Completions Today

Damir Horvat, SPE, Senior Engineering Manager, JV Arrow Energy/Shell

Effects of HCl and Brine on Water-Swelling Packers

This article, written by Senior Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 114812, “Effects of HCl Acid and Brines on Water- Swelling Packers,” by A.S. Al-Yami, SPE, Saudi Aramco; H.A. Nasr-El-Din, SPE, Texas A&M University; and A.S. Al-Humaidi, SPE, M.K. Al-Arfaj, SPE, S.H. Al-Saleh, SPE, M.Z. Awang, SPE, and K.S. Al-Mohanna, SPE, Saudi Aramco, prepared for the 2009 IADC/ SPE Asia Pacific Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Jakarta, 25–27 August. The paper has not been peer reviewed.

Designing Swellable-Elastomer Packers in Fracturing Operations

This article, written by Senior Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper OTC 20157, “Design Methodology for Swellable-Elastomer Packers in Fracturing Operations,” by Rutger Evers, SPE, Dustin Young, SPE, Greg Vargus, SPE, and Kristian Solhaug, SPE, Halliburton, prepared for the 2009 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 4–7 May. The paper has not been peer reviewed.

Effective Perforating and Gravel Placement: Key to Sand-Free Production

This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper IPTC 12581, “Effective Perforating and Gravel Placement: Key to Low-Skin, Sand-Free Production in Gravel Packs,” by Samyak Jain, SPE, Raymond Tibbles, SPE, and Jock Munro, Schlumberger, and Rajeswary Suppiah and Norhisham Safin, SPE, Petronas Carigali, originally prepared for the 2008 International Petroleum Technology Conference, Kuala Lumpur, 3–5 December. The paper has not been peer reviewed.

Perforating System Enhances Testing and Treatment of Fracture-Stimulated Wells

This article, written by Senior Technol ogy Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 116226, “Next-Generation Perforating System Enhances the Testing and Treatment of Fracture-Stimulated Wells in Canada,” by M.R.G. Bell, SPE, GEODynamics, and D.A. Cuthill, SPE, Weatherford, prepared for the 2008 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition,
Denver, 21–24 September. The paper has not been peer reviewed.

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Reservoir Performance and Monitoring

Erik Vikane, SPE, Manager of Reservoir Management, StatoilHydro

Development of an Integrated Reservoir- Surveillance Process

This article, written by Senior Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 120229, “Development of
an Integrated Reservoir-Surveillance Process for World’s Second-Largest Field in Kuwait,” by Sameer F. Desai, SPE, Hussain Z. Al-Ajmi, SPE, and Jamal H. Al-Humoud, Kuwait Oil Company, and Naz H. Gazi, SPE, Halliburton, prepared for the 2009 SPE Middle East Oil & Gas Show and Conference, Kingdom of Bahrain, 15–18 March. The paper has not been peer reviewed.

Where Is the Gap? Is It in More Reservoir Engineers or in Leveraging New Skills and Workflows That Enhance Individual Productivity?

This article, written by Senior Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 118727, “Where Is the Gap? Is It in More Reservoir Engineers or in Leveraging New Skills and Workflows That Enhance Individual Productivity?” by C. Amudo, SPE, Chevron Australia, and T. Graf, SPE, Schlumberger, prepared for the 2009 SPE Middle East Oil & Gas Show and Conference, Kingdom of Bahrain, 15–18 March. The paper has not been peer reviewed.

Revitalizing Old-Asset Oil Fields Into Intelligent Fields

This article, written by Senior Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 126067, “Revitalization of Old Asset Oil Fields into I-Fields,” by Mohammed N. AI-Khamis, SPE, Konstantin I. Zorbalas, SPE, Hassan M. AI-Matouq, and Saleh M. Almahamed, Saudi Aramco, prepared for the 2009 SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, 9–11 May. The paper has not been peer reviewed.

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Wellbore Integrity, Sand Management, and Frac Pack

Harvey E. Goodman, SPE, is a Chevron Fellow and Staff Research Consultant at Chevron’s Energy Technology Company in Houston

Temana Field: A Shift in Sand-Control Philosophy

This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper IPTC 12390, “Temana Field Pilot
Implementation: A Shift in Sand Control Philosophy To Improve Well Performance,” by Wan Amni Bt Wan Mohamad, SPE, Maharon Jadid, SPE, and Mahmoud A. Wahba, SPE, Petronas Carigali Sdn. Bhd., originally prepared for the 2008 International Petroleum Technology Conference, Kuala Lumpur, 3–5 December. The paper has not been peer reviewed.

Wellbore-Stability Performance of Water- Based-Mud Additives

This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 116139, “Wellbore Stability
Performance of Water Base Mud Additives,” by R.T. Ewy, SPE, and E.K. Morton, SPE, Chevron Energy Technology Company, originally prepared for the 2008 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Denver, 21–24 September. The paper has not been peer reviewed.

Single-Trip Multizone Gravel Packing

This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper IPTC 12388, “Single Trip Multi-Zone Gravel Packing—Case Study at Handil, Bekapai and Sisi-Nubi Fields,” by Mark Banman, Eric Delattre, Mohammad Sofyan, and Siswara Suryadana, Total E&P Indonesia. It was originally prepared for the 2008 International Petroleum Technology Conference, Kuala Lumpur, 3–5 December. The paper has not been peer reviewed.

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