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SPECIAL FEATURES

Guest Editorial - The Selfish Technology Gene

As Big Oil works ever harder to protect its proprietary intellectual property, a new and nimbler species of oil and gas company may emerge that exhibits more selfish portfolio management strategies than its predecessors. How far and how deep this model spreads will depend on several factors, but one thing is certain: Only the technologically fittest companies will survive.

Management • Intelligently Using Intelligent Completions

Completions technology and reservoir management workflows must be united, writes Patrick Schorn, president of Schlumberger Completions, because one cannot be implemented without the other if the goal of economically improving recovery is to be achieved.

SPE Board Nominations

Behrooz Fattahi, coordinator of Heavy Oil Development for Aera Energy, is the nominee for 2010 SPE president. He heads the slate of SPE members recommended by the society’s Nominating Committee and Board of Directors for SPE Board positions.

R&D White Paper

Several SPE initiatives are under way to draw greater attention to the upstream sector’s R&D requirements for the next 30 years, including a new white paper from the SPE R&D Advisory Committee.

Distinguished Author Series • The Marlim Field: Incorporating 4D Seismic in Reservoir-Management Decisions

Rildo M. Oliveira, a technical consultant–senior geologist with Petrobras, describes how 4D-seismic results were incorporated into the geological model and influenced reservoirmanagement decisions, thereby mitigating drilling risks in the Marlim deepwater turbidite heavy-oil field.

OTC Spotlight Winners

Fourteen winning technologies will receive the Offshore Technology Conference’s 2008 Spotlight on New Technology Award, which recognizes innovative technologies that promise to impact offshore E&P significantly.

Offshore Drilling and Completion

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Jean-Louis Jousseaume, SPE, Head of Operations Area Americas, Total

Trapped Annular Pressure: A Spacer Fluid That Shrinks

This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 104698, “Trapped Annular Pressure—A Spacer Fluid That Shrinks,” by B. Bloys, SPE, and M. Gonzalez, SPE, Chevron; R. Hermes, Los Alamos Natl. Laboratory; R. Bland, R. Foley, SPE, and R. Tijerina, Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids; J. Davis and T. Cassel,  Baker Oil Tools; J. Daniel, I. Robinson, and F. Billings, Lucite Intl.; and R. Eley, ICI, prepared for the 2007 SPE/IADC Drilling Conference, Amsterdam, 20–22 February.The paper has not been peer reviewed.

Deepwater Blowout: A Case Study

This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 105914, “Deepwater Blowout—A Case History: Shallow Gas Hazards Hide in the Weeds,” by William Flores Jr., John B. Garner, SPE, and Chris Scarborough, SPE, Boots & Coots, prepared for the 2007 SPE/IADC Drilling Conference, Amsterdam, 20–22 February. The paper has not been peer reviewed.

Dynamic-Underbalance Perforating Overcomes Environmental Challenges

This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 108167, “Overcoming Environmental Challenges Using Innovative Approach of Dynamic-Underbalance Perforating,” by Dennis Baxter, SPE, Harold McCausland, and Brian Wells, SPE, PetroCanada, and Vinay K. Mishra, SPE, and Larry Behrman, SPE, Schlumberger, prepared for the 2007 Offshore Europe, Aberdeen, 4–7 September. The paper has not been peer reviewed.

Environmentally Safe Waste Disposal: Integration of Cuttings Collection, Transport, and Reinjection

This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 108912, “Environmentally Safe Waste Disposal: The Integration of Cuttings Collection, Transport, and Reinjection,” by A. Alba, SPE, F. Fragachan, SPE, A. Ovalle, SPE, and T. Shokanov, SPE, M-I Swaco, prepared for the 2007 SPE International Oil Conference and Exhibition in Mexico, Veracruz, Mexico, 27–30 June. The paper has not been peer reviewed.

Natural Gas Technology/Monetization

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John Vitucci, SPE, Vice President of Operations, SRE

Technology Helps Revitalize Maturing Giant Gas Field: Horizontal-Well Redevelopment

This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 109948, “Applied Technology Helps Revitalize a Maturing Giant Gas Field: Learnings From the Cleveland Formation’s Horizontal-Well Redevelopment Program,” by Neil C. Decker, SPE, David B. Bumbaugh, SPE, Ron L. Brogdon, and David C. Gardner, SPE, BP plc; Stephen P. Roberts, SPE, Jones Energy; and Sean D. Petersen, BP plc, prepared for the 2007 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Anaheim, California, 11–14 November. The paper has not been peer reviewed.

Geomechanics Optimize Field-Development Strategy of Deep Gas Reservoir

This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 108891, “Using Geomechanics To Optimize Field-Development Strategy of Deep Gas Reservoir in Saudi Arabia,” by Mahbub S. Ahmed, SPE, Saudi Aramco; Thomas Finkbeiner, SPE, GeoMechanics International; and Adnan A. Kannan, SPE, Saudi Aramco, prepared for the 2007 SPE Asia Pacific Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition, Jakarta, 30 October–1 November. The paper has not been peer reviewed.

Fluidic Oscillation With Acid Stimulation Improves Gas-Well Productivity

This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper IPTC 11452, “Fluidic-Oscillation Technique in Conjunction With Acid Stimulation Improves Gas-Well Productivity,” by Ahmed Hegazy, Belayim Petroleum Company, and Bruce Conrad, Arshad Waheed, and Osama Sanad, Halliburton, prepared for the 2007 International Petroleum Technology Conference, Dubai, 4–6 December. The paper has not been peer reviewed. Copyright 2007 International Petroleum Technology Conference. Reproduced by permission.

HP/HT Challenges

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Robert MacAndrew, SPE, Director, Aberdeen Drilling Management Ltd.

Have We Discarded Promising Squeeze Chemicals for Hgh-Temperature Applications?

This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 105505, “Squeeze Chemical for HT Applications—Have We Discarded Promising Products By Performing Unrepresentative Thermal-Aging Tests?,” by Rex Wat, SPE, Lars-Even Hauge, SPE, Kåre Solbakken, Kjell Erik Wennberg, SPE, Linda Merete Sivertsen, and Berit Gjersvold, Statoil ASA, prepared for the 2007 SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry, Houston, 28 February–2 March. The paper has not been peer reviewed.

Challenges of Designing HP/HT Equipment

This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 109999, “The Challenges of Designing HP/HT Equipment,” by Andrew Forsyth, SPE, Expro; Brian Saucier, DeepMar; Daniel More, Expro; Ray A. Stawaisz, Chevron; Dave Gill, Stress Services; and Ray Younger, Prospect, prepared for the 2007 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Anaheim, California, 11–14 November.The paper has not been peer reviewed.

High-Pressure/High-Temperature Consolidated Completion in the Gulf of Mexico

This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper OTC 18976, “High-Pressure,High-Temperature Consolidated Completion in the Continental Shelf Environment of the Gulf of Mexico: Case History,” by Richard E. Patterson, SPE, and Trevor J. Willms, SPE, El Paso E&P, and Keith Foley, SPE, and Jason Edwards, SPE, Halliburton, prepared for the 2007 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 30 April–3 May. The paper has not been peer reviewed. Copyright 2007 Offshore Technology Conference. Reproduced by permission.