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TABLE OF CONTENTS

VOLUME 1

Downhole Video: A Cost/Benefit Analysis ....................................................................................... 1

J.R. Tague, G.F. Hollman

Want to Make Tree Operations Safer? Why Not Use the DHSV as a Barrier. .............................. 7K. Munday, S. Trim

Active Slug Management ................................................................................................................. 15O. Slupphaug, H. Hole, B. Bjune

More and More From Brownfields—A Structured Process To Deliver Value ............................. 20C.K. Seong, R.A. Malek

Drilling Optimization at the Aloctono Block in Venezuela with the Utilization of Latest Technologies in Impregnated Bits and Turbines............................................................... 27

R. Botelho, J. Barreto, S. Bello, W. Anato, G. Uzcategui

Wellbore Stability Assessment for Highly Inclined Wells Using Limited Rock-Mechanics Data ................................................................................................................................. 39

R.A. Simangunsong, J.J. Villatoro, A.K. Davis

Openhole Completion Options: The Niger Delta Experience ....................................................... 52J. Arukhe, L. Nwoke, C. Uchendu, S. Imie

Application of SmartWell Technology to the SACROC CO2 EOR Project: A Case Study .................................................................................................................................................. 57

J. Brnak, B. Petrich, M.R. Konopczynski

Identifying and Correcting for High-Resistivity Cement Effects for Cased Hole Resistivity Log Analysis................................................................................................................... 66

D.H. May, S. Jacobsen, J. Rushing, B. Reynolds, L. Swager

Application of Engineered Cementing Solution to Solve Long-Term Cement Integrity Issues in Tunisia ................................................................................................................ 77

K. Krusche, C.R. Johnson, H.B. Ghazi

Compositional Modeling of Oil-Based Mud-Filtrate Cleanup During Wireline Formation Tester Sampling ............................................................................................................. 86

F.O. Alpak

Real-Time Monitoring of Acid Stimulation Using a Fiber-Optic DTS System........................... 103R.W. Clanton, J.A. Haney, R. Pruett, C.L. Wahl, J.J. Goiffon, D. Gualtieri

Data Analysis of Barnett Shale Completions ............................................................................... 113B. Grieser, B. Shelley, B.J. Johnson, E.O. Fielder, J.R. Heinze, J.R. (Rusty) Werline

Improved Analytical Model and Experimentally Calibrated Studies of Steam Injection with Hydrocarbon Additives to Enhance Heavy Oil Recovery ................................... 125

R.A. Simangunsong, N.J. Jaiswal, D.D. Mamora

Successful Control of High-Pressured Gas Well Using a Crosslinked Gel During Coiled-Tubing Fishing .................................................................................................................... 138

L. Nwoke, J. Arukhe, C. Uchendu

Use of Wavelet Transform in PDG Data Treatment ..................................................................... 144P.M. Ribeiro, A.P. Pires, E.A.P. Oliveira, J.G. Ferroni

Enhancing Formation Testing and Sampling Operations Through the Use of Log-Derived High-Resolution Mineral-Based Lithofacies Mapping .................................................. 152

H. Elshahawi, E. Donaghy, C. Guillory, G.R. Kear, A. Kumar, M. Ardila, D. Williamson, W. Cantwell, B. Briscoe

Quantification of Carbon Dioxide Using Downhole Wireline Formation Tester Measurements ................................................................................................................................. 161

N. Muller, H. Elshahawi, C. Dong, O.C. Mullins, M. Flannery, M. Ardila, P. Weinheber, E. Chinn McDade

Combining Continuous Fluid Typing, Wireline Formation Tester, and Geochemical Measurements for an Improved Understanding of Reservoir Architecture ..................................................................................................................................... 171

H. Elshahawi, L. Venkataramanan, D. McKinney, M. Flannery, O.C. Mullins, M. Hashem

Core Data Preprocessing To Improve Permeability Log Estimation ......................................... 190M. Cozzi, L. Ruvo, P. Scaglioni, A.M. Lyne

The Drilling and Casing Running Enigma .................................................................................... 200C.J. Mason, D.C-K. Chen

Experimental and Numerical Modeling of Direct Injection of CO2 into Carbonate Formations....................................................................................................................................... 212

O. Izgec, B. Demiral, H. Bertin, S. Akin

Application of a Maximum Reservoir Contact (MRC) Well in a Thin, Carbonate Reservoir in Kuwait......................................................................................................................... 228

