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 The paper has not been peer reviewed.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 The paper has not been peer reviewed.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 The paper has not been peer reviewed.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 The paper has not been peer reviewed.

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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.

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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.

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