February 2007
Volume 59 Number 2
Features
Q&A
In the second in a series of 50th-anniversary conversations with SPE luminaries, JPT talks with DeAnn Craig, SPE’s first female President.
Guest Editorial • Peak Oil Theory Could Distort Energy Policy and Debate
Peter M. Jackson, Director of Oil Industry Activity with Cambridge Energy Research Assocs., discusses how peak oil theory could distort global energy policy and debate and gives his consultancy’s outlook for global hydrocarbons production.
Techbits
Coverage of the SPE Deepwater Completions Applied Technology Workshop held in Galveston, Texas.
Management • Applying Integrated Project-Management Methodology to Hydrocarbon-Portfolio Analysis and Optimization
Sholarin Ebenezer Adekunle of Curtin U. of Technology examines how integrated project-management methodology can be applied to hydrocarbon-portfolio analysis and optimization.
China Oil Conference
Coverage of the International Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition in China, sponsored by SPE and the Chinese Petroleum Soc.
Drilling and Cementing Technology
Dominique Dupuis, SPE, Head of Drilling Engineering and R&D, Pride Intl.
A Risk-Based Approach to Waste-Containment Assurance
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 98202, “Formation Damage and Its Impact on Cuttings-Injection-Well Performance: A Risk-Based Approach on Waste-Containment Assurance,” by Q. Guo, SPE, and T. Geehan, SPE, M-I Swaco, and K.W. Ullyott, SPE, EnCana Corp., prepared for the 2006 SPE International Symposium and Exhibition on Formation Damage Control, Lafayette, Louisiana, 15–17 February.
Single-Diameter Technology Capable of Increasing Extended-Reach Drilling by 50%
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper OTC 17828, “Single-Diameter Technology Capable of Increasing Extended-Reach Drilling by 50%,” by R. Bell, R. McKee, and E. Zwald, Enventure Global Technology, and D. Lewis, SPE, and P.V. Suryanarayana, SPE, Blade Energy Partners, prepared for the 2006 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 1–4 May.
Cement-Bond-Log Interpretation Reliability
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 101420, “Reliability of Cement-Bond-Log Interpretations Compared to Physical Communication Tests Between Formations,” by Douglas Boyd, SPE, Salah Al-Kubti, SPE, Osama Hamdy Khedr, SPE, Naeem Khan, and Kholoud Al-Nayadi,SPE, Zadco; Didier Degouy, Adma-Opco; and Antoine Elkadi and Zaid Al Kindi, SPE, Schlumberger, prepared for the 2006 SPE Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 5–8 November.
Effects of Long-Term Exposure to Ultrahigh Temperature on the Mechanical Parameters of Cement
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 98896, “Effects of Long-Term Exposure to Ultrahigh Temperature on the Mechanical Parameters of Cement,” by D. Stiles, SPE, ExxonMobil Development Co., prepared for the 2006 IADC/SPE Drilling Conference, Miami, Florida, 21–23 February.
Offshore Facilities: Construction and Design
Claude Valenchon, SPE, Manager, Technology Development, Saipem S.A.
Albacora Leste Field—P-50 FPSO Mooring System
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper OTC 18243, “Albacora Leste Field Development—FPSO P-50 Mooring-System Concept and Installation,” by F.E.N. Brandão, C.C.D. Henriques, J.B. de Araújo, O.C.G. Ferreira, and C. dos Santos Amaral, Petrobras, prepared for the 2006 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 1–4 May.
Tow Methods for Deepwater Riser-Tower Transportation in West-of-Africa Environment
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper OTC 17892, “Novel Tow Methods for Deepwater Riser-Towers Transportation in West-of-Africa Environment,” by R. Di Silvestro, F. Casola, G. Fatica, A. Mameli, and A. Prandi, Saibos SAS, prepared for the 2006 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 1–4 May.
Fixed-Offshore-Platform Performance in Hurricane Ivan
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper OTC 18325, “Assessment of Fixed-Offshore-Platform Performance in Hurricane Ivan,” by F.J. Puskar, R.E. Spong, and A. Ku, Energo Engineering, and R.B. Gilbert and Y.J. Choi, U. of Texas at Austin, prepared for the 2006 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 1–4 May.
Well Testing
Jay Stratton, SPE, Production Engineering Manager, Anadarko Petroleum
Boundary Effects and Depth of Investigation From Long Buildups Following Short Flow Tests
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 102699, “Boundary Effects and Depth of Investigation From Long Buildups Following Short Flow Tests,” by L. Larsen, SPE, Statoil ASA, prepared for the 2006 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, 24–27 September.
4D-Pressure Pilot Determines Well Spacing in Tight Gas
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 102745, “4D-Pressure Gas,” by E. Quint, M. Singh, SPE, P. Huckabee, SPE, D. Brown, C.B.Brake, J. Bickley, and B. Johnston, SPE, Shell E&P Americas, prepared for the 2006 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, 24–27 September.
Explicit Deconvolution of Wellbore-Storage-Distorted Well-Test Data
This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 103216, “Explicit Deconvolution of Wellbore-Storage- Distorted Well-Test Data,” by O. Bahabanian, SPE, D. Ilk, SPE, N. Hosseinpour-Zonoozi, SPE, and T.A. Blasingame, SPE, Texas A&M U., prepared for the 2006 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, 24–27 September.