M. Kabir, S. Ingham, D. Sibley, K. Osman, A.K. Ambastha, M. Anderson, B. Rahman

Improving the Value-Risk Management on Revitalizing Mature Oil Fields in One Company’s Operating Area............................................................................................................ 236

S.S. Aprilian, K. Kurnely

Characterizing Sparsely Fractured Reservoirs Through Structural Parameters, Time-Lapse 3D Seismic, and Production Data ............................................................................ 240

M. Zeidouni, C.P.J.W. van Kruijsdijk

A Rigorous Composite-IPR Model for Multilateral Wells ............................................................ 251B. Guo, K. Ling, A. Ghalambor

Case Studies—Proactive Managed Pressure Drilling and Underbalanced Drilling Application in San Joaquin Wells, Venezuela.............................................................................. 260

J.C. Beltran, O. Gabaldon, G. Puerto, P. Alvarado, V. Varon

Well Sanding and Lost Production Due to Cyclic Water Hammer ............................................. 267A. Hayatdavoudi

History Matching of The Valhall Field Using a Global Optimization Method and Uncertainty Assessment ................................................................................................................ 284

B.R. Al-Shamma, R. Teigland

Application of Intelligent Completion Technology in a Triple-Zone Gravel Packed Commingled Producer.................................................................................................................... 295

W.R. Brock, E.O. Oleh, J.P. Linscott, S. Agara

Development and Field Use of a Novel Solvent-Water Emulsion for the Removal of Asphaltene Deposits in Fractured Carbonate Formations..................................................... 301

S. Lightford, E. Pitoni, F. Armesi, L. Mauri

Awakening an Old Field - A Case Study of a Re-fracturing Program in the Greater Green River Basin ........................................................................................................................... 320

M. Shaefer

History Matching for Determination of Fracture Permeability and Capillary Pressure ........................................................................................................................................... 334

T. Gang, M. Kelkar

The Importance of Graphical Methods in Estimation of the Diffusion Coefficient of Gases in Bitumens and Heavy Oil ................................................................................................. 342

H. Sheikha, M. Pooladi-Darvish, A.K. Mehrotra

Usari BQI Redevelopment—Paradigm Shift................................................................................. 353F.R. Alege, W.R. Brock, J. Linscott, B. Olopade, C. Etta, L.K. Chen

Design and Performance Evaluation of an Ultradeepwater Subsea Blowout Preventor Control System Using Shape Memory Alloy Actuators ............................................ 359

Ning Ma, Ziping Hu, Robello Samuel, Christine A. Ehlig-Economides, Gangbing Song

Fracture Face Skin Evolution During Cleanup ............................................................................ 367R. Gdanski, D. Fulton, C. Shen

Changes in Completion Strategy Unlocks Massive Jurassic Coalbed Methane Resource Base in the Surat Basin, Australia ............................................................................... 381

R.L. Johnson Jr., S. Scott, M. Herrington

Data Acquisition With Advanced Acoustic Telemetry Improves Operational Efficiency in Deep-water and Land-Well Testing?Case Histories ............................................. 397

M. Azari, A. Salguero, E. Almanza, H. Kool

A Generic Solution to Bottom-Hole-Assembly Modeling ........................................................... 413M. Wu, D. C-K Chen

Innovative Use of Expandable Sand Screens Combined With Propped Hydraulic Fracturing Technology in Two Wells With Intelligent Completions in the Egret Field, Brunei: Challenges, Successes, and Best Practices Learned......................................... 422

Sakamrin Abdul-Rahman, Derek Lim, Jit Juan Lim, Kuo Chuan Ong

Study on High-Concentration Polymer Flooding to Further Enhance Oil Recovery ............... 430Yang Fulin, Wang Demin, Wang Gang, Sui Xinguang, Liu Weijie, Kan Chunling

Experimental Study of Effective Hole Cleaning Using “Sweeps” in Horizontal Wellbores ......................................................................................................................................... 435

S.G. Valluri, S.Z. Miska, R. Ahmed, M. Yu, N.E. Takach

Effective Heavy Post-Fracturing Proppant Cleanout with Coiled Tubing: Experimental Study and Field Casing History ............................................................................. 448

I. Bayfield, G. Paton

New Parallel Algorithm for Multiple History-Matched Realizations ........................................... 460D. Zubarev, M. Kelkar

Evaluation of Acid Treatment Results for Water-Injector Wells in Saudi Arabia ..................... 472M.S. Al-Harbi, A.M. Al-Dhafeeri, Y.A Al-Rufaie, S.K. Mohammed

