August 2005
Volume 57 Number 8
Features
Guest Editorial • Applying HSE Lessons to Information Management
Sundaram Srinivasan, a manager of the Oilfield Services Testing Facility for Schlumberger in Houston, discusses how lessons learned from the way the oil and gas industry implemented health, safety, and environment programs can help it capitalize on opportunities afforded by advances in information management.
Q&A
An interview with Linda Cook, Executive Director, Shell Gas and Power, and one of the key speakers at the 2005 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition.
SPE’s Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition
A first glance at the speakers, panel sessions, and programs at this year’s SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition in Dallas.
OE Technology Preview
Highlights of the best papers and technology that will be presented at this year’s OE Conference in Aberdeen.
Management • The Balance Between Lowering Cost and Increasing Capability
Bill Bartling, Senior Director, Market Strategy, for SGI, explains how managers can benefit from using lower-cost, higher-capability visualization systems.
Discussion and Author Reply
Diederik van Batenburg of Halliburton and David Milton-Tayler of FracTech Laboratories respond to SPE 89325, “Beyond Beta Factors: A Complete Model for Darcy, Forchheimer, and Trans-Forchheimer Flow in Porous Media.”
Cementing Technology
Glen Benge, SPE, Engineering Associate, ExxonMobil Development Co.
The Cement-to-Formation Interface in Zonal Isolation
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 88016, “The Cement-to-Formation Interface in Zonal Isolation,” by H.K.J. Ladva, SPE, B. Craster, T.G.J. Jones, SPE, G. Goldsmith, and D. Scott, Schlumberger Cambridge Research, prepared for the 2004 IADC/SPE Asia Pacific Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Kuala Lumpur, 13–15 September.
Transition Time of Cement Slurries
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 90829, “Transition Time of Cement Slurries, Definitions and Misconceptions, Related to Annular Fluid Migration,” by M.J. Rogers, SPE, R.L. Dillenbeck, SPE, and R.N. Eid, SPE, BJ Services Co., prepared for the 2004 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, 26–29 September.
Cementing a Long Horizontal Wellbore Using CT Squeeze Technology
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 94039, “Cementing a Long Horizontal Wellbore Using CT Squeeze Technology,” by W. Rauchenstein and C.G. Blount, SPE, ConocoPhillips Alaska Inc., prepared for the 2005 SPE/ICoTA Coiled Tubing Conference and Exhibition, The Woodlands, Texas, 12–13 April.
Offshore Completions
J.C. Cunha, SPE, associate professor, School of Mining and Petroleum, U. of Alberta
Subsea Oil/Water Separation: Main Drives and Challenges
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 97375, “Application of Subsea Oil/Water Separation: Main Drives and Challenges,” by M.W. de Figueiredo, Petrobras, prepared for the 2005 SPE Latin American and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference, Rio de Janeiro, 20–23 June.
State of the Art of Ultradeepwater Production Technologies
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper OTC 17615, “State of the Art of Ultra Deepwater Production Technologies,” by J.M. Bell, SPE, Chevron; Y.D. Chin, SPE, Aker Kværner; and S. Hanrahan, SPE, Chevron, prepared for the 2005 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 2–5 May.
Benefits of All-Electric Subsea Production-Control Systems
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper OTC 17106, “Benefits of All-Electric Subsea Production-Control Systems,” by M. Theobald and C. Lindsey-Curran, BP plc, prepared for the 2005 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 2–5 May.
Seismic Applications
Kate Gibbons, SPE, Team Leader, Helix-RDS
High-Quality Technologies as Pivots for Hydrocarbon-Reserves Expansion
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 94915, “Key High-Quality Technologies as Pivots for Hydrocarbon-Reserves Expansion,” by J.B. Navarro, SPE, Delta Are & Capillary Services Ltd., prepared for the 2005 SPE Latin American and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference, Rio de Janeiro, 20–23 June.
Value of Information for a 4D-Seismic Acquisition Project
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 94918, “Value of Information for a 4D-Seismic Acquisition Project,” by P.R. Ballin, SPE, G.S. Ward, C.V. Whorlow, and T. Khan, BP Trinidad and Tobago LLC, prepared for the 2005 SPE Latin American and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference, Rio de Janeiro, 20–23 June.
Hydrocarbon Exploration Using Marine Electromagnetic Techniques
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper OTC 17168, “Hydrocarbon Exploration Using Marine EM Techniques,” by S. Constable, Scripps Inst. of Oceanography, U. of California San Diego, prepared for the 2005 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 2–5 May
Seismic-While-Drilling Using a Swept-Impulse Source
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 92114,“Seismic-While-Drilling Using a Swept-Impulse Source,” by J.J. Kolle, SPE, and K. Theimer, Tempress, prepared for the 2005 SPE/IADC Drilling Conference.
