Deepwater Drilling and Completions

Girassol: Drilling and Completion Experience

This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper OTC 14168, “Girassol: Drilling and Completion Experience Gained Through First 12 Wells,” by Jean Lassus Dessus and Jorge Abreu, TotalFinaElf E&P, originally presented at the 2002 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 6–9 May.

Surface BOP for Deepwater Drilling in a Moderate Environment

This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper OTC 14265, “Surface BOP for Deepwater Moderate Environment Drilling Operations From a Floating Drilling Unit,” by Earl Shanks, Jim Schroeder, Bill Ambrose, and Riddle Steddum, Transocean Sedco Forex Inc., originally presented at the 2002 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 6–9 May.

Dry Tree FPDSO Unit for Brazilian Waters

This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper OTC 14256, “A Dry Tree FPDSO Unit for Brazilian Waters,” by L. Poldervaart, SPE, and J. Pollack, Single Buoy Moorings Inc., originally presented at the 2002 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 6–9 May.

Drilling Deep Subsalt Wells in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico

This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 71363, “Lessons Learned in the Planning and Drilling of Deep Subsalt Wells in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico,” by C.D. Whitson, SPE, and M.K. McFadyen, SPE, Texaco Inc., originally presented at the 2001 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, 30 September–3 October.

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Formation Evaluation

Integrating Rock Physics, Seismic Amplitudes, and Geological Models

This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 71321, “Geostatistical Integration of Rock Physics, Seismic Amplitudes, and Geological Models in North-Sea Turbidite Systems,” by Jef Caers, SPE, Per Avseth, and Tapan Mukerji, SPE, Stanford U., originally presented at the 2001 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, 30 September–3 October.

Estimating Petrophysical Properties in a Complex Fractured Reservoir

This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 71741, “Use of an Integrated Approach for Estimating Petrophysical Properties in a Complex Fractured Reservoir: A Case History,” by N. Bona, SPE, F. Radaelli, A. Ortenzi, A. De Poli, and C. Peduzzi, ENI/Agip, and M. Giorgioni, SPE, Enterprise Oil Italiana, originally presented at the 2001 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, 30 September–3 October.

Propagating Interval Uncertainties in Supervised Pattern Recognition

This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 71327, “Propagating Interval Uncertainties in Supervised Pattern Recognition for Reservoir Characterization,” by P. Nivlet, SPE, and F. Fournier, SPE, Inst. Français du Pétrole, and J.J. Royer, CNRS-CRPG, originally presented at the 2001 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, 30 September–3 October.

Mud Microloss Analysis While Drilling Improves Fractured-Reservoir Evaluation

This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 71737, “Use of Mud Microloss Analysis While Drilling To Improve the Formation Evaluation in Fractured Reservoir,” by G. Beda and C. Carugo, ENI Agip Div., originally presented at the 2001 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, 30 September–3 October.

Real-Time and Time-Lapse LWD Images for Geosteering and Formation Evaluation

This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 71733, “The Use of Real-Time and Time-Lapse Logging-While-Drilling Images for Geosteering and Formation Evaluation in the Breitbrunn Field, Bavaria, Germany,” by Hendrik Rohler, RWE-DEA A.G., and Ted Bornemann, Alexis Darquin, and John Rasmus, Schlumberger, originally presented at the 2001 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, 30 September–3 October.

Imparting Directional Dependence on Log-Derived Permeability

This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 71721, “Imparting Directional Dependence on Log-Derived Permeability,” by J.H. Schön, Joanneum Research, and D.T. Georgi, SPE, and O. Fanini, SPE, Baker Atlas, originally presented at the 2001 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, 30 September–3 October.

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Heavy Oil

Injector-/Producer-Well Combinations in Toe-to-Heel Air Injection

This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 75137, “Injection Well/Producer Well Combinations in THAI ‘Toe-to-Heel Air Injection,’” by T.X. Xia and M. Greaves, SPE, U. of Bath, and A.T. Turta, SPE, Petroleum Recovery Inst., originally presented at the 2002 SPE Improved Oil Recovery Symposium, Tulsa, 13–17 April.

Gas/Oil Ratio, Temperature, and Initial Water-Saturation Effects on Solution-Gas Drive

This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 71499, “Effect of GOR, Temperature, and Initial Water Saturation on Solution-Gas Drive in Heavy-Oil Reservoirs,” by G. Tang, SPE, and A. Firoozabadi, SPE, Reservoir Engineering Research Inst., originally presented at the 2001 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, 30 September–3 October.

Effect of Heterogeneity on In-Situ Combustion

This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 75128, “The Effect of Heterogeneity on In-Situ Combustion: The Propagation of Combustion Fronts in Layered Porous Media,” by I. Yücel Akkutlu and Yannis C. Yortsos, SPE, U. of Southern California, originally presented at the 2002 SPE/DOE Thirteenth Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery, Tulsa, 13–17 April.

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