Applications of Acoustic Liquid Level Measurements in Gas Wells ......................................... 475J.N. McCoy, O.L. Rowlan, D. Becker, A.L. Podio

Value-of-Information Lookbacks—Was the Information You Gathered Really Worth Getting? ................................................................................................................................ 491

E.M. Coopersmith, M.K. Burkholder, J.H. Schulze

Installation of Online Vessel Desander Manifolds....................................................................... 498M.S. Jasmani, E.C. Geronimo, L. Chan

Simulation of Gas/Oil Displacements in Vuggy and Fractured Reservoirs .............................. 503C.A. Kossack

From Concept to Pilot to Full-Field Implementation: A New EOR Process for the Prudhoe Bay Field........................................................................................................................... 516

P.L. McGuire, F.H. Carini, J.G. Ambrose, A.N. Yancey, M.N. Panda

Further Investigation of Drainage Height Effect on Production Rate in VAPEX ...................... 539A.J. Yazdani, B.B. Maini

Reservoir Crude Oil Viscosity Estimation from Wireline NMR Measurements - Rajasthan, India............................................................................................................................... 553

R.J. Zittel, D. Beliveau, T. O'Sullivan, R. Mohanty, J. Miles

Dual Porosity Equations From Effective Medium Theory........................................................... 564C.R. Berg

Analytical Modeling of Chemical Flooding: One-Dimensional Two-Phase Flow Accounting for Ion Exchange ........................................................................................................ 574

A.P. Pires, P.M. Ribeiro, P.G. Bedrikovetsky

Results of the World's First 4D Microgravity Surveillance of a Waterflood—Prudhoe Bay, Alaska ...................................................................................................................... 583

J.L. Brady, J.L. Hare, J.F. Ferguson, J.E. Seibert, F.J. Klopping, T. Chen, T. Niebauer

3D Field-Scale Automatic History Matching Using Adjoint Sensitivities and Generalized Travel-Time Inversion ............................................................................................... 592

A.M. Daoud, L. Vega

Investigation into Strengthening Methods for Stabilizing Wellbores in Fractured Formations....................................................................................................................................... 610

H. Soroush, J.H.B. Sampaio

Integrated Flow Assurance Modelling of Angola Block 18 Western Area Development.................................................................................................................................... 618

M.J. Watson, N.J. Hawkes, P.F. Pickering, J. Elliott, L.W. Studd

A Systematic Approach to Improved Success with Hydraulic Fracturing Applications..................................................................................................................................... 627

A.R. Jennings Jr., C.W. Westerman, D.W. Tadlock, R. Westerman, M. Anderson

Extreme Multistage Fracturing Improves Vertical Coverage and Well Performance in the Lost Hills Field ...................................................................................................................... 639

K.A. Hejl, A.M. Madding, M.F. Morea, C.W. Glatz, J. Luna, W.A. Minner, T. Singh, G.R. Stanley

Pitfalls in Performance-Data Tracking of Sucker-Rod Pumped Wells ...................................... 648M.W. Mahoney

Case Studies—Offshore Managed Pressure Drilling .................................................................. 650D. Hannegan

Monitoring Multilayered Reservoir Pressures and Gas/Oil Ratio Changes over Time Using Permanently Installed Distributed Temperature Measurements ........................... 657

G.A. Brown

Uniform Inflow Completion System Extends Economic Field Life: A Field Case Study and Technology Overview .................................................................................................. 671

M. Lorenz, G. Ratterman, J. Augustine

Application of NMR T2 Relaxation to Drainage Capillary Pressure in Vuggy Carbonate Reservoirs..................................................................................................................... 680

J. Ouzzane, M. Okuyiga, N. Gomaa, R. Ramamoorthy, D. Rose, A. Boyd, D.F. Allen

Successful Drilling of a High Step-Out Ratio Well With Water-Based Mud in Morecambe Bay............................................................................................................................... 690

M. Hodder, N. Ross, S. Gibb, S. Redgrave

Modeling of Coupled Reservoir and Multifractured Horizontal Well Flow Dynamics ......................................................................................................................................... 700

R. Vicente, T. Ertekin

A New Asymmetrical Array Induction Logging Tool................................................................... 713J. Xiao, J. Buchanan, M. Bittar, E. Davis, L. Sanmartin, G. Hu, S. Zannoni, M. Morys, W. Liu

