October 2003
Volume 55 Number 10
Features
2004 Forum Series Topics Center on Solutions for Difficult Reservoirs
Management - The Catalyst to Virtualization: Virtual Consolidation
Bill Bartling, Senior Director, Global Energy Solutions, SGI
Completions Today
Tommy Grigsby, Global Business Technical Solutions Group, Halliburton Energy Services
Reliability Assurance: Managing the Growth of Intelligent-Completion Technology
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 84327, “Reliability Assurance: Managing the Growth of Intelligent- Completion Technology,” by Derek Mathieson, SPE, John Rogers, SPE, Shashidhar Rajagopalan, SPE, and Robert McManus, WellDynamics, prepared for the 2003 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Denver, 5–8 October.
Compaction, Subsidence, and Associated Casing- Damage Assessment for Matagorda Island 623
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 84553, “Compaction, Subsidence, and Associated Casing- Damage and Well-Failure Assessment for the Gulf of Mexico Shelf Matagorda Island 623 Field,” by X. Li, SPE, and F.L. Mitchum, SPE, BP plc; M. Bruno, SPE, Terralog Technologies USA Inc.; and P.D. Pattillo, SPE, and S.M. Willson, SPE, BP plc, prepared for the 2003 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Denver, 5–8 October.
Water-Production Management: An Application of Expandable Technology
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 81489, “Water-Production Management–PDO’s Successful Application of Expandable Technology,” by J.C.M. Braas, SPE, C.O. Aihevba, SPE, and M. Shandoodi, Petroleum Development Oman, and R.H. Van Noort and M.N. Baaijens, Shell Intl. E&P, prepared for the 2003 SPE Middle East Oil Show, Bahrain, 9–12 June.
Fiber-Optic Sensor Arrays for Permanent Offshore Applications
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper OTC 15072, “Requirements, Constraints, and Advantages of Fiber-Optic Sensor Arrays for Permanent Offshore Applications,” by M.H. Houston, SPE, Northrop Grumman, originally presented at the 2003 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 5–8 May.
Reservoir Performance
Klaus Potsch, Supervisor of the Reservoir Engineering Group in the E&P Laboratory of OMV
Fractured-Reservoir Recovery Factors: Lessons From 100 Fields
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 84590, “Controls on Recovery Factor in Fractured Reservoirs: Lessons Learned From 100 Fractured Fields,” by Jack Allan, SPE, and S. Qing Sun, SPE, C&C Reservoirs Inc., prepared for the 2003 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Denver, 5–8 October.
Investigating Foamy-Oil Flow With a High-Pressure Etched-Glass Micromodel
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 84033, “Experimental Investigation of Foamy-Oil Flow Using a High-Pressure Etched-Glass Micromodel,” by Rupam Bora, SPE, Epic Consulting Services Ltd.; Amit Chakma, SPE, U. Waterloo; and Brij B. Maini, SPE, U. of Calgary, prepared for the 2003 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Denver, 5–8 October.
Downhole Measurement of Methane Content and GOR
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 81481, “Downhole Measurement of Methane Content and GOR in Formation Fluid Samples,” by C. Dong, SPE, P.S. Hegeman, SPE, and A. Carnegie, SPE, Schlumberger, and H. Elshahawi, SPE, Shell, prepared for the 2003 SPE Middle East Oil Show, Bahrain, 9–12 June.
Wellbore Stability and Sand Control
Kwabena Kwakwa, Consultant, Energy Technology Assocs. Ltd.
Wellbore-Stability Challenges in the Deepwater, Gulf of Mexico
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 84266, “Wellbore Stability Challenges in the Deep Water, Gulf of Mexico: Case History Examples From the Pompano Field,” by S.M. Willson, SPE, S. Edwards, SPE, P.D. Heppard, X. Li, SPE, G. Coltrin, D.K. Chester, SPE, H.L. Harrison, and B.W. Cocales, BP America Inc., prepared for the 2003 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Denver, 5–8 October.
Horizontal Openhole Gravel Packing: A Nigeria Case History
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 84164, “Horizontal Openhole Gravel Packing With Reactive Shale Present—A Nigeria Case History,” by Rick C. Dickerson, SPE, ChevronTexaco; O. Ojo-Aromokudu, SPE, and Abiodun A. Bodunrin, Chevron Nigeria Ltd.; and Kip Passant, Tom Roane, SPE, Andrew Penno, SPE, and Harvey Fitzpatrick, SPE, Halliburton, prepared for the 2003 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Denver, 5–8 October.
Enhanced-Gravel-Pack Completions Revitalize a Mature Sand-Prone Field
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper OTC 15129, “Revitalizing a Mature Sand-Prone Field by Installing Enhanced-Gravel-Pack Completions—A Case Study,” by Mohamed Zaini B. Md Noor, Kasim B. Selamat, and Abdullah B. Kasim, SPE, Petronas Carigali Sdn. Bhd., and Sharifudin Salahudin, Halliburton Energy Services Inc., prepared for the 2003 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 5–8 May.
