May 2009
Volume 61 Number 5
Features
Guest Editorial • Deepwater Completions Offer Great Potential • Tim Probert, President, Drilling and Evaluation Division and Corporate Development, Halliburton
Many of the world’s largest untapped reservoirs are in deep water. Ultimately, it is the integrated development of all aspects of deepwater completions that promises to make possible the production the world is counting on over the next several years.
Talent & Technology • Trends and Strategies in Recruiting and Retaining Talent • John Hamilton, President and Chief Executive Officer, Intellecor
To attract and recruit employees in the future, companies will need to implement new strategies and tactics to address the immediate and long-term needs of reaching a targeted group of prospective employees.
SPE/IADC Drilling Conference and Exhibition
Discussions during the SPE/IADC Drilling Conference and Exhibition, held in Amsterdam, focused on advanced worldwide drilling operations, solutions to common problems, and overall efficiency and profitability.
Management • Improving Operations Using Model-Based Decision Support for E&P Assets • Milo D. Meixell Jr. and Juan Carlos Rodriguez, Aspen Technology
Online applications using models of process and utilities plants have delivered benefits to refinery, chemicals, and utilities processes for more than two decades. But because E&P operators have historically focused on adding reserves through exploration, they have not widely embraced the technology available to optimize their existing assets.
Intelligent Fields Technology
Iberê Alves, SPE, Senior Technical Adviser for Artificial Lift and Flow Assurance, Petrobras
From Real-Time Data to Updated Models: Challenge of Intelligent Fields Applied to Gas Storage
This article, written by Senior Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 113171, “From Real-Time Data to Updated Models: The Challenge of Intelligent Fields Applied to Gas-Storage Business,” by A. Tiani, SPE, G. Bartolotto, P.D. Strippoli, and R. Latronico, Eni E&P, and G. Spitaleri, Stogit, prepared for the 2008 SPE Europec/EAGE Annual Conference and Exhibition, Rome, 9–12 June. The paper has not been peer reviewed.
Handling Real-Life Well-Production Instabilities and Uncertainties in Digital Fields: A Practical Application From Congo and Gabon
This article, written by Senior Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper IPTC 12545, “How To Handle Real-Life Well-Production Instabilities and Uncertainties Within Digital Fields: A Practical Application From Congo and Gabon,” by Jacques Danquigny, SPE, Marc Tison, Guennolé Ouayé, Emmanuel Ségui, and Michel Vié, SPE, Total, prepared for the 2008 International Petroleum Technology Conference, Kuala Lumpur, 3–5 December. The paper has not been peer reviewed.
Toward the E-Field: Continuous Monitoring of Pore-Fluid Phase Using Horizontal Wells
This article, written by Senior Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 119681, “Toward the E-Field: Continuous Monitoring of Pore-Fluid Phase Using Horizontal Wells,” by B.J. Evans, SPE, and B. Hartley, Curtin University, Australia, and N. Keshavarz, Research Institute for the Petroleum Industries, Iran, prepared for the 2009 SPE Middle East Oil & Gas Show and Conference, Bahrain, 15–18 March. The paper has not been peer reviewed.
Multilateral/Extended Reach
Alvaro Negrao, SPE, Global Offshore Drilling and Completion Manager, Repsol
Increasing Sakhalin Extended-Reach-Drilling and -Completion Capabilities
This article, written by Senior Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 119373, “Increasing Sakhalin Extended-Reach-Drilling and -Completion Capabilities,” by Michael W. Walker, SPE, Andrew J. Veselka, and Shane A. Harris, SPE, ExxonMobil, prepared for the 2009 SPE/IADC Drilling Conference and Exhibition, Amsterdam, 17–19 March. The paper has not been peer reviewed.
Trials and Tribulations of a Long-Reach Well in Deepwater GOM
This article, written by Senior Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 118705, “Trials and Tribulations of a Long-Reach Well in the Deepwater GOM,” by Ron Day, Ramsey Fisher, SPE, and Louise Jacobsen Plutt, SPE, BP plc, and Nesny Pardo, SPE, Segun Jebutu, SPE, and Hans-Christian Freitag, Baker Hughes, prepared for the 2009 SPE/IADC Drilling Conference and Exhibition, Amsterdam, 17–19 March. The paper has not been peer reviewed.
