January 2007
Volume 59 Number 1
Features
Q&A
JPT begins a yearlong series of interviews with Society luminaries in recognition of SPE’s 50th anniversary. The series kicks off with Sadad Al-Husseini, a former executive member of the Board of Directors of Saudi Aramco.
Technology Tomorrow • Energy: The Next Biotechnology Challenge
In the second-to-last installment in this yearlong series examining R&D needs and potential, Francesca de Ferra, a technical manager at the R&D Center of Eni, explores the challenges of applying biotechnology to the oil and gas sector and hints at the possibility of genetically modified organisms to achieve superior results.
Guest Editorial • The Winds of Change: Resource Nationalism Shifts Power to National Oil Companies
No longer are national oil companies just managing state-owned hydrocarbon resources to their nation’s long-term benefit; they are expanding internationally in direct competition with private firms. Pete Stark, Vice President at IHS Inc., describes what this shift means to the global energy industry.
Preview of SPE/IADC Drilling Conference
The annual SPE/IADC event is the industry’s top conference devoted to drilling. This year’s conference focuses on accessing reserves previously thought unattainable. More than 100 technical presentations will be presented under 16 major topic areas. Three plenary sessions, with panelists from Saudi Aramco, Schlumberger, Halliburton, BP, Shell, McKinsey and Co., Ensco, Total, Transocean, and Petrobras, will feature discussions of critical challenges facing the industry.
Section Milestones
Fifteen SPE sections marked milestone anniversaries in 2006 that included one 60-year, one 40-year, and one 25-year anniversary.
Discussion and Reply
A discussion of “Rock/Fluid Characterization and Their Integration—Implications on Reservoir Management,” a Distinguished Author Series article in the September issue.
Mature Field Revitalization
David Lagerlef, SPE, Kuparuk Offtake Coordinator, ConocoPhillips Inc.
Intelligent Completions To Optimize Waterflood Process in a Mature North Sea Field
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 101935, “Application of Intelligent Completions To Optimize Waterflood Process on a Mature North Sea Field: A Case Study,” by A. Ajayi, SPE, and M. Konopczynski, SPE, WellDynamics Inc., and Ø. Tesaker, Statoil, prepared for the First International Oil Conference and Exhibition in Mexico, Cancun, Mexico, 31 August–2 September 2006.
Usari BQI Field Redevelopment
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 101067, “Usari BQI Redevelopment—Paradigm Shift,” by F.R. Alege, SPE, W.R. Brock, SPE, J. Linscott, B. Olopade, C. Etta, SPE, and L.K. Chen, SPE, Mobil Producing Nigeria, prepared for the 2006 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, 24–27 September.
New Oil Recovery From an Old Field: A Case Study in the Western Desert of Egypt
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 99401, “New Oil Recovery From an Old Field: A Unique Case Study in Badr-1 Concession, Western Desert, Egypt,” by M.I. Youssef, SPE, Badr Eldeen Petroleum Co., prepared for the 2006 SPE Europec/EAGE Annual Conference and Exhibition, Vienna, Austria, 12–15 June.
Field Surveillance and Well-Services Management in a Large Mature Onshore Field
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 99949, “Real-Time Field Surveillance and Well-Services Management in a Large Mature Onshore Field: Case Study,” by L. Ormerod, SPE, Weatherford; H. Sardoff, SPE, J. Wilkinson, SPE, and B. Erlendson, Chevron; and B. Cox and G. Stephenson, SPE, Weatherford, prepared for the 2006 SPE Intelligent Energy Conference and Exhibition, Amsterdam, 11–13 April.
EOR/IOR
Malcolm J. Pitts, SPE, Director of Petroleum Technology, Surtek Inc.
Reduced Well Spacing Combined With Polymer Flooding Improves Oil Recovery From Marginal Reservoirs
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 96946, “Combining Small Well Spacing With Polymer Flooding To Improve Oil Recovery of Marginal Reservoirs,” by J. Cheng, D. Wang, X. Sui, SPE, H. Zeng, and W. Bai, SPE, Daqing Oilfield Co. Ltd., prepared for the 2006 SPE/DOE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery, Tulsa, 22–26 April.
Screening Criteria for Carbon Dioxide Huff ‘n’ Puff Operations
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 100044, “Screening Criteria for Carbon Dioxide Huff ‘n’ Puff Operations,” by L. Mohammed-Singh, SPE, Petrotrin, and A.K. Singhal, SPE, and S. Sim, SPE, Alberta Research Council, prepared for the 2006 SPE/DOE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery, Tulsa, 22–26 April.
Predicting Flow Distribution for SAGD Producing Wells By Use of Permanently Installed Fiber Optics
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 102159, “Predicting the Flow Distribution on Total E&P Canada’s Joslyn Project Horizontal SAGD Producing Wells Using Permanently Installed Fiber-Optic Monitoring,” by P. Krawchuk, SPE, and M.A. Beshry, Total E&P Canada, and G.A. Brown, SPE, and B. Brough, SPE, Schlumberger, prepared for the 2006 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, 24–27 September.
Well Intervention and Control
David Barnett, SPE, Vice President of Engineering, Wild Well Control Inc.
Analysis of Alternative Well-Control Methods for Dual-Density Deepwater Drilling
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 98957, “Analysis of Alternative Well-Control Methods for Dual-Density Deepwater Drilling,” by M. Stanislawek, SPE, Ensco Offshore Co., and J.R. Smith, SPE, Louisiana State U., prepared for the 2006 IADC/SPE Drilling Conference, Miami, Florida, 21–23 February.
Well-Integrity Operations at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 102524, “Well-Integrity Operations at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska,” by J. Anders, SPE, S. Rossberg, SPE, A. Dube, SPE, H. Engel, SPE, and D. Andrews, SPE, BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc., prepared for the 2006 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, 24–27 September.
Well-Intervention Challenges To Service Wells That Can Be Drilled
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 100172, "Wells That ‘Can Be Drilled’,” by C.G. Blount, SPE, and M.B. Mooney, SPE, ConocoPhillips; F.R. Behenna, SPE, CTES LP; and R.K. Stephens, SPE, and R.D. Smith, BP, prepared for the 2006 SPE/ICoTA Coiled Tubing and Well Intervention Conference and Exhibition, The Woodlands, Texas, 4–5 April.