VOLUME 2

Improved and More-Rapid History Matching With a Nonlinear Proxy and Global Optimization .................................................................................................................................... 728

A.S. Cullick, D. Johnson, G. Shi

Transaction Costs and Risk Preferences: Modeling Governance in Offshore Drilling .............................................................................................................................................. 741

C.J. Jablonowski, A.N. Kleit

Treatment of Seawater with Cartridge Filtration—A Field Trial ................................................. 776J.M. Lee, T. Frankiewicz, J. Walsh

New Strategy for Seismic Facies Upscaling to the Reservoir Grid Scale................................. 782O. Duplantier, N. Hadj-Kacem, J. Vittori

Study on Flow Behaviors of Viscoelastic Polymer Solution in Micropore With Dead End.......................................................................................................................................... 786

Hongjun Yin, Demin Wang, Huiying Zhong

Field Experiences With History Matching an Offshore Turbiditic Reservoir Using Inverse Modeling............................................................................................................................. 796

D. Hohl, E.A. Jimenez, A. Datta-Gupta

A Novel Model for Viscoelastic Fluid Flow in Porous Media...................................................... 805A.A. Garrocuh, R.B. Gharbi

Production Data Analysis—Challenges, Pitfalls, Diagnostics ................................................... 819D.M. Anderson, G.W.J. Stotts, L. Mattar, D. Ilk, T.A. Blasingame

Modeling of Pig Operations in Natural Gas and Liquid Pipeline................................................ 834F. Esmaeilzadeh, D. Mowla, M. Asemani

Natural Gas: Overcoming Limitations Toward Energy Supremacy.......................................... 838M.C. Harrison, P. Campbell, F.M. Coelho, C. Grecco, C. Ikeocha, X.T. Wang, M.J. Economides

Barnett Shale Hybrid Fracs—One Operator’s Design, Application and Results...................... 846G.R. Coulter, B.C. Gross, E.G. Benton, C.L. Thomson

Forecasting Future US Energy Needs .......................................................................................... 853A.M. Skov

Faster, Longer, and More Reliable Bit Runs With New-Generation PDC Cutter ...................... 860J. Clegg

Transient Fluid and Heat Flow Modeling in Coupled Wellbore/Reservoir Systems ................ 869B. Izgec, C.S. Kabir, D. Zhu, A.R. Hasan

Cost-Effective Life-Cycle Profile Control Completion System for Horizontal and Multilateral Wells............................................................................................................................. 879

V. Ogoke, C. Aihevba, F. Marketz

From Straight-lines to Deconvolution: The Evolution of the State-of-the-Art in Well Test Analysis........................................................................................................................... 886

A.C. Gringarten

Site Safety Management of A Growing Drilling Activity: Is Continuous Improvement Achievable? ............................................................................................................. 904

S. Saintpère, N. Touboul, R. Hidayat

A New Analytical Model for the SAGD Production Phase .......................................................... 913M. Nukhaev, V. Pimenov, A. Shandrygin, V. Tertychnyi

Improved BHA Sag Correction and Uncertainty Evaluation Brings Value to Wellbore Placement ........................................................................................................................ 917

R. Studer, L. Macresy

Three Statistical Pitfalls of Phi-K Transforms.............................................................................. 928P. Delfiner

Quantifying Resources for the Surmont Lease with 2-D Mapping and Multivariate Statistics .......................................................................................................................................... 937

W. Ren, C.V. Deutsch, D. Garner, T.J. Wheeler, J.-F. Richy, E. Mus

Effective Software Practices to Leverage Software Development Process in Sand-Control Engineering Software—A Case Study ............................................................................ 947

J. Li, P. Chok

Fault Leakage Potential Analysis in the Cantarell Field, Mexico, Using Geomechanics................................................................................................................................. 955

E. Celis, J. García-Hernández, J.M. Morales-Ramírez, C. Cabrera-Toledo, J. Sheridan, C. Ward, D. Wiprut

Phase Behavior Study of Hydrocarbon/Water/Methanol Mixtures at Reservoir Conditions ....................................................................................................................................... 965

V. Bang, G.A. Pope, M.M. Sharma

Integration of Microseismic Fracture Mapping Results with Numerical Fracture Network Production Modeling in the Barnett Shale .................................................................... 976

M.J. Mayerhofer, E.P. Lolon, J.E. Youngblood, J.R. Heinze

Optimizing Oil and Gas Production by Intelligent Technology.................................................. 984D. Zhu, K. Furui

