Field Development

Osvaldo Pascolini, New Technology Coordinator, ENI E&P Div.

Forecasting Development of Heavy-Oil Reserves in Ultradeep Waters

This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 82019, “Forecasting the Development of Heavy-Oil Reserves in Ultradeep Waters Using Technological- Risk Models,” by Saul B. Suslick, SPE, and Denis J. Schiozer, SPE, Unicamp; Francisco Nepomuceno, UERJ, Petrobrás S/A; and Ricardo Furtado, SPE, Unicamp, prepared for the 2003 SPE Hydrocarbon Economics and Evaluation Symposium, Dallas, 5–8 April.

Al-Huwaisah Reservoir: Long Journey to Improved Oil Recovery

This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 81461, “Al-Huwaisah Reservoir: The Long Journey to Improved Oil Recovery,” by Mohammed Adil Al-Mugheiry, SPE, Guy Mueller, Marcel Braas, Thomas Materna, SPE, Huw Davies, Chia Fu Hsu, and John Keating, Petroleum Development Oman, prepared for the 2003 SPE 13th Middle East Oil Show and Conference, Bahrain, 5–8 April.

Self-Erecting Tender Rig Combines Performance and Safety

This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 80452, “First of Kind Self- Erecting Tender Rig Combines Performance and Safety,” by Philip J. Krueger, SPE, Unocal Thailand Ltd., and Anders Leland, SPE, Smedvig Asia Ltd., prepared for the 2003 SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, Jakarta, 15–17 April.

A New Approach for Reservoir Characterization

This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 78710, “A New Approach for Reservoir Characterization,” by K. Aminian, SPE, B. Thomas, S. Ameri, and H.I. Bilgesu, SPE, West Virginia U., prepared for the 2002 SPE Eastern Regional Meeting, Lexington, Kentucky, 23–25 October.

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Frac Pack

David Norman, Staff Research Consultant, ChevronTexaco EPTC

New One-Trip Multizone Frac-Pack System With Positive Positioning

This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 78316, “New One-Trip Multizone Frac-Pack System With Positive Positioning,” by E.H. Vickery, SPE, and C.F. Bayne, SPE, Baker Oil Tools, prepared for the 2002 SPE 13th European Petroleum Conference, Aberdeen, 29–31 October.

New Viscoelastic Surfactant Fluid Minimizes Pad Volumes and Viscosity

This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 78317, “VES Fluid Allows Minimized Pad Volumes and Viscosity to Optimize Frac- Pack Geometry: Completion Type Evolution in Barbara Field, Central Adriatic Sea,” by S.P. Mathis, SPE, Baker Oil Tools; Enzo Pitoni, SPE, Giuseppe Ripa, and Giovanni Ferrara, Eni SpA Agip; and Antonio Conte, SPE, and Mladen Ruzic, Baker Oil Tools, prepared for the 2002 SPE 13th European Petroleum Conference, Aberdeen, 29–31 October.

Case History: Internally Coated Completion Workstring Successes

This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 77687, “Case History: Internally Coated Completion Workstring Successes,” by R.D. Pourciau, SPE, ChevronTexaco E&P Co., prepared for the 2002 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, 29 September– 2 October.

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Gas Processing

Edward Wichert, Consultant

Marine Transportation of Compressed Natural Gas

This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 77925, “Marine Transportation of Compressed Natural Gas: A Viable Alternative to Pipeline or LNG,” by Jan V. Wagner, Fluor Canada Ltd., and Steven van Wagensveld, Fluor Australia., prepared for the 2002 SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, Melbourne, Australia, 8–10 October.

Planning New Developments in an Upstream Gas Business

This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 81098, “A Process for Planning New Developments in an Upstream Gas Business,” by Shivanand Maharaj, SPE, Eric Hennington, SPE, Michael Daniel, SPE, and I. Tenny Wibowo, BP Trinidad and Tobago LLC, prepared for the 2003 SPE Latin American and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference, Portof- Spain, Trinidad, 27–30 April.

Pipeline-Quality Natural Gas After Molecular-Gate CO2 Removal

This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 80602, “Production of Pipeline-Quality Natural Gas with the Molecular Gate CO2-Removal Process,” by James Wills, SPE, and Mark Shemaria, SPE, Tidelands Oil Production Co., and Michael J. Mitariten, Engelhard Corp., prepared for the 2003 SPE/EPA/DOE Exploration and Production Environmental Conference, San Antonio, Texas, 10–12 March.

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