Bit Technology

A New Approach for Drill-Bit Selection

This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 65618, “A New Approach for Drill Bit Selection,” by H.I. Bilgesu, SPE, A.F. Al-Rashidi (now with Kuwait Drilling Co.), K. Aminian, SPE, and S. Ameri, SPE, West Virginia U., originally presented at the 2000 SPE Eastern Regional Meeting, Morgantown, West Virginia, 17–19 October.

A Stick/Slip Analysis Based on Rock/Bit Interaction

This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 59230, “A Stick/Slip Analysis Based on Rock/Bit Interaction: Theoretical and Experimental Contribution,” by N. Challamel, SPE, H. Sellami, E. Chenevez, Paris School of Mines, and L. Gossuin, Security DBS, originally presented at the IADC/SPE 2000 Drilling Conference, New Orleans, 23–25 February.

Improving PDC Performance, Prudhoe Bay, Alaska

This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 59226, “Design at the Customer Interface: Practicalities of Improving Established Benchmark Performance, Prudhoe Bay, Alaska,” by J.P. Lewis, SPE, Fairweather Technologies; D.M. Stone, SPE, Arco; G. Hecht, Sperry Sun; and L. Eichman, Security DBS, originally presented at the 2000 IADC/SPE Drilling Conference, New Orleans, 23–25 February.

Bicenter Innovations Tested in Deepwater Drilling

This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 59239, “Bicenter Innovations Impact Deepwater Drilling,” by Dubby Denham, Shell Deepwater Development Inc. and Coy M. Fielder, SPE, Diamond Products Intl. Inc., originally presented at the IADC/SPE 2000 Drilling Conference, New Orleans, 23–25 February.

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Reservoir/Asset Management

Applying Probabilistic and Qualitative Methods to Asset-Management Decision Making

This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 59455, “The Application of Probabilistic and Qualitative Methods to Asset-Management Decision Making,” by G.S. Simpson, SPE, F.E. Lamb, J.H. Finch, and N.C. Dinnie, U. of Aberdeen, originally presented at the 2000 SPE Asia Pacific Conference on Integrated Modeling for Asset Management, Yokohama, Japan, 25–26 April.

Managing Operating Costs With a Risk- and Economic-Evaluation Tool

This article is a synopsis of SPE 64448, “A Risk- and Economic-Evaluation Tool for Management of Operating Costs,” by Helen E. Harvey, SPE, and Dale P. Gration, Woodside Energy Ltd., and Stephen Martin, IGL Engineering Pty. Ltd., originally presented at the 2000 SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, Brisbane, Australia, 16–18 October.

Optimizing Blake Field Development

This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 64714, “Optimizing the Development of Blake Field Under Tough Economic and Environmental Conditions,” by K.E. Du, SPE, S. Pai, J. Brown, R.M. Moore, and M. Simmons, BG Intl., originally presented at the 2000 SPE International Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition in China, Beijing, 7–10 November.

Improved Reservoir Management for Independent Operators in Mature Basins

This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 59299, “Improved Reservoir Management/ Characterization for Independent Operators in Mature Basins, A Case Study: South Slattery Field, Powder River Basin, Wyoming,” by Lanny G. Schoeling, SPE Shell CO2 Co. Ltd. and Sandra Mark, Petroleum Technology Transfer Council, originally presented at the 2000 SPE/DOE Improved Oil Recovery Symposium, Tulsa, Oklahoma 3–5 April.

Fracture- and Production-Data Integration With Discrete-Fracture-Network Models

This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 60306, “Fracture- and Production- Data Integration Using Discrete Fracture-Network Models for Carbonate- Reservoir Management, South Oregon Basin Field, Wyoming,” by R. Parney, T. Cladouhos, P. La Pointe, and W. Dershowitz, Golder Assocs. Inc., and B. Curran, Marathon Oil Co., originally presented at the 2000 SPE Rocky Mountain Regional/Low Permeability Reservoirs Symposium and Exhibition, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., 12–15 March.  

Economics of 4D Reservoir Management

This article is a synopsis of paper OTC 12129, “The Economics of 4D Reservoir Management,” by Roger N. Anderson, SPE, Albert Boulanger, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia U., and John I. Howell III, Portfolio Decisions Inc., originally presented at the 2000 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 1–4 May.

Microearthquake Monitoring for Reservoir Management

This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 63131, “The Role of Microearthquake Monitoring in Hydrocarbon- Reservoir Management,” by A. Jupe, SPE, R. Jones, S. Wilson and J. Cowles, SPE, ABB Offshore Systems Ltd., originally presented at the 2000 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Dallas, 1–4 October.

Entrepreneurial Success of Local Oil Operators

This article was taken from an original manuscript, “A Decade of Entrepreneurial Success From Local Oil Operators—A Case Study,” by Kenneth S. Lewis, SPE, Francis Jaipaulsingh, SPE, and Dipnarine Singh, SPE, Petroleum Co. of Trinidad and Tobago Ltd., submitted to JPT. No reprints are available.

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