Implementing an Undergraduate Minor in Energy ...................................................................... 992J.R. Fanchi

Streaming Potential Applications in Oil Fields ............................................................................ 997M.-Y. Chen, B. Raghuraman, I. Bryant, M. Supp

New Approach to Simulating Multicomponent Fluids Flow to Hydraulic Fractured Well ................................................................................................................................................. 1007

O. Dinariev, A. Shandrygin, D. Rudenko, V. Tertychyi, N. Evseev, D. Klemin

Time Dependent Behavior of Drilling Fluids Under Cyclic Temperature and Pressure Loads ............................................................................................................................. 1017

M. Piber, M. Prohaska, G. Hublik, G. Thonhauser

An Empirical Model for Predicting Crude Sludging Potential Caused by Acidizing ............. 1028A.A. Garrouch, A.H. Malallah, M.M. Al-Enizy

Hydrocarbon Production Forecast and Uncertainty Quantification: A Field Application..................................................................................................................................... 1040

M. Rotondi, G. Nicotra, A. Godi, F.M. Contento, M.J. Blunt, M.A. Christie

Dependence on Temperature, Pressure, and Salinity of the IFT and Relative Permeability Displacement Characteristics of CO2 Injected in Deep Saline Aquifers.......................................................................................................................................... 1049

D.B. Bennion, S. Bachu

A New Approach for Field Surveillance: Enhanced Monitoring Associating Smart Alarms to Produce More Oil......................................................................................................... 1058

A. Lentini, G. Fumia, H. Malonga, F. Okassa, J.P. Le Cann, J. Lessi

Successful Application of Glass Reinforced Epoxy (GRE) Casing in Hydraulically Fractured Water Injection Wells .................................................................................................. 1071

D. Peralta, A. Maggioni, R. Garcia, D. Martin

History Matching Using Face-Recognition Technique Based on Principal Component Analysis .................................................................................................................... 1078

S. Yadav

Technology Implementation To Enhance Reserve Recovery in Mature Fields Requires a New Business Model Between Service Companies and Operators..................... 1088

D.A. Ross, L. Kalfayan, K. Smith

Development and Commercial Deployment of an Expandable Monobore Liner Extension ....................................................................................................................................... 1093

C.F. Stockmeyer, D.L. Tillman, J.B. Weirich, Z. Sehnal

Robust and Efficient Simulation of Formation-Tester Measurements With a Rigorous Compositional Simulation Code................................................................................. 1107

M. Malik, C. Torres-Verdin, K. Sepehrnoori

History Matching with an Uncertain Geological Scenario ........................................................ 1118S. Suzuki, J. Caers

Predicting The Flow Distribution on Total E&P Canada’s Joslyn Project Horizontal SAGD Producing Wells Using Permanently Installed Fiber Optic Monitoring...................................................................................................................................... 1135

P. Krawchuk, M.A. Beshry, G.A. Brown, B. Brough

Onshore LNG Production Process Selection ............................................................................ 1149S. Mokhatab, M.J. Economides

The Texture of Acidized Fracture Surfaces—Implications for Acid Fracture Conductivity .................................................................................................................................. 1160

C. Malagon, M. Pournik, A.D. Hill

Polymer Powder/Cement Composites ........................................................................................ 1176A. Chougnet, A. Audibert, E. Lecolier, M. Moan, B. Guichard, C. Mazard, A. Valenti

A New Method For Improving LWD Logging Depth .................................................................. 1184C.R. Chia, H. Laastad, A. Kostin, F. Hjortland, G. Bordakov

Cleanup of Water-Based Kill-Pills in Laboratory-Simulated Perforation Tunnels During Flowback ........................................................................................................................... 1193

A. Suri, M.M. Sharma

Coupling of Downhole Dynamics Recorder Enhances System-Matched Approach to Drill Bit Design and Application With a Specific Rotary-Steerable System ....................... 1209

S. Barton, R. Lockley, D. Stroud, S. Peach

Ok, We Can't Get API Cement, What Now? ................................................................................ 1223M.J. Rogers, R.L. Dillenbeck, V.G. Boncan

The Search for Alternatives to Screen: Is Permeable Cement a Viable Option? ................... 1243B. Vidick, S. James, B. Drochon

The Physics of Steam Injection in Fractured Carbonate Reservoirs: Engineering Development Options That Minimize Risk ................................................................................. 1250

