October 2001
Volume 53 Number 10
Features
Technical Interest Groups Take Members by Digital Storm
SPE Members To Select New Specialties
Distinguished Author Series - Foamy-Oil Flow
Brij B. Maini
Completion Technology
Tommy Grigsby, member of Halliburton Energy Services’ Global Deepwater Solutions Team
Practical Guidelines for Field Remediation of Gas Hydrates
This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 69424, “Problems in Gas Hydrates: Practical Guidelines for Field Remediation,” by J.E. Paez, Dalhousie U.; R. Blok, Martec Ltd.; and H. Vaziri, SPE, and M.R. Islam, SPE, Dalhousie U., originally presented at the 2001 SPE Latin American and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference, Buenos Aires, 25–28 March.
Filter-Cake Flowback in Sand-Control Completions
This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 68933, “Evaluation of Filter-Cake Flowback in Sand-Control Completions,” by D. Tiffin, SPE, BP plc; B. Stevens, SPE, Omni Laboratories Inc.; and E. Park, SPE, F. Elliott, SPE, and J. Gilchrist, SPE, BP plc, originally presented at the 2001 SPE European Formation Damage Conference, The Hague, 21–22 May.
Propellant/Perforating Technology To Enhance Proppant Placement
This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 71639, “Field Performance of Propellant/Perforating Technologies To Enhance Placement of Proppant on High-Risk Sand-Control Completions,” by K.C. Folse, SPE, R.L. Dupont, SPE, and C.G. Coats, SPE, Halliburton Energy Services, and D.B. Nasse, Shell Offshore Inc., originally presented at the 2001 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, 30 September–3 October.
Field Trial of a Novel Multiphase Hydraulic Submersible Pump
This article is a synopsis of paper OTC 13197, “Field Trial and Subsequent Large-Scale Deployment of a Novel Multiphase Hydraulic Submersible Pump in the Captain Field,” by W.G. Harden, SPE, Weir Pumps Ltd., and A.A. Downie, SPE, Texaco North Sea U.K. Co., originally presented at the 2001 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 30 April–3 May.
Reservoir Performance
William J. O’Brien, Engineering Adviser with Occidental of Elk Hills Inc.
Optimizing Reservoir Performance With Real-Time Distributed Temperature Data
This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 65478, “Using Real-Time Fibre Optic Distributed-Temperature Data for Optimising Reservoir Performance,” by O.S. Laurence, SPE, and G.A. Brown, SPE, Sensa, originally presented at the 2000 SPE International Conference on Horizontal Well Technology, Calgary, 6–8 November.
Effect of Pore-Fluid Type on Perforation Damage and Flow Characteristics
This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 67290, “Effect of Pore Fluid Type on Perforation Damage and Flow Characteristics,” by C. Ozgen Karacan, SPE, Abraham S. Grader, SPE, and Phillip M. Halleck, SPE, Pennsylvania State U., originally presented at the 2001 SPE Production and Operations Symposium, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 24–27 March.
Flow Regimes and Liquid Holdup in Horizontal Multiphase Flow
This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 68219, “Artificial Neural Network Models for Identifying Flow Regimes and Predicting Liquid Holdup in Horizontal Multiphase Flow,” by El- Sayed A. Osman, SPE, King Fahd U. of Petroleum and Minerals, originally presented at the 2001 SPE Middle East Oil Show, Bahrain, 17–20 March.
Countercurrent Imbibition Processes in Diatomite
This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 68837, “An Investigation of Countercurrent Imbibition Processes in Diatomite,” by D. Zhou, SPE, Chevron Petroleum Technology Co.; L. Jia, SPE, Stanford U.; J. Kamath, SPE, Chevron Petroleum Technology Co.; and A.R. Kovscek, SPE, Stanford U., originally presented at the 2001 SPE Western Regional Meeting, Bakersfield, California, 26–30 March.
Intelligent Systems
Jay Stratton, Petroleum Engineering Team Lead for Anadarko Petroleum’s Groupement Berkine partnership with Sonatrach in Hassi Messaoud, Algeria
Networking Intelligent Subsea Completions
This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 71532, “Networking Intelligent Subsea Completions Using Industrial Standards,” by Stéphane Hiron, SPE, Schlumberger, originally presented at the 2001 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, 30 September–3 October.
Intelligent Completion System Installed in the Gulf of Mexico
This article is a synopsis of paper OTC 11928, also presented as SPE 68218, “Case Study: First Intelligent Completion System Installed in the Gulf of Mexico,” by V.B. Jackson, SPE, Halliburton Energy Services Inc., and T.R. Tips, SPE, Petroleum Engineering Services Inc., at the 2001 SPE Middle East Oil Show, Bahrain, 17–20 March.
Space-Industry Reliability Practices for Intelligent Wells
This article is a synopsis of paper OTC by other industry sectors. 13027, “Adopting Reliability Practices From the Space Industry Into Intelligent Wells,” by Brock Williams, BP plc, and Jamie Holbrook, General Dynamics, originally presented at the 2001 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 30 April–3 May.
An Integrated Electric Flow-Control System
This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 71531, “An Integrated Electric Flow-Control System Installed in the F-22 Wytch Farm Well,” by V. Tourillon, SPE, Schlumberger, and E.R. Randall, SPE, and B. Kennedy, SPE, BP plc, originally presented at the 2001 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, 30 September–3 October.
