September 1998
Volume 50 Number 9
Features
1999 President Inciarte Talks About Technology, the Industry, and SPE
APOGCE ‘98: Making a Difference
technology focus
Drilling and Completion
Gravel Packing a 2,400-ft Openhole Horizontal Interval
This article is a synopsis of paper OTC 8586, “New Completion Techniques Applied to a Deepwater Gulf of Mexico TLP Completion Successfully Gravel Pack an Openhole Horizontal Interval of 2,400 ft,” by Pete Duhon, Alan Holley, Nick Gardiner, SPE, and Tommy Grigsby, SPE, Halliburton Energy Services, originally presented at the 1998 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 4–7 May.
Well-Completion Technique Using Steam for Formations With Unconsolidated Sands
This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 38793, “A Novel, Low-Cost, Well-Completion Technique Using Steam for Formations with Unconsolidated Sands, Wilmington Field, California,” by D.K. Davies, SPE, David K. Davies & Assocs. Inc., and J.J. Mondragon, SPE, and P.S. Hara, SPE, Tidelands Oil Production Co., originally presented at the 1997 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, 5–8 October.
Drilling Optimization and Use of a Titanium Motor Reduce Short-Radius-Drilling Time
This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 39387, “Drilling Optimization and Use of Titanium Motor Results in 40% Reduction in Short-Radius-Drilling Time,” by Michael R. French, SPE, and Mangojak Siagian, PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia, and Brod C. Sutcliffe, SPE, and Jerry Jones, Baker Hughes Inteq, originally presented at the 1998 IADC/SPE Drilling Conference, Dallas, 3–5 March.
Stopping a Water Cossflow in a Sour-Gas Producing Well
This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 39396, “Stopping a Water Crossflow in a Sour-Gas Producer Well,” by Y. Le Hello and P. Ghesquiere, Elf Aquitaine Production, and J. Woodruff, SPE, John Wight Co., originally presented at the 1998 IADC/SPE Drilling Conference, Dallas, 3–6 March.
Sand-Control Completion Design, Installation, and Performance in High-Rate Gas Wells
This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 39432, “Sand-Control Completion Design, Installation, and Performance of High-Rate Gas Wells in the Jupiter Field,” by R.C. Burton, SPE, and S.A. Boggan, SPE, Conoco Inc., originally presented at the 1998 SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage Control, Lafayette, Louisiana, 18–19 February.
Effect of Sand-Grain Size on Perforator Performance
This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 39457, “Effect of Sand-Grain Size on Perforator Performance,” by J.E. Brooks, SPE, W. Yang, and L.A. Behrmann, SPE, Schlumberger Wireline & Testing, originally presented at the 1998 SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage Control, Lafayette, Louisiana, 18–19 February.
Underbalanced Drilling in the Williston Basin
This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 39924, “Underbalanced Drilling in the Williston Basin,” by D.L. Purvis, SPE, and D.D. Smith, SPE, BJ Services, originally presented at the 1998 SPE Rocky Mountain Regional/Low Permeability Reservoirs Symposium, Denver, Colorado, 5–8 April.
Electric Coiled-Tubing Drilling
This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 46013, “Electric Coiled-Tubing Drilling: The First Steps Toward a Smart CT Drilling System,” by P.F. Head, SPE, XL Technology Ltd.; T.J. Hanson, SPE, Enterprise Oil plc.; M. Yuratich, SPE, TSL Technology Ltd.; and D.R. Turner, SPE, XL Technology Ltd., originally presented at the 1998 SPE/ICoTA Coiled Tubing Roundtable, Houston, 15–16 April.
Heavy Oil
Geochemical Approaches to Heavy-Oil Viscosity Mapping
This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 46205, “Evaluation of Geochemical Approaches to Heavy-Oil Viscosity Mapping in San Joaquin Valley, California,” by P.C. Henshaw, SPE, Chevron U.S.A. Production Co.; R.M.K. Carlson, SPE, and M.M. Pena, Chevron Petroleum Technology Co.; and M.M. Boduszynski, C.E. Rechsteiner, and A.S.G. Shafizadeh, SPE, Chevron Research and Technology Co., originally presented at the 1998 SPE Western Regional Meeting, Bakersfield, California, 10–13 May.