G.T. Shahin Jr., R. Moosa, B. Kharusi, G. Chilek

Correcting Common Errors in Probabilistic Evaluations: Efficacy of Debiasing .................. 1262M.B. Welsh, S.H. Begg, R.B. Bratvold

The Role of Enhanced Production Logging Measurements in Challenging Openhole Horizontal Completions .............................................................................................. 1269

P. Mukerji, Z. Zaouali, Hugh Rees

Waterflooding Surveillance and Monitoring: Putting Principles Into Practice....................... 1275M. Terrado, S. Yudono, G. Thakur

An Organized Approach: Challenges Faced By Today’s New Engineers In The Petroleum Industry ....................................................................................................................... 1285

J.T. Edwards, G.T. Woo

Drilling-Fluid Design for Challenging Wells in the Andean Mountain Region........................ 1288M. Ramirez, D. Clapper, P. Kenny

Means for Passive Inflow Control Upon Gas Breakthrough..................................................... 1299S.L. Crow, M.P. Coronado, R.K. Mody

Utilizing Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Analysis as a Design Tool in Frac Packing Applications to Improve Erosion Life .......................................................................... 1305

N.J. Clem, M.P. Coronado, R.K. Mody

Comprehensive Drill Rate Management Process to Maximize Rate of Penetration .............. 1310F.E. Dupriest

Impact-Fatigue Correlation: Optimization on the Selection Criteria for Sucker-Rod Materials......................................................................................................................................... 1319

A. Martínez, A. Jaimes, J.A. Serna, I. Uribe

Development of Low-Order Controllers for High-Order Reservoir Models and Smart Wells.................................................................................................................................... 1326

E. Gildin, H. Klie, A. Rodriguez, M.F. Wheeler, R.H. Bishop

Water Shut Off Treatments Using an Internally Catalyzed System in Boscan Field: Cases Histories ............................................................................................................................. 1333

F. Mata, S. Ali

Ultralightweight and Gas Migration Slurries: an Excellent Solution for Gas Wells ............... 1341F. Mata, C. Diaz

In-Field Emulsion Treatability Test with the Electrostatic Susceptability Tester................... 1349J. Lee, T. Frankiewicz, M.Z. Ismail, M.L. Anwar, M.S.A. Samad

A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Hydraulic Fracturing in the South Texas, Wilcox Formation....................................................................................................................................... 1362

L.K. Britt, M.B. Smith, Z. Haddad, P. Lawrence

Water-Fracs: We Do Need Proppant After All ............................................................................ 1370L.K. Britt, M.B. Smith, Z. Haddad, P. Lawrence, S. Chipperfield, T. Hellman

Modeling Nonisothermal Rapid Multiphase Flow in Wells Under Nonequilibrium Conditions ..................................................................................................................................... 1385

G. Michel, F. Civan

Material Balance and Boundary-Dominated Flow Models for Hydrate-Capped Gas Reservoirs...................................................................................................................................... 1395

S. Gerami, M. Pooladi-Darvish

Modeling Low-Salinity Waterflooding......................................................................................... 1411G.R. Jerauld, C.Y. Lin, K.J. Webb, J.C. Seccombe

New Modified Black-Oil Correlations for Gas Condensate and Volatile Oil Fluids................ 1424A.H. El-Banbi, K.A. Fattah, M.H. Sayyouh

Coiled-Tubing Perforation and Zonal Isolation in Harsh Wellbore Conditions ...................... 1430M.I. Omar, A. Md Ali, Z. Ali, A.Parapat, W. Speck, E. Parta

Bokor—A New Look at Sand Production in a Mature Field...................................................... 1438A. Kasim, F. Wijnands, S. Subbiah

Effective Gas Shut-off Treatments in a Fractured Carbonate Field in Oman ......................... 1450E. Ali, F.E. Bergren, P. DeMestre, E. Biezen, J. van Eijden

VOLUME 3

Challenges for Everyday-NMR: An Operator’s Perspective ..................................................... 1462

R. Akkurt, D.G. Kersey, K. Zainalabedin

Relative Permeability Coupled Saturation-Height Models Based on Hydraulic (Flow) Units in a Gas Field ........................................................................................................... 1474

M.O. Amabeoku, D.G. Kersey, R.H. BinNasser, A.R. Belowi

Mechanistic/Probabilistic Modeling of Slug Initiation in a Lower Elbow of a Hilly-Terrain Pipeline ............................................................................................................................. 1486

