November 2002
Volume 54 Number 11
Features
HSE Horizons: Leadership Behaviors for Maximizing Safety
Rhona Flin, Angela O’Dea, and Steven Yule, U. of Aberdeen
Management - A Tour of A Successful Knowledge Management Strategy
Michael Behounek, Director of Knowledge Manager, Halliburton
Technology Today Series - Optical Fiber Sensors in Upstream Oil & Gas
George A. Brown and Arthur Hartog, Schlumberger
Horizontal Wells
Lew A. Hayes, Vice President Operations, Petrovera Resources Ltd.
Modeling Near-Wellbore Damage and Natural Cleanup of Water-Based Mud
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 73733, “Modeling of Both Near-Wellbore Damage and Natural Cleanup of Horizontal Wells Drilled With a Water-Based Mud,” by Y. Ding, SPE, D. Longeron, SPE, G. Renard, SPE, and A. Audibert, SPE, Inst. Français du Pétrole, originally presented at the 2002 SPE International Symposium and Exhibition on Formation Damage Control, Lafayette, Louisiana, 20–21 February.
Influence of the Horizontal-Well Length on Production Rate and Water Cut
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 77827, “Influence of the Horizontal-Well Length on Production Rate and Water Cut Performance in Regular Field-Development Systems With Horizontal Wells,” by I.R. Mukminov, Yukos Oil Co., originally presented at the 2002 SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, Melbourne, Australia, 8–10 October.
Advanced Openhole Multilaterals
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 7199,“Advanced Openhole Multilaterals,” by D.G. Hurst, SPE, S.P. Hart, SPE, and W.H. Brown, SPE, Weatherford Intl., originally presented at the 2002 IADC/SPE Asia Pacific Drilling Technology, Jakarta, 9–11 September.
Single-Operation Stimulation of 14,000-ft-Long Reservoir Sections
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 78318, “Controlled Acid Jet Technique for Effective Single Operation Stimulation of 14,000+ ft Long Reservoir Sections,” by J.H. Hansen and N. Nederveen, SPE, Mærsk Olie og Gas AS, originally presented at the 2002 SPE European Petroleum Conference, Aberdeen, 29–31 October.
Drilling and Completion Fluids
Thomas Carter, Director of the Tetra Technologies Inc. Technology Center
Drill-In Fluids: Identifying Invasion Mechanisms
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 73714, “Drill-In Fluids: Identifying Invasion Mechanisms,” by R.F.T. Lomba, SPE, A.L. Martins, SPE, C.M. Soares, E.M. Brandao, J.V.M. Magalhaes, and M.V.D. Ferreira, Petrobras, originally presented at the 2002 SPE International Symposium and Exhibition on Formation Damage Control, Lafayette, Louisiana, 20–21 February.
Drilling Waste Management
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 77388, “Drilling Waste Management: Past, Present, and Future,” by John A. Veil, SPE, Argonne Natl. Laboratory, originally presented at the 2002 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, 29 September–2 October.
Toward Zero-Fluid-Loss Oil-Based Muds
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 77446, “Towards Zero-Fluid-Loss Oil-Based Muds,” by M. Aston, SPE, P. Mihalik, SPE, and J. Tunbridge, BP Exploration, and S. Clark, BP Institute Cambridge, originally presented at the 2002 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, 29 September–2 October.
Knowledge Management
Paul S. Schafer, President, Schafer Associates
Online Real-Time Drilling Collaboration
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 78343, “A New Data-Integration and Work-Process System for Providing Online Real-Time Drilling Collaboration,” by Dean H. Kaminiski, SPE, and Nicholas M. Pellerin, Halliburton Energy Services, Sperry-Sun, and Jevon H. Williams, SPE, Shell E&P Co., originally presented at the 2002 SPE European Petroleum Conference, Aberdeen, 29–31 October.
Shared Organization-Learned Project-Management System
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 77226, “New Shared Organization-Learned Project-Management System Provides a Knowledge Hub for Integrated Reservoir Optimization,” by M.L. Drnec, SPE, B. Balci, and J. Etkind, SPE, Schlumberger , originally presented at the 2002 IADC/SPE Asia Pacific Drilling Technology, Jakarta, 9–11 September.
Reservoir Characterization Using a Web-Based Technical Workflow Manager
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 77673, “Integrated Reservoir Characterization and Simulation for Reservoir Management Using a Web-Based Collaborative Technical Workflow Manager,” by H.Z. Meng, SPE, K.S. Godbey, J.R. Gilman, SPE, and M.J. Uland, SPE, iReservoir.com Inc., originally presented at the 2002 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, 29 September– 2 October.
