November 2003
Volume 55 Number 11
Features
Offshore Europe Conference Tackles Mature Basin Development Issues
2003 Technical Editor Award Winners
Management - The Increasing Role of Unconventional Reservoirs in the Future of the Oil and Gas Business
Stephen A. Holditch
Horizontal Wells
Lew A. Hayes, Vice President of Operations, Petrovera Resources Ltd.
Reservoir Modeling for Horizontal Exploitation of a Giant Heavy-Oil Field
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 78957, “Reservoir Modeling for Horizontal Exploitation of a Giant Heavy-Oil Field: Challenges and Lessons Learned,” by T.H. Tankersley, SPE, and M.W. Waite, SPE, Petrolera Ameriven, prepared for the 2002 SPE International Thermal Operations and Heavy Oil Symposium and International Horizontal Well Technology Conference, Calgary, 4–7 November.
Successful Horizontal Producers in Midway-Sunset Thermal Operations
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 83479, “Successful Horizontal Producers in Midway- Sunset Thermal Operations,” by Charles McKay, SPE, Jeff Jones, SPE, and Joel Pomerene, Berry Petroleum, prepared for the 2003 SPE Western Regional/ AAPG Pacific Section Joint Meeting, Long Beach, California, 19–24 May.
Extended-Reach Stimulation With Coiled Tubing: A Case Study
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 84162, “Extended-Reach Stimulation with Coiled Tubing: A Case Study,” by Kori Patrick, SPE, BJ Services, and Mark Hornett, SPE, and Joe Foose, Burlington Resources, prepared for the 2003 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Denver, 5–8 October.
Waterflooding With Horizontal Injectors and Producers
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 78989, “Waterflooding by Horizontal Injectors and Producers,” by Constantin G. Popa, SPE, Petroleum U., Ploiesti, Romania, and Alex T. Turta, SPE, Petroleum Recovery Inst., Alberta Research Council, prepared for the 2002 SPE International Thermal Operations and Heavy Oil Symposium and International Horizontal Well Technology Conference, Calgary, 4–7 November.
Drilling and Completion Fluids
Tom Carter, Director, Tetra Technologies Inc.
A Novel Method to Evaluate the Formation-Damage Potential of Drilling Fluids
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 80484, “A Novel Method of Assessment of Spurt- and Filtrate- Related Formation-Damage Potential of Drilling and Drilling-in Fluids,” by M. Amanullah, SPE, CSIRO Petroleum, prepared for the 2003 SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, Jakarta, 9–11 September.
Optimized Drill-In Fluid for an Openhole Gravel-Pack Completion
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 82279, “Optimized Drill-In Fluid Leads to Successful Openhole Gravel-Pack Completion Installation in Unconsolidated Reservoirs— Case History,” by S. Cobianco, SPE, Enitecnologie, and E. Pitoni, SPE, P.N. Ricci, and M. Galli, Eni E&P Div., prepared for the 2003 SPE European Formation Damage Conference, The Hague, 13–14 May.
An Improved Solids-Control Technique for Onshore Drilling in Trinidad
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 81083, “Improved Solids-Control Technique for Onshore Drilling Operators in Trinidad,” by Burt Sinanan, SPE, Petroleum Co. of Trinidad and Tobago, prepared for the 2003 SPE Latin American and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference, Portof- Spain, Trinidad, 27–30 April.
Knowledge Management
Hongjie Xiong, Senior Staff Engineer, Burlington Resources Inc.
Tapping Intellectual Capital for Service Improvement
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 84443, “Tapping Intellectual Capital for Service Improvement,” by J.E. Beatty, S.L. Conners, P.R. Day, C.A. Martin, SPE, and E.A. Regrain, Schlumberger, prepared for the 2003 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Denver, 5–8 October.
Gas Lift Automation: Real-Time Data to Desktop
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 84166, “Gas Lift Automation: Real-Time Data to Desktop for Optimizing an Offshore GOM Platform,” by Donald Reeves, SPE, Ronald Harvey Jr., and Troy Smith, SPE, BP plc, prepared for the 2003 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Denver, 5–8 October.
Knowledge Management: Key Drivers for an E&P Program
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 81132, “Knowledge Management: Key Drivers for an E&P Program,” by Rubén Caligari, SPE, Petrobras Energia S.A., prepared for the 2003 SPE Latin American and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, 27–30 April.