E.M. Al-safran, C. Sarica, H.-Q. Zhang, J.P. Brill

Integration of Borehole Imaging, Open Hole Logs, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance/Modular Dynamic Tester, and Advanced Production Logging as a Guide for Perforation Intervals Selection in Thin-Bedded Sands and Shales........................ 1499

A.M. Daoud, M. Eisa, R. El-Mahdy, M. Emam, A.H. Hashem, A.S. Elhawary

Practical Steps to Increase Production and Reserves in Mature Gas Fields: Hugoton and Panoma, Texas County, Oklahoma, USA ............................................................ 1511

O. Lisigurski, G.C. Rowe

Oil and Gas Fields Offshore Egypt: History and Cases Study................................................. 1528W.F. Ellaithy, M.G.A. Raheem

Transversely Multi-Fractured Horizontal Wells: A Recipe for Success .................................. 1536A.S. Demarchos, M.M. Porcu, M.J. Economides

Analytical and Numerical Solution of Non-Isothermal Buckley-Leverett Flow Including Tracers .......................................................................................................................... 1545

D. Sumnu-Dindoruk, B. Dindoruk

Shear-Type Borehole Wall Shifts Induced During Lost Circulations ...................................... 1558D. Iwashita, N. Morita, M. Tominaga

Case Studies of Tight-Gas Carbonate Reservoir Stimulation: Acid Fracturing vs. Propped Fracturing....................................................................................................................... 1568

X. Li, Z. Zhao, X. Ma, X. Wang, H. Zhou

Semiautomatic Multiple Resolution Design for History Matching ........................................... 1576B. Li, F. Friedmann

Full-Field Parallel Simulation Model: A Unique Tool for Reservoir Management of the Greater Burgan Oil Field ........................................................................................................ 1593

A.K. Ambastha, D. Al-Matar, E. Ma, B. Kasischke

CO2 Sequestration in Depleted Gas/Condensate Reservoirs................................................... 1605E. Shtepani

A Novel Approach for Drilling and Gravel Packing Horizontal Wells in the Presence of Reactive Shales Using a Solids-Free Synthetic Fluid ......................................... 1612

A.F.L. Aragao, L. Quintero, A.L. Martins, A. Calderon, A. Sa, A. McKellar, A.D. Gabrysch

An Integrated Approach to Parameterize Reservoir Models for CO2 Injection in Aquifers.......................................................................................................................................... 1620

P. Egermann, C. Chalbaud, J.-P. Duquerroix, Y. Le Gallo

First Laboratory Perforating Tests in Coal Show Lower-Than-Expected Penetrationl ................................................................................................................................... 1629

P.M. Snider, I.C. Walton, T.K. Skinner, D.C. Atwood, B.M. Grove, C. Graham

Near-Well Bore Field Water-Oil Relative Permeability Inferred from Productin with Increasing Water-Cut .................................................................................................................... 1639

J. Toth, T. Bodi, P. Szucs, F. Civan

Theoretical Analysis of Bottom Water Invasion at Oil Wells Due to Transverse Dispersion...................................................................................................................................... 1649

S. Duan, A.K. Wojtanowicz

New Results Improve Fracture Cleanup Characterization and Damage Mitigation ............... 1659J.A. Ayoub, R.D. Hutchins, F. Van der Bas, S. Cobianco, C.N. Emiliani, Eni; M. Glover, S. Marino, G. Nitters, D. Norman, G. Turk

Combined Microbial Surfactant-Polymer System for Improved Oil Mobility and Conformance Control ................................................................................................................... 1666

J.F. Gabitto

Hydrate Inhibition of Subsea Jumpers During Shut-in ............................................................. 1676T. Cagney, S. Hare, S.J. Svedeman

Development of a Low-Frequency Quadrupole Shear-Wave Technology to Improve Quality of LWD Shear Velocity Measurement ............................................................. 1687

X.M. Tang, V. Dubinsky, D. Patterson

Analyzing and Troubleshooting Plunger-Lifted Wells .............................................................. 1698O.L. Rowlan, J.N. McCoy, A.L. Podio

Quantifying 3D Land Seismic Reliability and Value .................................................................. 1710J.E. Bickel, R.L. Gibson, D.A. McVay, S. Pickering, J. Waggoner

Closing the Well-Centric Production Optimization Loop: Dealing with the Reservoir as an Externality .......................................................................................................... 1719

P. Vega, G. Vachon, J. Lee

Characterization of a Shallow Horizontal Fracturing Treatment in Western Missouri ......................................................................................................................................... 1727

