas Transport in Shales With Local Kerogen Heterogeneities

I. Yucel Akkutlu, Texas A&M University, and Ebrahim Fathi, West Virginia Universitypp. 1002-1011Preview | PDF ( 717 KB )    Rights & Permission

Primary and Waterflood Recovery Processes

133500-PA

Sand on Demand: A Laboratory Investigation on Improving Productivity in Horizontal Wells Under Heavy-Oil Primary Production--Part II

Brigida Meza-Díaz, Ron Sawatzky, SPE, Alberta Research Council, and Ergun Kuru, SPE, University of Albertapp. 1012-1028Preview | PDF ( 1,541 KB )    Rights & Permission

140960-PA

The Modification of the Dykstra-Parsons Method for Inclined Stratified Reservoirs

Noaman A.F. El-Khatib, Universiti Teknologi PETRONASpp. 1029-1040Preview | PDF ( 1,034 KB )    Rights & Permission

146648-PA

Computation of Productivity Index With Capillary Pressure Included and Its Application in Interpreting Production Data From Low-Permeability Oil Reservoirs

Kewen Li, SPE, China University of Geosciences (Beijing) and Yangtze University, and Zengwei Chen, Peking University, Beijingpp. 1041-1046Preview | PDF ( 923 KB )    Rights & Permission

Drilling

154014-PA

Simulation of Drilling Fluid Filtrate Invasion Near an Observation Well

Romain L. Chassagne and Paul S. Hammond, Schlumberger Cambridge Researchpp. 1047-1055Preview | PDF ( 955 KB )    Rights & Permission

Upscaling

140403-PA

A Multiscale Adaptive Local-Global Method for Modeling Flow in Stratigraphically Complex Reservoirs

Faruk O. Alpak, SPE, Shell International Exploration and Production Inc.; Mayur Pal, SPE, Shell International Exploration and Production B.V.; and Knut-Andreas Lie, SPE, SINTEFpp. 1056-1070Preview | PDF ( 1,523 KB )    Rights & Permission

Reservoir Simulation and Phase Behavior

141954-PA

Accurate and Efficient Simulation of Multiphase Flow in a Heterogeneous Reservoir With Error Estimate and Control in the Multiscale Finite-Volume Framework

H. Hajibeygi, ETH Zurich; S.H. Lee, Chevron Energy Technology Company; and I. Lunati, University of Lausannepp. 1071-1083Preview | PDF ( 4,955 KB )    Rights & Permission

141675-PA

Accurate Resolution of Near-Well Effects in Upscaled Models Using Flow-Based Unstructured Local Grid Refinement

M. Karimi-Fard and L.J. Durlofsky, SPE, Stanford Universitypp. 1084-1095Preview | PDF ( 1,577 KB )    Rights & Permission

129844-PA

General Strategy for Stability Testing and Phase-Split Calculation in Two and Three Phases

Zhidong Li, SPE, RERI, and Abbas Firoozabadi, SPE, RERI and Yale Universitypp. 1096-1107Preview | PDF ( 421 KB )    Rights & Permission

131609-PA

Static and Dynamic Estimates of CO2-Storage Capacity in Two Saline Formations in the UK

M. Jin, SPE, G. Pickup, SPE, E. Mackay, SPE, A. Todd, SPE, and M. Sohrabi, SPE, Heriot-Watt University; A. Monaghan, British Geological Survey; and M. Naylor, University of Edinburghpp. 1108-1118Preview | PDF ( 954 KB )    Rights & Permission

Acidizing

142264-PA

Impact of Hydrolysis at High Temperatures on the Apparent Viscosity of Carboxybetaine Viscoelastic Surfactant-Based Acid: Experimental and Molecular Dynamics Simulation Studies

Meng Yu, SPE, Texas A&M University; Yan Mu, South China University of Technology; and Guanqun Wang and Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din, SPE, Texas A&M Universitypp. 1119-1130Preview | PDF ( 1,723 KB )    Rights & Permission

Flow in Porous Media

135261-PA

Simulation of Flow and Dispersion on Pore-Space Images

Peyman Mostaghimi, Branko Bijeljic, and Martin J. Blunt, Department of Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College Londonpp. 1131-1141Preview | PDF ( 808 KB )    Rights & Permission

143946-PA

Experiments and Analysis of Multiscale Viscous Fingering During Forced Imbibition

Jyotsna Sharma, SPE, Chevron ETC; S.B. Inwood, SPE, Electric Power Research Institute; and A.R. Kovscek, SPE, Stanford Universitypp. 1142-1159Preview | PDF ( 2,239 KB )    Rights & Permission

