Smart Wells

Near-Wellbore Modeling To Assist Operation of an Intelligent Multilateral Well

This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 71828, “Near-Wellbore Modeling To Assist Operation of an Intelligent Multilateral Well in the Sherwood Formation,” by C. Lucas, SPE, Schlumberger; P. Duffy and E. Randall, SPE, BPAmoco; and Y. Jalali, SPE, Schlumberger, originally presented at the 2001 Offshore Europe Conference, Aberdeen, 4–7 September.

Intelligent Well Technology in Mature Assets

This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 71822, “Intelligent Well Technology in Mature Assets,” by Navid Akram, Steve Hicking, Paul Blythe, Peter Kavanagh, and Paul Reijnen, Shell U.K. E&P Ltd., and Derek Mathieson, SPE, WellDynamics Intl. Ltd., originally presented at the 2001 Offshore Europe, Aberdeen, 4–7 September.

Reliable and Interventionless Intelligent Well Completion

This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper OTC 14252, “Reliable and Completely Interventionless Intelligent Well Completion Technology: Application and Field Study,” by D.E. Johnson, D.M. Turner, SPE, and D.J. Walker, SPE, OSCA Inc.; D. Harris and D. McDaniel, Kerr-McGee, originally presented at the 2002 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 6–9 May.

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Frac Pack

Lessons Learned From Frac Packs in the Campos Basin

This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 73722, “Lessons Learned From a Hundred Frac Packs in the Campos Basin,” by L.F. Neumann, SPE, and C.A. Pedroso, SPE, Petrobras; L.M. Neto and R.C. Bezerra de Melo, SPE, BJ Services, originally presented at the 2002 SPE International Symposium and Exhibition on Formation Damage Control, Lafayette, Louisiana, 20–21 February.

Sand-Control Screen Assembly Enables Multilobe Frac Packs

This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 73723, “Innovative Sand-Control Screen Assembly Enables Successful Multilobe Frac Packs in Adverse Recompletion Conditions,” by Morris Cox, SPE, Tom Roane, SPE, Mike Sanders, SPE, Brad Clarkson, SPE, and Harvey Fitzpatrick, SPE, Halliburton Energy Services Inc., originally presented at the 2002 SPE International Symposium and Exhibition on Formation Damage Control, Lafayette, Louisiana, 20–21 February.

Frac Packing Openhole Completions: An Industry Milestone

This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 73757, “Frac Packing Openhole Completions: An Industry Milestone,” by Pedro M. Saldungaray, SPE, Schlumberger; Juan Troncoso, SPE, Muhammed Sofyan, SPE, Bambang T. Santoso, SPE, Repsol-YPF; and Mahmet Parlar, SPE, Colin Price-Smith, SPE, Gary Hurst, SPE, and William Bailey, SPE, Schlumberger, originally presented at the 2002 SPE International Symposium and Exhibition on Formation Damage Control, Lafayette, Louisiana, 20–21 February.

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Field Management

Multicriteria Decision-Making in Strategic Reservoir Planning

This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 71413, “Multicriteria Decision-Making in Strategic Reservoir Planning Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process,” by William E. Gerbacia, Chevron Overseas Petroleum Inc., and Hanaa Al-Shammari, Kuwait Oil Co., originally presented at the 2001 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, 30 September–3 October.

Permanent Fiber-Optic Monitoring at Northstar

This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 76747, “Permanent Fiber-Optic Monitoring at Northstar: Pressure/Temperature System and Data Overview,” by Tor K. Kragas, SPE, Weatherford Completion Systems, and Bill F. Turnbull, SPE, and Michael J. Francis, SPE, BP Exploration (Alaska), originally presented at the 2002 SPE Western Regional/AAPG Pacific Section Joint Meeting, Anchorage, Alaska, 20–22 May.

Geohazards: Are We Looking at Them the Right Way?

This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper OTC 14106, “Geohazards:Are We Looking at Them the Right Way? View From Down Under,” by Andy Lane and Alex Taylor, Woodside Energy Ltd., originally presented at the 2002 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 6–9 May.

Flow Assurance: A p3 Discipline

This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper OTC 14010, “Flow Assurance: A p3 Discipline,” by Lloyd D. Brown, SPE, Conoco Inc., originally presented at the 2002 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 6–9 May.

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