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Fracture and Stimulation

Diffusion of Advanced Stimulation Technology in the Petroleum Industry: A Case History

This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 38826, “Diffusion of Advanced Stimulation Technology in the Petroleum Industry: A Case History,” by S.L. Wolhart, SPE, D.G. Hill, SPE, and E.A. Smalley, SPE, Gas Research Inst., originally presented at the 1997 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, 5–8 October.

Are Proppants Really Necessary?

This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 38611, “Proppants? We Don’t Need No Proppants,” by M.J. Mayerhofer, SPE, M.F. Richardson, SPE, R.N. Walker Jr., SPE, and D.N. Meehan, SPE, Union Pacific Resources; M.W. Oehler, SPE, Halliburton Energy Services; and R.R. Browning Jr., SPE, BJ Services, originally presented at the 1997 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, 5–8 October.

Field Applications of Cryogenic Nitrogen as a Hydraulic-Fracturing Fluid

This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 38623, “Field Applications of Cryogenic Nitrogen as a Hydraulic-Fracturing Fluid,” by B.W. McDaniel, SPE, S.R. Grundmann, and W.D. Kendrick, Halliburton Energy Services Inc., and D.R. Wilson, SPE, and S.W. Jordan, SPE, Conoco Inc., originally presented at the 1997 SPE Annual Technical Conferenceand Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, 5–8 October.

Determination of the Effect of Formation Water on Fracture-Fluid Cleanup

This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 38620, “Determination of the Effect of Formation Water on Fracture-Fluid Cleanup Through Field Testing in the East Texas Cotton Valley,” by D.M. Willberg, SPE, and R.J. Card, SPE, Dowell; L.K. Britt, SPE, Amoco; M. Samuel, SPE, K.W. England, SPE, and K.E. Cawiezel, SPE, Dowell; and H. Krus, SPE, Amoco, originally presented at the 1997 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, 5–8 October.

Operational Experience With Foam-Diverted Acid Jobs in the Gulf of Mexico

This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 39423, “Operational Experience With Foam-Diverted Acid Jobs in the Gulf of Mexico,” by P.H. Morphy, SPE, Shell Offshore Inc., and K.G. Greenwald, SPE, and P.E. Herries, BJ Services, originally presented at the 1998 SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage Control, Lafayette, Louisiana, 18–19 February.

Perforating Requirements for Fracture Stimulations

This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 39453, “Perforating Requirements for Fracture Stimulations,” by L.A. Behrmann, SPE, Schlumberger Perforating and Testing Center, and K.G. Nolte, SPE, Dowell, originally presented at the 1998 SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage Control, Lafayette, Louisiana, 18–19 February.

Aluminum Scaling and Formation Damage Caused by Regular Mud-Acid Treatment

This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 39483, “Aluminum Scaling and Formation Damage Due to Regular Mud-Acid Treatment,” by H.A. Nasr-El-Din, SPE, and J.A. Hopkins, SPE, Saudi Aramco, and C.E. Shuchart, SPE, and T. Wilkinson, SPE, Halliburton Energy Services, originally presented at the 1998 SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage Control, Lafayette, Louisiana, 18–19 February.

Remedial Acid Treatment for Deepwater Turbidite Sands Containing Zeolite Cement

This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 39595, “Designing a Remedial Acid Treatment for Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Turbidite Sands Containing Zeolite Cement,” by B.A. Rogers, SPE, M.K. Burk, and S.A. Stonecipher, Marathon Oil Co., originally presented at the 1998 SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage Control, Lafayette, Louisiana, 18–19 February.

New Guidelines for Applying Curable Resin-Coated Proppants

This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 39582, “New Guidelines for Applying Curable Resin-Coated Proppants,” by P.D. Nguyen, SPE, R.G. Dusterhoft, SPE, B.T. Dewprashad, SPE, and J.D. Weaver, SPE, Halliburton Energy Services Inc., originally presented at the1998 SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage Control, Lafayette, Louisiana, 18–19 February.

Performance of Fluid-Loss-Control Additives in Acid-Fracturing Treatments

This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 39581, “Do Fluid-Loss-Control Additives Perform as Claimed in Acid-Fracturing Treatments,” by Naim A. Mumallah, SPE, Phillips Petroleum Co., originally presented at the 1998 SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage Control, Lafayette, Louisiana, 18–19 February.

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Production Operations

Shunts Help Gravel Pack Horizontal Wellbores With Leakoff Problems

This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 38640, “Gravel Packing Horizontal Wellbores with Leakoff Using Shunts,” by L.G. Jones, SPE, Lloyd Jones & Assocs.; R.J. Tibbles, SPE, Dowell; L. Myers, Mobil Equatorial Guinea Inc.; David Bryant, SPE, Mobil E&P U.S. Inc.; Jim Hardin, U.S. Filter/Johnson Screen; and Gary Hurst, SPE, Stimlab, originally presented at the 1997 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, 5–8 October.

Completion Design for Downhole Water and Oil Separation and Invert Coning

This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 38829, “Completion Design for Downhole Water and Oil Separation and Invert Coning,” by Arthur Loginov, Baker Oil Tools, and Christopher Shaw, Centrilift, originally presented at the 1997 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, 5–8 October.

Sand-Erosion Control by Use of Chokes in Series

This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 38843, “Sand-Erosion Control by Use of Chokes in Series in Deep, High-Pressure Oil-Producing Wells in North of Monagas, Venezuela,” by J. Alí, Corpoven, S.A., originally presented at the 1997 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, 5–8 October.

Effect of Water Breakthrough on Sand Production: Experimental and Field Evidence

This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 38806, “Effect of Water Breakthrough on Sand Production: Experimental and Field Evidence,” by A. Skjærstein and J. Tronvoll, SPE, IKU Petroleum Research; F.J. Santarelli, SPE, Oilfield Production Consultants; and H. Jøranson, SPE, Statoil Norway, presented at the 1997 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, 5–8 October.

Flow Assurance in Multiphase Environments

This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 37237, “Flow Assurance in Multiphase Environments,” by I.N. Forsdyke, SPE, BP Exploration Operating Co. Ltd., originally presented at the 1997 SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry, Houston, 18–21 February.

Alternative Riser-Base Gas Lift for Deepwater Development

This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 38541, “An Alternative Economic Method to Riser-Base Gas-Lift for Deepwater, Subsea Oil-/Gasfield Developments,” by K.S. Johal, C.E. Teh, and A.R. Cousins, McDermott Marine Construction Ltd., originally presented at the 1997 Offshore Europe Conference, Aberdeen, 9–12 September.

Perforation-Tunnel Permeability Can Assess Cased-Hole Gravel-Pack Performance

This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 39455, “Use of Perforation-Tunnel Permeability as a Means of Assessing Cased-Hole Gravel-Pack Performance,” by Robert C. Burton, Conoco Inc., originally presented at the 1998 SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage Control, Lafayette, Louisiana, 18–19 February.

Fines-Migration Control in High-Water-Cut Nigerian Oil Wells

This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 39482, “Fines-Migration Control in High-Water-Cut Nigerian Oil Wells: Problems and Solutions,” by Toni Ezeukwu, Ashland Oil Nigeria Co.; R.L. Thomas, SPE, Dowell; and Terje Gunneroed, Dowell Nigeria, originally presented at the 1998 SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage Control, Lafayette, Louisiana, 18–19 February.

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