146752-PA

Nanoparticle and Microparticle Flow in Porous and Fractured Media--An Experimental Study

Mohammed Alaskar, SPE, Morgan Ames, Stephen Connor, Chong Liu, Yi Cui, Kewen Li, SPE, and Roland Horne, SPE, Stanford Universitypp. 1160-1171Preview | PDF ( 1,691 KB )    Rights & Permission

Enhanced Oil Recovery

129907-PA

CO2-Soluble, Nonionic, Water-Soluble Surfactants That Stabilize CO2-in-Brine Foams

D. Xing, B. Wei, W. McLendon, and R. Enick, US Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory’s Regional University Alliance and University of Pittsburgh; S. McNulty, University of Pittsburgh; K. Trickett, A. Mohamed, S. Cummings, and J. Eastoe, University of Bristol; S. Rogers, ISIS Facility, Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory; D. Crandall and B. Tennant, URS Washington Division, US Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory; and T. McLendon, V. Romanov, and Y. Soong, US Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratorypp. 1172-1185Preview | PDF ( 1,211 KB )    Rights & Permission

145043-PA

A Novel Alkaline/Surfactant/Foam Enhanced Oil Recovery Process

Hua Guo and Pacelli L.J. Zitha, SPE, Delft University of Technology; and Rien Faber and Marten Buijse, SPE, Delft Global Solutions Internationalpp. 1186-1195Preview | PDF ( 1,347 KB )    Rights & Permission

140779-PA

Flow of Hydrophobically Modified Water-Soluble Polymers in Porous Media: Controlled Resistance Factors vs. Flow-Induced Gelation in the Semidilute Regime

Guillaume Dupuis, SPE, Poweltec; David Rousseau, SPE, and René Tabary, SPE, IFP Energies nouvelles; and Bruno Grassl, SPE, IPREM-EPCPpp. 1196-1206Preview | PDF ( 860 KB )    Rights & Permission

141462-PA

Wettability Alteration and Foam Mobility Control in a Layered, 2D Heterogeneous Sandpack

Robert F. Li, George J. Hirasaki, and Clarence A. Miller, SPE, Rice University, and Shehadeh K. Masalmeh, SPE, Shell Technology Omanpp. 1207-1220Preview | PDF ( 2,545 KB )    Rights & Permission

142093-PA

A New Method To Model Relative Permeability in Compositional Simulators To Avoid Discontinuous Changes Caused by Phase-Identification Problems

Chengwu Yuan, SPE, BP, and Gary A. Pope, SPE, University of Texas at Austinpp. 1221-1230Preview | PDF ( 595 KB )    Rights & Permission

154024-PA

Multiple Foam States and Long-Distance Foam Propagation in Porous Media

E. Ashoori, Delft University of Technology; D. Marchesin, Instituto Nacional de Mathemática Pura e Aplicada; and W.R. Rossen, Delft University of Technologypp. 1231-1245Preview | PDF ( 2,522 KB )    Rights & Permission

137750-PA

Monitoring of SAGD Steam-Chamber Conformance by Using White-Noise-Reflection Processes

Christopher Leskiw and Ian D. Gates, University of Calgarypp. 1246-1254Preview | PDF ( 804 KB )    Rights & Permission

146671-PA

An Investigation Into Optimal Solvent Use and the Nature of Vapor/Liquid Interface in Solvent-Aided SAGD Process With a Semianalytical Approach

Subodh Gupta, SPE, and Simon Gittins, SPE, Cenovus Energypp. 1255-1264Preview | PDF ( 525 KB )    Rights & Permission

 

SPE Honors Technical Paper 2012 Reviewers

SPE created the A Peer Apart program to recognize dedicated individuals who have been involved in the peer review of 100 or more papers. Members who commit their time to peer review papers make substantial contributions to the industry's literature by helping to ensure that the papers published in SPE's technical journals are the highest quality. Over time, these individuals volunteer hundreds of hours to the Society, making SPE journals a valuable resource for the industry.

This year, six individuals join the elite group of those who have reached the milestone of reviewing 100 or more technical papers--bringing the total membership of A Peer Apart to 117 dedicated members.

Bernt S. Aadnoy, University of Stavanger
I. Yucel Akkutlu, University of Oklahoma
Craig L. Cipolla, Hess
Steven F. Crary, Schlumberger
Mustafa Onur, Istanbul Technical University
Michael J. Webster, BP