SPE Journal
Volume 18, Number 1, February 2013

Lattice Boltzmann Simulation of Non-Darcy Flow In Stochastically Generated 2D Porous Media Geometries

M.S. Newman, SPE, Chevron Australia Pty. Ltd, and X. Yin, SPE, Colorado School of Minespp. 12-26Preview | PDF ( 3,059 KB )    Rights & Permission

Lattice Boltzmann Method for Simulation of Shale Gas Transport in Kerogen

Ebrahim Fathi, SPE, West Virginia University, and I. Yucel Akkutlu, SPE, Texas A&M Universitypp. 27-37Preview | PDF ( 1,572 KB )    Rights & Permission

A New Unified Diffusion--Viscous-Flow Model Based on Pore-Level Studies of Tight Gas Formations

Mohammad R. Rahmanian, Fekete Associates Inc.; Roberto Aguilera and Apostolos Kantzas, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgarypp. 38-49Preview | PDF ( 686 KB )    Rights & Permission

Advanced Computational Modeling of Proppant Settling in Water Fractures for Shale Gas Production

Kuochen Tsai, Ernesto Fonseca, SPE, and Sujatha Degaleesan, Shell International Exploration and Production Incorporated, and Ed Lake, Shell Exploration and Production Companypp. 50-56Preview | PDF ( 672 KB )    Rights & Permission

A Variable-Rate Solution to the Nonlinear Diffusivity Gas Equation by Use of Green's-Function Method

Abelardo B. Barreto Jr. and Alvaro M.M. Peres, SPE, Petrobras; and Adolfo P. Pires, SPE, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminensepp. 57-68Preview | PDF ( 936 KB )    Rights & Permission

Interpreting Pressure and Flow-Rate Data From Permanent Downhole Gauges by Use of Data-Mining Approaches

Yang Liu, SPE, and Roland N. Horne, SPE, Stanford Universitypp. 69-82Preview | PDF ( 1,443 KB )    Rights & Permission

A Semianalytic Solution for Flow in Finite-Conductivity Vertical Fractures by Use of Fractal Theory

M. Cossio, SPE, Texas A&M University; G.J. Moridis, SPE, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; and T.A. Blasingame, SPE, Texas A&M Universitypp. 83-96Preview | PDF ( 1,022 KB )    Rights & Permission

Unified Decline Type-Curve Analysis for Natural Gas Wells in Boundary-Dominated Flow

Luis F. Ayala H., SPE, The Pennsylvania State University; and Peng Ye, SPE, Hess Corporationpp. 97-113Preview | PDF ( 663 KB )    Rights & Permission

Experimental Investigation of Near-Miscible Water-Alternating-Gas Injection Performance in Water-Wet and Mixed-Wet Systems

S. Mobeen Fatemi and Mehran Sohrabi, Heriot-Watt Universitypp. 114-123Preview | PDF ( 1,257 KB )    Rights & Permission

Surfactant-Mediated Spontaneous Imbibition in Carbonate Rocks at Harsh Reservoir Conditions

Peila Chen and Kishore K. Mohanty, SPE, University of Texas at Austinpp. 124-133Preview | PDF ( 1,280 KB )    Rights & Permission

Understanding the Heat-Transfer Mechanism in the Steam-Assisted Gravity-Drainage (SAGD) Process and Comparing the Conduction and Convection Flux in Bitumen Reservoirs

Mazda Irani, RPS Energy, and Sahar Ghannadi, University of Albertapp. 134-145Preview | PDF ( 705 KB )    Rights & Permission

Estimating Facies Fields by Use of the Ensemble Kalman Filter and Distance Functions--Applied to Shallow-Marine Environments

Rolf J. Lorentzen, SPE, Geir Nævdal, SPE, and Ali Shafieirad, SPE, IRISpp. 146-158Preview | PDF ( 2,486 KB )    Rights & Permission

Seismic History Matching of Fluid Fronts Using the Ensemble Kalman Filter

Mario Trani, Delft University of Technology, and Rob Arts and Olwijn Leeuwenburgh, TNOpp. 159-171Preview | PDF ( 1,913 KB )    Rights & Permission

Droplet Formation Through Centrifugal Pumps for Oil-in-Water Dispersions

Rosanel Morales, Baker Petrolite; and Eduardo Pereyra, Shoubo Wang, and Ovadia Shoham, McDougall School of Petroleum Engineering, University of Tulsapp. 172-178Preview | PDF ( 439 KB )    Rights & Permission

Experimental Study of Flow Instabilities in a Hilly-Terrain Pipeline/Riser System

R. Malekzadeh, SPE, Delft University of Technology; R.A.W.M. Henkes, Delft University of Technology and Shell Projects and Technology; and R.F. Mudde, Delft University of Technologypp. 179-188Preview | PDF ( 689 KB )    Rights & Permission