New Technology Applications for Improved Attic-Oil Recovery: Slim Smart Completions
This article, written by Senior Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper IPTC 12365, “New Technology Applications for Improved Attic-Oil Recovery: The World’s First Slim Smart Completions,” by Stig Lyngra, SPE, Abdulkareem M. Al-Sofi, SPE, Uthman F. Al-Otaibi, SPE, Mohammed J. Alshakhs, SPE, and Ahmad A. Al-Alawi, SPE, Saudi Aramco, prepared for the 2008 International Petroleum Technology Conference, Kuala Lumpur, 3–5 December. The paper has not been peer reviewed.
Wellbore Tubulars
Stefan Z. Miska, SPE, Jonathan Detwiler Endowed Chair Professor of Petroleum Engineering and Director of Drilling Research, University of Tulsa
Downhole Well Connections By Use of Rotating-Magnetic-Ranging Service and Single-Wire-Guidance Tool
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 119420, “Rotating-Magnetic-Ranging Service and Single-Wire- Guidance Tool Facilitates in Efficient Downhole Well Connections,” by Ray T. Oskarsen, SPE, and John W. Wright, SPE, John Wright Company, and Donal Fitterer, Dave Winter, Anthony Nekut, and Jed Sheckler, Vector Magnetics, originally prepared for the 2009 SPE/IADC Drilling Conference and Exhibition, Amsterdam, 17–19 March. The paper has not been peer reviewed.
Casing Ultradeep, Ultralong Salt Sections in Deep Water
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 114273, “Casing Ultradeep, Ultralong Salt Sections in Deep Water: A Case Study for Failure Diagnosis and Risk Mitigation in Record-Depth Well,” by Jincai Zhang, SPE, Shell Oil Company; William Standifird, SPE, Knowledge Systems; and Chris Lenamond, SPE, Nexen Petroleum U.S.A., originally prepared for the 2008 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Denver, 21–24 September. The paper has not been peer reviewed.
Axial-Force Transfer of Buckled Drillpipe in Deviated Wells
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 119861, “Axial Force Transfer of Buckled Drill Pipe in Deviated Wells,” by S. Menand, SPE, H. Sellami, and A. Bouguecha, Mines Paris Tech.; P. Isambourg, Total S.A.; and C. Simon, SPE, Drillscan, originally prepared for the 2009 SPE/IADC Drilling Conference and Exhibition, Amsterdam, 17–19 March. The paper has not been peer reviewed.
Casing and Cementing
Manuel Gonzalez, SPE, Senior Engineering Adviser, Chevron Energy Technology Company
Trapped-Annular-Pressure Mitigation: Spacer Fluid That Shrinks—Update
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains high lights of paper SPE 112872, “Trapped Annular Pressure Mitigation: A Spacer Fluid That Shrinks—Update,” by B. Bloys, SPE, M. Gonzalez, SPE, J. Lofton, R. Carpenter, SPE, S. Azar, SPE, D. Williams, J. McKenzie, SPE, and J. Capo, SPE, Chevron; R. Hermes, Los Alamos National Laboratory; R. Bland, SPE, R. Foley, SPE, and F. Harvey, SPE, Baker Hughes; J. Daniel, F. Billings, and I. Robinson, Lucite International; and M. Allison, Flow Process Technologies, originally prepared for the 2008 SPE Drilling Conference, Orlando, Florida, 4–6 March. The paper has not been peer reviewed.
Integrated Approach To Optimize Material Selection for High-Rate Gas Wells
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper IPTC 12503, “Integrated Approach To Optimize Material Selection for North Field High-Rate Gas Wells,” by W.A. Sorem, RasGas Company; E.J. Wright and J.L. Pacheco, ExxonMobil Development Company; and D.A. Norman, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, originally prepared for the 2008 International Petroleum Technology Conference, Kuala Lumpur, 3–5 December. The paper has not been peer reviewed.
Determining Long-Term CO2-Containment Performance: Cement Evaluation
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 115707, “Assessing Long-Term CO2-Containment Performance: Cement Evaluation in Otway CRC-1,” by Matteo Loizzo, SPE, and Sandeep Sharma, SPE, Schlumberger Carbon Services, originally prepared for the 2008 SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, Perth, Australia, 20–22 October. The paper has not been peer reviewed.
