May 2004
Volume 56 Number 5
Features
Guest Editorial • The Oilfield of the Future, Now
Calvin Cobb, Vice President and General Manager of Invensys’ Hydrocarbons Consulting Group, describes how the oil industry will need to adapt to take advantage of new technologies such as smart fields and real-time operations.
Q&A
An interview with Don Paul, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, ChevronTexaco Corp.
OTC Award Winners Announced
Fourteen companies took honors in the first Spotlight on New Technology competition sponsored by the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC). The program honors OTC exhibitors who have introduced significant technologies to the offshore oil and gas industry.
Spotlight on R&D • Drilling and Completions— Striving for the Par-5 “Hole in One”
Stephen Willson and Ken Armagost of BP describe the components that make up the One-Trip Well, the ultimate in well-construction efficiency from spud through completion.
Management • Keys to Success in Deploying Scalable Visualization Technologies
Charles McFarland, Landmark Graphics, and Ari Fleitman, Advanced Technologies Inc., argue that visualization centers are most successful when work flows are modified to fit the technology and when the company works closely with the designer/constructor to execute a customized facility.
Wellbore Tubulars
Claude Mabile, Assistant Manager, Drilling and Production Technology Business Unit of IFP
An Innovative Design Approach to Reduce Drillstring Fatigue
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 87188, “An Innovative Design Approach to Reduce Drillstring Fatigue,” by Tom Hill, SPE, Sean Ellis, SPE, Kang Lee, Nicholas Reynolds, and Nanjiu Zheng, T.H. Hill Assocs. Inc., prepared for the 2004 IADC/SPE Drilling Conference, Dallas, 2–4 March.
The Role of the Annular Gap in Expandable-Sand-Screen Completions
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 86463, “The Role of the Annular Gap in Expandable-Sand-Screen Completions,” by J. Heiland, J. Cook, SPE, A. Johnson, SPE, and B. Jeffryes, SPE, Schlumberger Cambridge Research, prepared for the 2004 SPE International Symposium and Exposition on Formation Damage Control, Lafayette, Louisiana, 18–20 February.
Analytical Tools Optimize Unbonded Flexible Pipes for Deepwater Environments
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper OTC 15169, “Stateof-the-Art Analytical Tools Improve Optimization of Unbonded Flexible Pipes for Deepwater Environments,” by Y. Yhang, B. Chen, L. Qiu, T. Hill, and M. Case, Halliburton Wellstream, prepared for the 2003 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 5–8 May.
Artificial Lift
Mauricio G. Prado, Assistant Professor, Petroleum Engineering Dept., U. of Tulsa
Dynamic Simulator Predicts Gas Lift Well Instability
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 84917, “Gas Lift Instability Resulted Production Loss and Its Remedy by Feedback Control: Dynamical Simulation Results,” by Bin Hu and Michael Golan, SPE, Norwegian U. of Science and Technology, prepared for the 2003 SPE International Improved Oil Recovery Conference, Kuala Lumpur, 20–21 October.
New Approach for Modeling Progressive-Cavity-Pumps Performance
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 84137, “New Approach for Modeling Progressive-Cavity-Pumps Performance,” by Jose Gamboa and Aurelio Olivet, GD Solutions C.A., and Sorelys Espin, SPE, U. Simón Bolívar, prepared for the 2003 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Denver, 5–8 October.
Effects of Transient-Flow Conditions on Electrical Submersible Pumps in Sinusoidal Well Profiles
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 84134, “Impact of transient-Flow Conditions on Electrical Submersible Pumps in Sinusoidal Well Profiles: A Case Study,” by S.G. Noonan, SPE, M.A. Kendrick, and P.N. Matthews, ChevronTexaco EPTC; N. Sebastiao, SPE, ChevronTexaco Overseas Petroleum; and I. Ayling, SPE, and B.L. Wilson, SPE, Baker Hughes Centrilift, prepared for the 2003 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Denver, 5–8 October.
Formation Evaluation
Servet Unalmiser, Senior Research Science Consultant, Saudi Aramco R&D Center
Productivity-Based Method for Selecting the Reservoir Drilling Target and Steering Strategy
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 85341, “Productivity-based Method for Selection of Reservoir Drilling Target and Steering Strategy,” by A. Kharghoria, SPE, Texas A&M U.; M. Cakici, Stanford U.; R. Narayanasamy, SPE, U. of Texas at Austin; and R. Kalita, SPE, S. Sinha, SPE, and Y. Jalali, SPE, Schlumberger, prepared for the 2003 SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, 20–22 October.
Digital Core Laboratory: Reservoir-Core Properties Derived From 3D Images
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 87009, “Digital Core Laboratory: Properties of Reservoir Core Derived From 3D Images,” by M.A. Knackstedt, SPE, Australian Natl. U., U. of New South Wales; C.H. Arns, SPE, A. Limaye, A. Sakellariou, T.J. Senden, and A.P. Sheppard, Australian Natl. U.; R.M. Sok, Australian Natl. U., U. of New South Wales; W.V. Pinczewski, SPE, U. of New South Wales; and G.F. Bunn, SPE, BHP Billiton Petroleum, prepared for the 2004 SPE Asia Pacific Conference on Integrated Modelling for Asset Management, Kuala Lumpur, 29–30 March.
Robust Determination of the Pore-Space Morphology in Sedimentary Rocks
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 84296, “Robust Determination of the Pore-Space Morphology in Sedimentary Rocks,” by Dmitry B. Silin, SPE, Lawrence Berkeley Natl. Laboratory; Guodong Jin, SPE, U. of California, Berkeley; and Tad W. Patzek, SPE, U. of California, Berkeley/Lawrence Berkeley Natl. Laboratory, prepared for the 2003 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Denver, 5–8 October.
Characterization of Water Injection in Low-Permeability Rock Using Sandstone Micromodels
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 86964,“Characterization of Water Injection in Low-Permeability Rock Using Sandstone Micromodels,” by Wei Sun and Zhihao Qu, Northwest U., Xian, People’s Republic of China, and Guo-Qing Tang, SPE, Stanford U., prepared for the 2004 SPE International Thermal Operations and Heavy Oil Symposium and Western Regional Meeting, Bakersfield, California, 16–18 March.
