Bit Technology

David Curry, Technical Manager, Baker Hughes OASIS Engineering Services

Low-Friction Coating Reduces PDC Bit Balling

This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 74514, “Innovative Low-Friction Coating Reduces PDC Balling and Doubles ROP Drilling Shales with WBM,” by M. Rujhan Mat, SPE, and Mohd Zulkifi Bin Zakaria, SPE, Petronas Carigali, and Steve Radford, SPE, and Darren Eckstrom, SPE, Hughes Christensen, originally presented at the 2002 IADC/SPE Drilling Conference, Dallas, 26–28 February.

Mud-Hammer Drilling Performance

This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 74540, “World’s First Benchmarking of Drilling Mud-Hammer Performance at Depth Conditions,” by Gordon A. Tibbits, TerraTek; Roy C. Long, SPE, U.S. Dept. of Energy; Brian E. Miller, SPE, BP; and Arnis Judzis, SPE, and Alan D. Black, SPE, TerraTek, originally presented at the 2002 IADC/SPE Drilling Conference, Dallas, 26–28 February.

How Bit Profile and Gauge Affect Well Trajectory

This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 74459, “How the Bit Profile and Gages Affect the Well Trajectory,” by S. Menand, and H. Sellami, Armines/Ecole des Mines de Paris,; C. Simon, Drillscan; A. Besson, TotalFinaElf; and N. Da Silva, Security DBS, originally presented at the 2002 IADC/SPE Drilling Conference, Dallas, 26–28 February.

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Reservoir/Asset Management

Richard Penney, Performance Improvement Manager, Santos Ltd.

Decision and Risk Analysis Contribute to Portfolio-Management Strategies

This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 77663, “The Potential for State-of-the-Art Decision and Risk Analysis to Contribute to Strategies for Portfolio Management,” by G.S. Simpson, SPE, Gaffney, Cline & Assocs., originally presented at the 2002 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, 29 September–2 October.

Getting Deepwater Development Right: Nonoperator Strategies

This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper OTC 14201, “Getting Deepwater Development Right: Strategies for the Nonoperator,” by Robert G. Jefferis, SPE, and Susan A. Waters, Shell E&P Co., originally presented at the 2002 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 6–9 May.

Valuation and Strategy Setting for Remote Gas Reserves

This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 77930, “The Valuation and Strategy Setting for Remote Gas Reserves,” by Jan F. van Elk, SPE, Woodside Energy Ltd., originally presented at the 2002 SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, Melbourne, Australia, 8–10 October.

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Production/Facilities

Geoffrey Maitland, Research Director for Well Services, Schlumberger Cambridge Research, U.K.

Electrochemical Pretreatment for Prevention of Scale on Metal Surfaces

This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 74676, “An Assessment of Adhesion of Scale and Electrochemical Pretreatment for the Prevention of Scale Deposition on Metal Surfaces,” by S. Labille, A. Neville, G.M. Grapham, SPE, and L.S. Boak, Heriot-Watt U., originally presented at the 2002 SPE Oilfield Scale Symposium, Aberdeen, 30–31 January.

Special Requirements of the Flow System and Equipment for Viscoelastic Polymer Fluids

This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 77496, “Rheology and Special Requirements on the Flow System and Equipment for Large-Scale Injection, Production, and Gathering of Viscous-Elastic Polymer Fluids in Chemical Floods and Methods to Solve the Problems That Emerge,” by Wang Demin, SPE, Jiang Youlin, Wang Yan, SPE, Gong Xiaohong, and SPE, Wang Gang, SPE, Daqing Oil Co. Ltd., originally presented at the 2002 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, 29 September–2 October.

Prudhoe Bay Field Production Optimization System

This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 77643, “Prudhoe Bay E-Field Production Optimization System Based on Integrated Reservoir and Facility Simulation,” by M.L. Litvak, SPE, L.A. Hutchins, SPE, and R.C. Skinner, SPE, BP; B.L. Darlow, SPE, Landmark Graphics Corp.; R.C. Woods, Software North; and L.J. Kuest, GSI, originally presented at the 2002 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, 29 September–2 October.

Downhole Fiber-Optic Multiphase Flowmeter

This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 77655, “Downhole Fiber-Optic Multiphase Flowmeter: Design, Operating Principle, and Testing,” by Tor K. Kragas, SPE, F.X. Bostick III, SPE, and Christopher Mayeu, Weatherford Completion Systems; Daniel L. Gysling, SPE, CiDRA Corp.; and Alex van der Spek, Shell Intl. E&P B.V., originally presented at the 2002 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, 29 September–2 October.

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