Drilling and Completion Fluids

Thomas Carter, Director of the Tetra Technologies Inc. Technology Center

Sizing Particles in Drilling and Completion Fluids

This article is a synopsis of paper reasonable agreement. SPE 68964, “Strategies for Sizing Particles in Drilling and Completion Fluids,” by Ajay Suri and Mukul M. Sharma, SPE, U. of Texas at Austin, originally presented at the 2001 SPE European Formation Damage Conference, The Hague, 21–22 May.

Measurement of Filter-Cake Mechanical Properties

This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 68948, “Measurement of the Mechanical Properties of Filter Cakes,” by P. Cerasi, SINTEF Petroleum Research; H.K. Ladva, SPE, Schlumberger Cambridge Research; A.J. Bradbury, SPE, M-I LLC; and K. Soga, U. of Cambridge, originally presented at the 2001 SPE European Formation Damage Conference, The Hague, 21–22 May.

Test of a Full-Scale Dual-Gradient Drilling System

This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 71358, “Subsea Mudlift Drilling: Planning and Preparation for the First Subsea Field Test of a Full-Scale Dual Gradient Drilling System at Green Canyon 136, Gulf of Mexico,” by J.P. Schumacher, SPE, J.D. Dowell, SPE, and L.R. Ribbeck, SPE, Texaco Inc., and J.C. Eggemeyer, Conoco Inc., originally presented at the 2001 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, 30 September– 3 October.

Water-Based Drilling-Fluid Systems for Deepwater Norway

This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 67834, “Design of Water-Based Drilling-Fluid Systems for Deepwater Norway,” by Eirik Sørgård, SPE, and Eva Alterås, Norsk Hydro, and Gunnar Fimreite, SPE, Andrew Dzialowski, and Grete S. Svanes, SPE, M-I LLC, originally presented at the 2001 SPE/IADC Drilling Conference, Amsterdam, 27 February– 1 March.

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Formation Evaluation

John Nieto, Global Coordinator of Formation Evaluation for ExxonMobil

In the Driver’s Seat With LWD Azimuthal Density Images

This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 72282, “In the Driver’s Seat With LWD Azimuthal Density Images,” by Gene Ballay, Hussein Al-Ali, and Scott Amos, Saudi Arabian Oil Co., and Bob Dennis, Schlumberger, originally presented at the 2001 SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology, Bahrain, 22–24 October.

Rule-Induction Algorithm for Multidisciplinary Data

This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 72282, “In the Driver’s Seat With LWD Azimuthal Density Images,” by Gene Ballay, Hussein Al-Ali, and Scott Amos, Saudi Arabian Oil Co., and Bob Dennis, Schlumberger, originally presented at the 2001 SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology, Bahrain, 22–24 October.

Predicting Permeability in Carbonates for Interwell Permeability Mapping

This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 71336, “Predicting Permeability From Well Logs in Carbonates With a Link to Geology for Interwell Permeability Mapping,” by James W. Jennings Jr., SPE, and F. Jerry Lucia, SPE, Bureau of Economic Geology, U. of Texas, originally presented at the 2001 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, 30 September–3 October.

Adding Value to Impedance Models Through Sequence Stratigraphy

This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 71350, “Adding Value to Impedance Models Through Sequence Stratigraphy,” by Z. Marzuki, SPE, Petronas Carigali, and M.S. Sams and D. Atkins, Jason Geosystems, originally presented at the 2001 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, 30 September–3 October.

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Subsea Completions

Morris Keene, Deepwater Drilling Specialist for Occidental Oil and Gas Corp.

Continuous Management and Learning Applied to Standard Deepwater Subsea Systems

This article is a synopsis of paper OTC 13119, “Delivering World-Class Uptime—Continuous Management and Learning as Applied to Standard Deepwater Subsea Systems,” by F.M. Pattee, SPE, Shell Intl. E&P Inc.— Deepwater Services, originally presented at the 2001 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 30 April–3 May.

Flow Assurance Challenges for Wet and Dry Tree Systems in Ultradeep Water

This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 71545, “A Tale of Two Trees: Flow Assurance Challenges for Wet Tree and Dry Tree Systems in Ultradeep Water,” by T.S. Golczynski, SPE, and V.G. Niesen, SPE, Multiphase Solutions Inc., originally presented at the 2001 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, 30 September–3 October.

Multiphase Flow in Subsea Flowline Systems During Emergency Shutdown

This article is a synopsis of paper SPE 69418, “Dynamic Processes of Multiphase Flow in Subsea Flowline/ Riser Systems During ESD Valve Shutdown,” by Y. Doreen Chin, SPE, J.P. Kenny Inc., and Zeng-Gang Xu, SPE, Scandpower A/S, originally presented at the 2001 SPE Latin American and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference, Buenos Aires, 25–28 March.

A Drillpipe Riser System for the Roncador Field

This article is a synopsis of paper OTC 13256, “Installation of Subsea Trees in Roncador Field at 1800 m Water Depth Using the Drillpipe Riser,” by J.R.F. Moreira, Petrobras, and T.E. Johansen, SPE, FMC-KOS, originally presented at the 2001 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 30 April–3 May.

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