July 2006
Volume 58 Number 7
Features
Guest Editorial • The Role of a Consultant— What Is It Really?
Ivor R. Ellul, Chief Executive Officer of Knowledge Reservoir,examines the attributes of a consultant that lead to a successful relationship with a client.
Q&A with J. Larry Nichols
A conversation with J. Larry Nichols, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of U.S. independent Devon Energy.
Offshore Technology Conference
Coverage of the 2006 Offshore Technology Conference in Houston.
Management • Well-Integrity Management and Profitability
Gunnar Andersen, President of TecWel A/S, reviews the importance of an effective well integrity management system.
Case Study
Rick Nelson, BP; Jean-Baptiste Clavaud, Chevron Technology Corp.; Udit Guru, Schlumberger; and Hanming Wang, Schlumberger, discuss identifying and assessing thin-bedded gas formations within a deepwater turbidite sequence in a North Africa project.
Distinguished Lecturer Program
A look at the topics and presenters in the 2007 Distinguished Lecturer Program.
Well Stimulation
Ron Dusterhoft, SPE, Technology Leader, Halliburton Energy Services
After-Closure Analysis for Naturally Fractured Reservoirs: A Field Validation Study
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 97015, “After- Closure Analysis for Naturally Fractured Reservoirs: A Field Validation Study,” by S. Chipperfield, SPE, Santos Ltd., prepared for the 2005 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Dallas, 9–12 October.
Continuous Improvements in Acid Fracturing at Lake Maracaibo
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 96531, “Acid Fracturing in Lake Maracaibo: How Continuous Improvements Kept on Raising the Expectation Bar,” by B. Burgos, Shell Venezuela S.A.; M. Buijse, SPE, Shell Intl. E&P; E. Fonseca, Shell Venezuela S.A.; and A. Milne, M. Brady, SPE, and R. Olvera, Schlumberger, prepared for the 2005 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Dallas, 9–12 October.
Delayed-Release Acid System for Cleanup of Al Khalij Horizontal Openhole Completions
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 98164, “Delayed- Release Acid System for Cleanup of Al Khalij Horizontal Openhole Drains,” by P. Leschi, SPE, and G. Demarthon, Total E&P, and E. Davidson, SPE, and D. Clinch, Halliburton, prepared for the 2006 SPE International Symposium and Exhibition on Formation Damage Control, Lafayette, Louisiana, 15–17 February.
Achieving True Reservoir Stimulation in Deepwater Horizontal Sandstone Wells
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 95826, “Achieving True Sandstone-Reservoir Stimulation in Deepwater Horizontal Wells,” by A. Mendez, SPE, BJ Services Co.; L.F. Neumann, SPE, and E. de Almeida Pinto, Petrobras; and R. Torres, SPE, R. Farias, SPE, and M. Acosta, SPE, BJ Services Co., prepared for the 2005 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Dallas, 9–12 October.
Multilateral/Extended Reach
Colin Mason, SPE, Senior Drilling Engineering Specialist, BP
Next Generation of Sakhalin Extended-Reach Drilling
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 99131, “The Next Generation of Sakhalin Extended-Reach Drilling,” by R.A. Viktorin, SPE, J.R. McDermott, R.E. Rush Jr., SPE, and J.H. Schamp, SPE, ExxonMobil, prepared for the 2006 IADC/SPE Drilling Conference, Miami, Florida, 21–23 February.
Record ERD Well Drilled From a Floating Installation
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 98945, “World-Record ERD Well Drilled From a Floating Installation in the North Sea,” by A. Hjelle, SPE, T.G. Teige, SPE, K. Rolfsen, K.J. Hanken, SPE, and S. Hernes, SPE, Statoil, and Y. Huelvan, Schlumberger, prepared for the 2006 IADC/SPE Drilling Conference, Miami, Florida, 21–23 February.
Constructing an Offshore Reformable Corrosion-Resistant-Alloy Multilateral Junction Well
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 96343, “Constructing and Completing the World’s First Offshore Reformable CRA Multilateral Junction Well,” by I. Kjosnes, S.O. Syrstad, R.A.J. Flormoelen, SPE, and H. Førdedal, Statoil, and K. Nygårdsvoll, SPE, C. Hogg, SPE, and D. Westgard, SPE, Baker Oil Tools, prepared for 2005 Offshore Europe, Aberdeen, 6–9 September.
Health, Safety, and Environment
John Veil, Manager, Water Policy Program, Argonne Natl. Laboratory
Effective Drilling-Waste Management Reduces Well-Construction Costs
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 96775, “Drilling- Waste Management: Case Histories Demonstrate That Effective Drilling-Waste Management Can Reduce Overall Well-Construction Costs,” by K. Browning, SPE, and S. Seaton, SPE, Halliburton Fluid Systems, prepared for the 2005 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Dallas, 9–12 October.
Enhanced Landfarm Performance Through the Use of Saline Water and Weekly Tilling
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 98568, “Significantly Enhanced Landfarm Performance Through the Use of Saline Water and Weekly Tilling,” by A. Al-Mahruki, R. Al-Mueini, and Y. Al-Mahrooqi, Sultan Qaboos U.; A. Al-Sabahi, Petroleum Development Oman; G.H.P. Roos, The Petroleum Inst.; and H. Patzelt, Sultan Qaboos U., prepared for the 2006 SPE International Conference on Health, Safety, and Environment in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2–4 April.
Assessment of a Targeted Approach to Preventing Malaria in the Oil and Gas Industry
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of
paper SPE 98457, “Assessment of a
Targeted Approach to Preventing Malaria
in the Oil and Gas Industry: Responses
to a Web-Based Questionnaire,” by A.
Barbey, SPE, Schlumberger; A.H.E.
Roukens, Leiden U. Medical Center; J. Berg, Shell Health Services; and S.
Cannegieter and L. Visser, Leiden U.
Medical Center, prepared for the 2006
SPE International Conference on Health,
Safety, and Environment in Oil and Gas
Exploration and Production, Abu Dhabi,
UAE, 2–4 April.
