September 2005
Volume 57 Number 9
Features
Interview With 2006 SPE President Eve Sprunt
An extended conversation with 2006 SPE President Eve Sprunt, who begins her term this month.
Guest Editorial • A Private Equity View of the North Sea
Graeme Sword, Director of 3i Oil and Gas, assesses recent significant developments regarding the prospects for North Sea oil and gas development from a private equity perspective.
Management • Quality Management and the Oil Service Company: Are They Compatible?
Ray A. Stoute, Cementing Specialist with Tucker Energy Services in Trinidad, shows how the adoption of a quality management system affects the daily operations of a service company and highlights how typical quality management principles can be modified to ensure functional integration within a petroleum industry environment.
ATCE Technology Preview
A first glance at some of the best technology that will be presented at the 2005 SPE Annual Conference and Exhibition (ATCE) in Dallas.
Latin Conference Examines Regional Issues
The ninth biennial SPE Latin American and Caribbean Petroleum Energy Conference examined regional integration through technology sharing as well as the role of the petroleum industry in the economic and social development of Latin America, upstream business regulation, new offshore E&P opportunities, and challenges in integrating the natural gas industry in the Southern Cone.
International Petroleum Technology Conference Preview
The inaugural International Petroleum Technology Conference, to be held in Doha in November, will feature a variety of technical disciplines and topics and is expected to attract top industry executives and decision makers from around the globe.
Distinguished Author Series • Practical Aspects of Scaleup of Simulation Models
To create dynamic simulation models that preserve the displacement behavior of the more finely gridded static geologic model, a method was developed to scaleup grid properties. The process is as important as any of the individual algorithms.
Completions Today
Sam Gomersall, SPE, Managing Director, Digital Energy Exchange
Deployment of Swelling Elastomer Packers in Shell E&P
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 92346, “Deployment of Swelling Elastomer Packers in Shell E&P,” by Martijn Kleverlaan, SPE, Roger H. van Noort, and Ian Jones, SPE, Shell Intl. E&P, prepared for the 2005 SPE/IADC Drilling Conference, Amsterdam, 23–25 February.
A Review of Downhole Separation Technology
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 94276, “A Review of Downhole Separation Technology,” by O.O. Ogunsina, SPE, and M.L. Wiggins, SPE, U. of Oklahoma, prepared for the 2005 SPE Production and Operations Symposium, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 17–19 April.
Recommended Practice for Overbalanced Perforating Long Horizontal Wells
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 94596, “Recommended Practice for Overbalanced Perforating in Long Horizontal Wells,” by F.F. Chang, SPE, Schlumberger; A.M. Mathisen, SPE, Norsk Hydro A/S; N. Kågeson-Loe, SPE, BP plc; I.C. Walton, SPE, Schlumberger; G. Svane, M-I Norge; and R.R. Midtbø, I. Bakken, J. Rykkje, and O. Nedrebø, Norsk Hydro A/S, prepared for the 2005 SPE European Formation Damage Conference, Scheveningen, The Netherlands, 25–27 May.
Advanced Completions Maximize Reservoir Potential in the Snorre Field
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 92255, “Use of Advanced Completion Solutions to Maximize Reservoir Potential—Experiences in the Snorre Field,” by L.T. Skarsholt, SPE, A.F. Mitchell, and A.H. Bjørnsgaard, SPE, Statoil ASA, prepared for the 2005 SPE/IADC Drilling Conference, Amsterdam, 23–25 February.
Reservoir Performance and Monitoring
Klaus Potsch, SPE, Team Leader, OMV E&P Laboratory
Quantifying Petrophysical Uncertainties
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 93125, “Quantifying Petrophysical Uncertainties,” by S.J. Adams, SPE, WellEval.com Ltd., prepared for the 2005 Asia Pacific Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition, Jakarta, 5–7 April.
Oil and Gas Reserve Estimates
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper OTC 17714, “Panel: Oil and Gas Reserves Estimates,” by R. Harrell, SPE, Ryder Scott Co.; R. Gajdica, SPE, BHP Billiton; D. Elliott, Alberta Securities Commission; T.S. Ahlbrandt, SPE, U.S. Geological Survey; and S. Khurana, JP Kenny Inc., prepared for the 2005 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 2–5 May. Copyright 2005 Offshore Technology Conference. Reproduced by permission.
Assessment of Water Holdup in a Multilayer Carbonate Reservoir
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 93480, “An Integrated Approach for Assessment of Water Holdup in a Multilayer Carbonate Reservoir,” by A. Abdelmawla, SPE, C. Dabbouk, D. Urasaki, B. Ateeq, SPE, and A.R. Kutty, Zakum Development Co., prepared for the 2005 SPE Middle East Oil& Gas Show and Conference, Bahrain, 12–15 March.
Wellbore Integrity, Sand Management, and Frac Pack
Harvey E. Goodman, SPE, Staff Research Consultant, Chevron’s Energy Technology Co.
Screening Methodology for Downhole Sand-Control Selection
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 88493, “Screening Methodology for Downhole Sand-Control Selection,” by Chris Farrow, SPE, Helix RDS, and David Munro and Thomas McCarthy, Woodside Energy Ltd., prepared for the 2004 SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, Perth, Australia, 18–20 October.
Safe Operating Window: Wellbore Stability Is More Than Just Fluid Density
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 94732, “Integrated Management of the Safe Operating Window: Wellbore Stability Is More Than Just Fluid Density,” by T. Hemphill, SPE, Halliburton Baroid, prepared for the 2005 SPE Latin American and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference, Rio de Janeiro, 20–23 June.
Conductivity Endurance in the Unconsolidated Environment of the Gulf of Mexico
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper OTC 17116, “Conductivity Endurance in the Unconsolidated Environment of the Gulf of Mexico,” by William Whitley, SPE, Unocal Corp., and Brad Clarkson, SPE, and William J. Edwards, SPE, Halliburton, prepared for the 2005 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 2–5 May. Copyright 2005 Offshore Technology Conference.