Sand Production and SAGD To Produce Heavy Oil
This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 48890, “Heavy-Oil Production From Unconsolidated Sandstones Using Sand Production and SAGD,” by Maurice B. Dusseault and Mikhail B. Geilikman, SPE, U. of Waterloo, and T.J.T. Spanos, U. of Alberta, originally prepared for the 1998 SPE International Conference and Exhibition in China, Beijing, 2–6 November.
Minimum Pseudocomponent Requirements for Compositional Thermal Simulation of Heavy Oil
This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 39640, “Minimum Pseudocomponent Requirements for Compositional Thermal Simulation of Heavy Oil,” by C.S. Lolley, SPE, and W.C. Richardson, SPE, Texaco Group Inc., originally presented at the 1998 SPE/DOE Improved Oil Recovery Symposium, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 19–22 April.
Permeability Modification of Diatomite During Hot-Fluid Injection
This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 46210, “Permeability Modification of Diatomite During Hot-Fluid Injection,” by S.K. Bhat, SPE, and A.R. Kovscek, SPE, Stanford U., originally presented at the 1998 SPE Western Regional Meeting, Bakersfield, California, 10–13 May.
Combustion-Front and Burned-Zone Growth
This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 46244, “Combustion-Front and Burned-Zone Growth in Successful California ISC Projects,” by Egon H. Garthoffner, SPE, Arco Western Energy, originally presented at the 1998 SPE Western Regional Meeting, Bakersfield, California, 10–13 May.
Accurate Oil-Saturation Determination and Monitoring
This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 46245, “Accurate Oil-Saturation Determination and Monitoring in a Heavy-Oil Reservoir,” by Paul Harness, SPE, and Noel Shotts, SPE, Texaco E&P Inc.; Jim Hemingway and David Rose, GeoQuest; and Roy van der Sluis, SPE, Schlumberger Wireline and Testing, originally presented at the 1998 SPE Western Regional Meeting, Bakersfield, California, 10–13 May.
Increasing Heavy-Oil Production With Dual-String Technology
This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 46220, “Increasing Heavy-Oil Production Utilizing Dual-String New Technology,” by B.L. Evans, SPE, B.L. Evans & Assocs. Inc., and G.M. Muth, SPE, Muth Pump LLC, originally presented at the 1998 SPE Western Regional Meeting, Bakersfield, California 10–13 May.
Desanding System for Downhole Oil/Water Separation: Field Trial
This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 49053, “Field Trial of the First Desanding System for Downhole Oil/Water Separation in a Heavy-Oil Application,” by T.L. Danyluk, SPE, and R.C. Chachula, SPE, PanCanadian Petroleum Ltd., and S.C. Solanki, SPE, C-FER Technologies Inc., originally prepared for the 1998 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, 27–30 September.
Geophysics in Engineering
Seismic Reservoir Monitoring: Leading-Edge Technologies
This article is a synopsis of paper OTC 8648, “Seismic Reservoir Monitoring: Application of Leading-Edge Technologies in Reservoir Management,” by Scott C. Key and Brackin A. Smith, Phillips Petroleum Co., originally presented at the 1998 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 4–7 May.
Minimal-Effort Time-Lapse 3D-Seismic Process
This article is a synopsis of paper OTC 8649, “Minimal-Effort Time-Lapse 3D (TL 3D) -Seismic Process,” by Gary L. Kinsland and Louis M. Houston, U. of Southwestern Louisiana, originally presented at the 1998 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 4–7 May.
Advanced Borehole Seismology
This article is a synopsis of paper OTC 8819, “Advanced Borehole Seismology,” by B.N.P. Paulsson, J.W. Fairborn, and B.N. Fuller, Paulsson Geophysical Services Inc., originally presented at the 1998 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 4–7 May.
