January 2010
Volume 62 Number 1
Features
Guest Editorial • Breakthroughs: The Top 10 Oilfield Technologies of All Time
While many technologies represent respectable contributions to the industry, only a few have truly made a significant difference in the exploration for oil and gas around the world
Talent & Technology • Pemex: Identifying and Developing Next-Generation Talent and Leadership
Pemex’s E&P subsidiary has undertaken a massive initiative
aimed at building and implementing sophisticated talent management
processes and information systems. The
program may now be used at other subsidiaries within the
Mexican oil giant.
Congo FDPSO An Industry First
Located in 4,600 ft of water off the coast of the Republic of
Congo, the Azurite field began production last year from the
industry’s first floating production, storage, and offloading
facility with drilling capability.
Distinguished Author Series • Streamline Simulation for Modern Reservoir-Engineering Workflows
Streamline simulation re-emerged in the early 1990s to alleviate computational problems faced by finite-difference simulation when confronted with high-resolution geological models characterized by heterogeneous spatial distributions of static properties. Since then, development and application of streamline simulation has advanced the technology significantly.
SPE Intelligent Energy Conference
A preview of the SPE Intelligent Energy 2010 Conference to be held in Jaarbeurs, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Technology Focus
EOR Performance and Modeling
Baojun Bai, SPE, Assistant Professor of Petroleum Engineering, Missouri
University of Science and Technology
Industry Experience With CO2-Enhanced- Oil-Recovery Technology
This article, written by Senior Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 126446, “Industry Experience With CO2-Enhanced- Oil-Recovery Technology,” by R.E. Sweatman, SPE, Halliburton; M.E. Parker, SPE, ExxonMobil; and S.L. Crookshank, American Petroleum Institute, prepared for the 2009 SPE International Conference on CO2 Capture, Storage, and Utilization, San Diego, California, 2–4 November. The paper has not been peer reviewed.
Systematic Study of Alkaline/Surfactant/Gas
Injection for EOR
This article, written by Senior Technology
Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights
of paper SPE 124752, “A
Systematic Study of Alkaline/Surfactant/Gas Injection as an EOR Technique,” by
Mayank Srivastava, SPE, Jieyuan
Zhang, SPE, Quoc P. Nguyen, SPE,
and Gary A. Pope, SPE, University of
Texas at Austin, prepared for the 2009
SPE Annual Technical Conference and
Exhibition, New Orleans, 4–7 October.
The paper has not been peer reviewed.
Mapping Fractures and High-Permeability Channels in
Waterfloods by Use of Injection and Production Rates
This article, written by Senior Technology
Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights
of paper SPE 121353, “A Novel
Method for Mapping Fractures and High-
Permeability Channels in Waterfloods
Using Injection and Production Rates,”
by Kun-Han Lee, SPE, Antonio
Ortega, Amir Mohammad Nejad,
SPE, Nelia Jafroodi, SPE, and Iraj
Ershaghi, SPE, University of Southern
California, prepared for the 2009 SPE
Western Regional Meeting, San Jose,
California, 24–26 March. The paper
has not been peer reviewed.
Polymer Flooding in Unconsolidated-Sand Formations:
Fracturing and Geomechanical Considerations
This article, written by Senior Technology
Editor Dennis Denney, contains
highlights of paper SPE 121840,
“Polymer Flooding in Unconsolidated-
Sand Formations: Fracturing and
Geo mechanical Considerations,” by
Mohamad Khodaverdian, SPE,
Tibi Sorop, SPE, Sophie Postif,
SPE, and Paul Van den Hoek, SPE,
Shell E&P, prepared for the 2009 SPE
Europec/EAGE Annual Conference and
Exhibition, Amsterdam, 8–11 June. The
paper has not been peer reviewed.
Mature Fields and Well Revitalization
Syed A. Ali, SPE, Research Advisor, Schlumberger
Reservoir-Management Practices in the Offshore Oil Fields of Saudi Arabia
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper OTC 20123, “Reservoir-Management Practices in the Offshore Oil Fields of Saudi Arabia,” by Hassan B. Al-Qahtani, SPE, Phillip Warren, SPE, Ali M. Al-Shahri, SPE, and Abdulrazzaq Al-Muhaish, Saudi Aramco, originally prepared for the 2009 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 4–7 May. The paper has not been peer reviewed.
Casabe Mature-Field Revitalization Through an Alliance: A Case Study of Multicompany and Multidiscipline Integration
This article, written by Senior Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 122874, “Casabe Mature- Field Revitalization Through an Alliance: A Case Study of Multicompany and Multidiscipline Integration,” by L. Marquez, SPE, J. Elphick, SPE, and J. Peralta, Schlumberger, and M. Amaya and E. Lozano, Ecopetrol S.A., prepared for the 2009 SPE Latin American and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference, Cartagena, Colombia, 31 May–3 June. The paper has not been peer reviewed.
Elgin/Franklin: What Could Have Been Done Differently?
This article, written by Assistant Technology
Editor Karen Bybee, contains
highlights of paper SPE 123681, “Elgin/
Franklin: What Could We Have Done
Differently?,” by Eric Festa, Total E&P
UK, originally prepared for the 2009
SPE Offshore Europe Oil and Gas
Conference and Exhibition, Aberdeen,
8–11 September. The paper has not been
peer reviewed.
Well Control
Jerome Schubert, SPE, Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University
Managed-Pressure Drilling: Kick Detection and Well Control
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 124664, “Roles of Managed- Pressure-Drilling Technique in Kick De - tection and Wellcontrol—The Beginning of the New Conventional Drilling Way,” by Paco Vieira, SPE, Maurizio Arnone, SPE, and Fabian Torres, Weatherford International, and Fernando Barragan, AGR Group, originally prepared for the 2009 SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Manama, Bahrain, 26–28 October. The paper has not been peer reviewed.
A Well-Specific Approach to the Quantification of Well Control
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 124024, “KickRisk—A Well- Specific Approach to the Quantification of Well-Control Risks,” by Ø. Arild, SPE, E.P. Ford, SPE, T. Løberg, SPE, and J.W.T. Baringbing, SPE, IRIS, originally prepared for the 2009 SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, Jakarta, 4–6 August. The paper has not been peer reviewed.
Kicks in Offshore UK Wells
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 119942, “Kicks in Offshore UK Wells—Where Are They Happening and Why?,” by J.D. Dobson, SPE, Health and Safety Executive, originally prepared for the 2009 SPE/IADC Drilling Conference and Exhibition, Amsterdam, 17–19 March. The paper has not been peer reviewed.
