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Special Features

Q&A

A conversation with Valery Isaakovich Graifer, Chairman of the Board of Directors of JSC Lukoil, who offers his unique perspective on recent developments in the Russian upstream sector, technology exchange between Russia and non-Russian oil companies, and the technology gaps that still exist.

Guest Editorial • Emerging Technology and Its Impact on the Industry

How will the oil and gas industry maintain reserve and production growth with tougher problems to solve and the exit of experiences engineers and thought leaders? Adam Farris, Vice President of Technology Adoption and Services for Object Reservoir, says the future lies in the hands of leaders who continue to innovate and use advancements in technology to create additional business value.

Management • Engineering Workflows Herald a New Era for Upstream Production

Analyzing and implementing engineering workflows through information technology is a critical part of the industry's transition to the digital oil field, argues Kemal Farid, President and Chief Executive Officer, Merrick Systems. A new generation of engineering tools will allow these workflows to be managed across global operations and will contribute greatly to the bottom line.

2006 SPE Award Recipients

The winners of SPE's highest honors and awards, reserved for members whose outstanding contributions to the Society and to the industry merit special recognition.

Technology Today Series • Benefits of Slow-Speed Pumping

Slowing down sucker-rod pumps on low-producing wells can reduce the number of repairs and make marginal wells economic over a long period of time.

Field Development Projects

Overview

J.C. Cunha, SPE, Associate Professor, University of Alberta

Clair Field: Development of a Waterflooded Fractured Reservoir

Tahiti: Development-Strategy Assessment

Albacora Leste Field Development: Reservoir Aspects and Development Strategy

Use of Simple Stochastic Models for North Sea Field-Development Decisions

Tight Reservoirs

Overview

Michael J. Mayerhofer, SPE, Applied Diagnostics Engineering Manager, Pinnacle Technologies

Determining Effective Drainage Area for Tight Gas Wells

Microseismic Fracture Mapping Optimizes Development of Low-Permeability Sands

Stimulation Effectiveness in Multilayered, Tight Gas Reservoirs: Pinedale Anticline Area

Knowledge Management

Overview

Ivor Ellul, SPE, Chief Executive Officer, Knowledge Reservoir

Multivendor Data-Exchange Format To Support Digital Oil Fields

Identifying Future Leaders Through Knowledge Management

Collaborative Decision Making in Operation-Center Environments

Departments

Performance Indices

Regional Update

Company News

Petroleum Industry 2020

Abdul-Jaleel Al-Khalifa, 2007 SPE President

Comments

John Donnelly, JPT Editor

Technology Applications

Dennis Denney, JPT Technology Editor

Technology Update

techbits

Meetings

SPE News