June 2004
Volume 56 Number 6
Features
Guest Editorial • Why Delay the Advances of Oilfield Technology?
The oilfield industry is constantly seeking innovation and ways to improve its upstream technology. Charles K. Middleton, an attorney who specializes in intellectual property litigation, spells out how oilfield inventors can protect their rights when they create breakthroughs in technology.
Q&A
Art Huffman, head of Halliburton’s Baroid Drilling Fluids unit, talks about the state of drilling fluids technology and some of the challenges and recent advances in ultradeep water, drilling low-pressure zones, and extended-reach drilling.
JPT Roundtable * The Funding and Uptake of New Upstream Technology
JPT hosted a panel discussion with key oil and gas senior executives to discuss the critical issues of the funding, acceptance, and deployment of new upstream technology. Some of topics included the current level of new technology funding, sources for financial backing, the slow uptake of new technology, and the different perspectives of operators and service companies.
Management • IT Security for Oil and Gas Companies
Richard Cole, Director of Advanced Business Solutions for Cierra Business Solutions, and Bret Thomas, CEO of Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions, discuss how oil and gas companies can protect themselves from information technology threats.
Distinguished Author Series • Gas Production From Hydrate Reservoirs and Its Modeling
Mehran Pooladi-Darvish, U. of Calgary
Deepwater E&P
Svein Tollefsen, Manager, Statoil ASA, Nigeria
Commercial Development of Hub Platforms and the Value to E&P Producers
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper OTC 15108, “The Commercial Development of Hub Platforms and the Value to E&P Producers,” by Bart Heijermans and Drew Cozby, El Paso Energy Partners L.P., prepared for the 2003 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 5–8 May.
Ultradeepwater Gravity-Based Separators
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper OTC 15175, “Innovative Technology for Ultradeepwater Gravity-Based Separators,” by Jarle Michaelsen, ABB Offshore Systems Inc., prepared for the 2003 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 5–8 May.
Wellstream Booster Solution for Deepwater and Ultradeepwater Oil Fields
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper OTC 16447, “An Efficient Wellstream Booster Solution for Deepand Ultradeepwater Oil Fields,” by Eivind Birkeland, Kvaerner Oilfield Products A/S; Jo Jernsletten, Kvaerner Process Systems A/S; Geir Olsen, Kvaerner Oilfield Products A/S; Jan Gunnar Waalmann, Aker Kvaerner Engineering and Technology A/S; and Knut Nyborg, Kvaerner Oilfield Products A/S, prepared for the 2004 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 3–6 May.
Active Heating For Flow-Assurance Control in Deepwater Flowlines
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper OTC 15188, “Active Heating For Flow-Assurance Control in Deepwater Flowlines,” by Khlefa A. Esaklul, Gee Fung, Gary Harrison, and Ron Perego, BP America, prepared for the 2003 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 5–8 May.
Coiled-Tubing Applications
E.A. Rike Jr., Vice President of the Coiled-Tubing Div. of Superior Energy Services
Coiled-Tubing Underbalanced Through-Tubing Drilling
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 87146, “Basis of Design for Coiled-Tubing Underbalanced Through-Tubing Drilling in the Sajaa Field,” by P.V. Suryanarayana, SPE, Blade Energy Partners; Bruce Smith, SPE, BP plc; ABM Hasan, SPE, Blade Energy Partners; and Charlie Leslie, SPE, Richard Buchanan, and Randy Pruitt, SPE, BP plc, prepared for the 2004 SPE/IADC Drilling Conference, Dallas, 2–4 March.
The First Coiled-Tubing-Deployed ESP in the Gulf of Mexico
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 89300, " The First Coiled-Tubing-Deployed ESP in the Gulf of Mexico,” by R.G. Keck, SPE, BP plc; S.W. Robertson, SPE, BJ Services; D.J. Butler, SPE, Centrilift; and D.B. Bumbaugh, SPE, BP plc, prepared for the 2004 SPE/ICoTA Coiled Tubing Conference and Exhibition, Houston, 23–24 March.
Coiled-Tubing Drilling Re-entry: Case History From East
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 89632, “Coiled-Tubing-Drilling Re-entry: Case History From East Kalimantan,” by H.J. Wright, SPE, BP; B. Aristianto and R.G. Gan, SPE, VICO Indonesia; and J.R. Jenie and H.A. Kyaw, SPE, Schlumberger, prepared for the 2004 SPE/ICoTA Coiled Tubing Conference and Exhibition, Houston, 23–24 March.
Heavy Oil
Mariano Gurfinkel, Assistant Director of the Center for Energy and Technology of the Americas (CETA) at Florida Intl. U.
Production Logging in Horizontal Gravel-Packed Highly Viscous Oil Producers
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 84207, “Production Logging in Horizontal Gravel-Packed Highly Viscous Oil Producers in the North Sea,” by Steve Riley, Baker Atlas; Jim Clark, ChevronTexaco; and Benoît Guivarch,David Chace, and Daryl Trcka, Baker Atlas, prepared for the 2003 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Denver, 5–8 October.
Appraisal and Development Plan for the Heavy-Oil Jubarte Field
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper OTC 16301, “The Appraisal and Development Plan for the Heavy-Oil Jubarte Field, Deepwater Campos Basin, Brazil,” by Marcio F.C.Bezerra, Carlos Pedroso Jr., Antonio C.C. Pinto, SPE, and Carlos H.L. Bruhn, Petrobras, prepared for the 2004 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 3–6 May.
New Insight Into Heat Management in the Coalinga Field
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 86984, “Heat Management in Coalinga—New Insight to Manage Heat in an Old Field,” by A. Zahedi, SPE, R. Johnson, SPE, and C. Rueda, SPE, ChevronTexaco, prepared for the 2004 SPE International Thermal Operations and Heavy Oil Symposium and Western Regional Meeting, Bakersfield, California, 16–18 March.
