August 2011
Volume 63 Number 8
Features
Guest Editorial • Security: Digital Oil Field or Digital Nightmare?
News articles pointing to new security vulnerabilities resulting in aloss of critical information and damage to reputation have become common. So much so that it begs the question: Is the digital revolution a blessing or a curse?
Techbits • Gulf of Mexico Spill Summit
At the request of the National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council, SPE convened a diverse group of oil and gas industry professionals to develop answers to questions posed by the US government regarding the Deepwater Horizon accident in the US Gulf of Mexico.
Connecting R&D with the Goals of E&P
When researchers gathered for the SPE 2011 Research & Development Symposium in Austin for an update on the oil industry's grand R&D challenges, an underlying current in the discussions was how to effectively manage an unpredictable future.
Growing Offshore Water Production Pushes Search for Subsea Solutions
There are powerful arguments for deepwater oil and gas operators to move water processing from platforms to the ocean floor, and daunting challenges in doing it.
Australias Quiet Success Story: The Riches of Bass Strait
New oil and gas is coming online from the Kipper, Tuna, and Turrum fields and extending natural gas and liquid hydrocarbon supplies to Australias southeastern states of Victoria, Tasmania, and New South Wales.
Navigating the Gulf of Mexico Hurricane Season
In a body of water commonly traveled by powerful cyclones during hurricane season, weather challenges in the US Gulf of Mexico must be met with equally formidable technology.
Management • Bringing Frontline Workers Into the 21st Century
One of the key areas where performance and operational risk management can be significantly improved but has often been overlooked or where little attention is paid is frontline work execution.
Rocky Mountains Play Host to 2011 SPE Annual Conference
A preview of the 2011 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition to be held in October in Denver.
Technology Focus
Bob Harrison
SPE, consultant petroleum engineer
Formation Evaluation
Forensic Petrophysics in Formation-Damage Evaluation
This article, written by Senior Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 143988, "The Role of Forensic Petrophysics in Formation-Damage Evaluation," by C. McPhee, SPE, M. Byrne, SPE, and G. Daniels, SPE, Senergy (GB) Limited, prepared for the 2011 SPE European Formation Damage Conference, Noordwijk, the Netherlands, 7-10 June. The paper has not been peer reviewed.
Whole Core vs. Plugs: Integrating Log and Core Data to Decrease Uncertainty inPetrophysical Interpretation and Oil-In-Place Calculations
This article, written by Senior Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 137679, "Whole Core vs. Plugs: Integrating Log and Core Data To Decrease Uncertainty in Petrophysical Interpretation and STOIP Calculations," by S. Serag El Din, SPE, ADCO; M.R. Dernaika, SPE, Weatherford Laboratories; I. Al Hosani, ADCO; L. Hannon, Weatherford Laboratories; and S.M. Skjaeveland, SPE, University of Stavanger, prepared for the 2010 Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 1-4 November. The paper has not been peer reviewed.
Integrating Core Data and Wireline Geochemical Data for Shale-Gas-Reservoir Formation Evaluation and Characterization
This article, written by Senior Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 134559, "Integrating Core Data and Wireline Geochemical Data for Formation Evaluation and Characterization of Shale-Gas Reservoirs," by John Quirein, Jim Witkowsky, SPE, Jerome Truax, SPE, and Jim Galford, SPE, Halliburton, and David Spain, SPE, and Tobi Odumosu, SPE, BP plc, prepared for the 2010 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Florence, Italy, 19-22 September. The paper has not been peer reviewed.
Brian Skeels
SPE, Emerging Technology Manager, FMC Technologies
Subsea Technology
Henry Subsea DevelopmentChallenges and Solutions
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 133631, "Henry Subsea Development — Challenges and Solutions," by Stephen Henzell, SPE, WorleyParsons Services Pty. Ltd., and Andrew Glucina, Santos Ltd., originally prepared for the 2010 SPE Asia Pacific Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition, Brisbane, Australia, 18-20 October. The paper has not been peer reviewed.
Subsea Water Treatment Comes of Age
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper OTC 21578, "Subsea Water Treatment Comes of Age," by David Pinchin, SPE, Well Processing A/S, originally prepared for the 2011 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 2-5 May. The paper has not been peer reviewed.
Pipeline Crawlers: Pigging the Unpiggable
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper OTC 21210, "Genesis Pipeline Crawlers: Pigging the Unpiggable," by Andy Kenney, Subsea Integrity, originally prepared for the 2011 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 2-5 May. The paper has not been peer reviewed.
Emmanuel Garland SPE, special advisor, Total Exploration-Production
Health, Safety, Environment,and Social Responsibility
Fundamental Reservoir-Engineering Principles Used To Explain Lenses of Shoreline Residual Oil 20 Years After the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
This article, written by Senior Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 141809, "Fundamental Reservoir-Engineering Principles Explain Lenses of Shoreline Residual Oil 20 Years After the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill," by Gary Pope, SPE, University of Texas at Austin; Kim Gordon, SPE, Platt, Sparks & Associates; and Jim Bragg, Creative Petroleum Solutions, prepared for the 2011 SPE Americas E&P Health, Safety, Security, and Environmental Conference, Houston, 21-23 March. The paper has not been peer reviewed.
REACH First-Phase Registration: Chemical Manufacturers Experience
This article, written by Senior Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 141019, "A Chemical Manufacturers Experience of REACH First-Phase Registration," by P.D. Henson, M.D. Pritchard, and R. Weare, SPE, Baker Hughes, prepared for the 2011 SPE European Health, Safety, and Environmental Conference in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production, Vienna, Austria, 22-24 February. The paper has not been peer reviewed.
Work of the UK Helicopter Task Group
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 140760, "The Work of the UK Helicopter Task Group," by Jessica Burton, Oil & Gas UK, originally prepared for the 2011 SPE European Health, Safety, and En vironmental Conference in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production, Vienna, Austria, 22-24 February. The paper has not been peer reviewed.
Frigg Decommissioning: HSE
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper OTC 21712, "Frigg Decommissioning—HSE," by Bjorn Oscar Tveteras, Total E&P Norge A/S, originally prepared for the 2011 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 2-5 May. The paper has not been peer reviewed.
Medical Evacuation of Patients With Infectious Diseases
This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 136648, "The Medical Evacuation of Patients With Infectious Diseases From Developing Countries: Duty of Care," by R.L. Quigley, International SOS Assistance Inc., originally prepared for the 2010 SPE Middle East Health, Safety, Security, and Environment Conference and Exhibition, Manama, Bahrain, 4-6 October. The paper has not been peer reviewed.
Managing Use of Local Content in Upstream Oil and Gas
This article, written by Senior Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 140870, "Managing Use of Local Content in Upstream Oil and Gas," by Jessica M. Marshall and Mark A. Serwinowski, SPE, MetaVu, prepared for the 2011 SPE European Health, Safety, and Environmental Conference in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production, Vienna, Austria, 22-24 February. The paper has not been peer reviewed.
