Offshore E&P

Svein Tollefsen, Project Manager, Statoil ASA

Real Options Applied to Selecting Technological Alternative

Real Options Applied to Selecting Technological Alternative This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 77587, “Real Options Applied to Selection of Technological Alternative for Offshore Oilfield Development,” by Francisco Dezen, SPE, and Celso K. Morooka, SPE, U. of Campinas, originally prepared for presentation at the 2002 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, 29 September–2 October.

Integration of Intelligent Well Systems into Sand Control Completions

This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 78271, “The Integration of Intelligent Well Systems Into Sand Control Completions for Selective Reservoir Flow Control in Brazil’s Deepwater,” by Leo E. Hill Jr., SPE, Gene Ratterman, SPE, Mike Lorenz, SPE, Sergio Fonseca, and Oswaldo Moreira, Baker Oil Tools, and Fernando Machado, SPE, and Ronaldo Izetti, Petrobras, originally presented at the 2002 SPE 13th European Petroleum Conference, Aberdeen, 29–31 October.

Remotely Controlled In-Situ Gas Lift in the Norne Subsea Field

This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 77660, “Remotely Controlled In-Situ Gas Lift on the Norne Subsea Field,” by Ferid T. Al-Kasim, Synøve Tevik, and Knut Arne Jakobsen, Statoil ASA; Yula Tang, SPE, Scandpower A/S; and Younes Jalali, SPE, Schlumberger, prepared for presentation at the 2002 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, 29 September–2 October.

World-Class Drilling in the Gulf of Thailand

This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 79896, “World-Class Drilling in the Gulf of Thailand: North Pailin Project,” by Wiwat Yodinlom, SPE, Nat Luckanakul, and Pichai Tanamaitreejitt, Unocal Thailand Ltd., originally presented at the 2003 SPE/IADC Drilling Conference, Amsterdam, 19–21 February.

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Natural Gas Technology

Jack R. Jones, Gas Reservoir Engineering Advisor, Upstream Technology Group

Maximizing Reserves Growth and Profitability in Tight Gas Sands

This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 75708, “Applied Reservoir Characterization for Maximizing Reserve Growth and Profitability in Tight Gas Sands: A Paradigm Shift in Development Strategies for Low-Permeability Gas Reservoirs,” by P.D. McKinney, SPE, Anadarko Canada Corp., and J.A. Rushing, SPE, and L.A. Sanders, SPE, Anadarko Petroleum Corp., originally presented at the 2002 SPE Gas Technology Symposium, Calgary, 30 April–2 May.

Two Low-Dosage Hydrate Inhibitors

This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 75668, “Hydrate Inhibition in Gas Wells Treated With Two Low-Dosage Hydrate Inhibitors,” by Dean Lovell, ConocoPhillips Canada and Marek Pakulski, SPE, BJ Unichem Chemical Services, originally presented at the 2002 SPE Gas Technology Symposium, Calgary, 30 April– 2 May.

Well Test Analysis Predicts Retrograde Condensation

This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 77538, “Study of Gas-Condensate Well Productivity in Santa Barbara Field, Venezuela, by Well Test Analysis,” by Mario Briones, SPE, and Judith A. Zambrano, SPE, PDVSA, and César Zerpa, U. de Oriente, prepared for presentation at the 2002 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, 29 September–2 October.

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Reservoir Simulation

Ed May, Senior Reservoir Engineer, Schlumberger Consulting Services

Understanding Reserves Uncertainties in a Mature Field

This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 77896, “Understanding Reserves Uncertainties in a Mature Field by Reservoir Modeling,” by Rini Verbruggen, SPE, Stephen Pannett, SPE, and Greg Stone, Shell Todd Oil Services Ltd., originally presented at the 2002 SPE Asia Pacific Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition, Melbourne, Australia, 8–10 October.

Experiences With Automated History Matching

This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 79670, “Experiences With Automated History Matching,” by C.S. Kabir, SPE, ChevronTexaco Overseas Petroleum, M.C.H. Chien, SPE, Focus Simulation Inc., and J.L. Landa, SPE, ChevronTexaco EPTC, originally presented at the 2003 SPE Reservoir Simulation Symposium, Houston, 3–5 February.

Implicit Compositional Simulation of Miscible-Gas Injection

This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 79692, “A New Formulation for the Implicit Compositional Simulation of Miscible-Gas Injection Processes,” by Garf Bowen, SPE, and Paul Crumpton, SPE, Schlumberger, originally presented at the 2003 SPE Reservoir Simulation Symposium, Houston, 3–5 February.

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