L.K. Britt, S. Dunn-Norman, M.B. Smith, E. Atekwana, L. Slater, A. Gupta, D. Numbere, J.V. Fontana

Directional Permeability ............................................................................................................... 1733J.R. Fanchi

Dispersion Corrections Are Not Just for LWD Dipole Sonic Tools ......................................... 1737J. Market, W. Canady

New Era of History Matching and Probabilistic Forecasting – A Case Study ........................ 1751S. Selberg, B.E. Ludvigsen, A. Diab, T. Harneshaug

Field Trials of a New Method for the Measurement of Formation-Gas Using Pulsed-Neutron Instrumentation ................................................................................................. 1756

D. Trcka, A. Gilchrist, S. Riley, M. Bruner, T. Esfandiari, T. Ly, D. Shearin, T. Patino, H. Murray, J. Potter, R. Rose, J. Chen, S. Olsen, O. Lovera, D. McCants, A. Berger, K. Ellsworth, G. Barolak, R. Martain, A. McFall, P. Guo

Real Time Production—A Virtual Dream or Reality? The Case of Remote Surveillance of ESP and Multiphase Flowmeters ...................................................................... 1772

B. Theuveny, A. Kosmala, P.-D. Maizeret, R.K. Sagar

Pipelines Slugging and Mitigation, Case Study for Stability and Production Optimization .................................................................................................................................. 1779

Y. Tang, T. Danielson

Modeling Multiphase Flow in Naturally Fractured Vuggy Petroleum Reservoirs .................. 1794Z. Kang, Y.S. Wu, J. Li, Y. Wu, J. Zhang, G. Wang

The Role of Oil Chemistry on the Cold Production of Heavy Oil ............................................. 1804G.-Q. Tang, C. Temizel, A.R. Kovscek

Formation Testing and Sampling Using an Oval Pad in Al Hamd Field, Egypt...................... 1816T. EL Zefzaf, M.A. El Fattah, M.A. Proett, B. Engelman, A. Bassiouny

Modeling Dependence Among Geologic Risks in Sequential Exploration Decisions ....................................................................................................................................... 1827

J.E. Bickel, J.E. Smith, J.L. Meyer

Real-Time Prediction of Shut-in Production From Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico ............................................................................................................................................ 1835

C.C. Watson Jr., M.E. Johnson

A Four-Component, Two-Phase Flow Model for CO2 Storage and Enhanced Coalbed Methane Recovery ......................................................................................................... 1842

C.J. Seto, K. Jessen, F.M. Orr Jr.

Jetting of Structural Casing in Deepwater Environments: Job Design & Operational Practices ................................................................................................................... 1854

T.J. Akers

Predicting Primary Depletion Recovery of a Giant Light Oil Carbonate Reservoir ............... 1869P. Ayyalasomayajula, J. Kamath, K. Dehghani, D. Fischer

Enhancement of Gas Productivity Using Alcoholic Acids: Laboratory and Field Studies ........................................................................................................................................... 1882

H.A. Al-Anazi, M. Al-Otaibi, M.G. Al-Faifi, V.V. Hilab

Achieving the Vision in the Harweel Cluster, South Oman ...................................................... 1892M. O'Dell, H. Soek, S. van Rossem

Preemptive Downtime Machinery Monitoring on Drilling Platforms ....................................... 1897N. Wolter, V. Kaci, G. Pitard, P. Andersen

Improved Density Processing for LWD Density ........................................................................ 1905O. Desport, J. Crowe

Special Cement System And Cementing Techniques Improve Zonal Isolation In South Oman Fields ....................................................................................................................... 1920

M. Laws, A. Riyami, H. Soek, J. Edwards, Y. Elmarsafawi, S. Abdenour, D. Valstar, M. Misran, A. Hassan

Innovative Enhancement of an Existing Peripheral Waterflood in a Large Carbonate Reservoir in the Middle East ..................................................................................... 1932

A. Chawathe, J. Dolan, R. Cullen, J. Weston, O. El-Gendi, S. Razzak

Innovative Well Testing System for High Rate Sour Gas Khuff Well in the North Field, Qatar .................................................................................................................................... 1940

M. Al Hajri, B. Macdonald, P. Marcellin, E. Segui

History Matching Using the Ensemble Kalman Filter on a North Sea Field Case.................. 1945V. Haugen, L.-J. Natvik

NMR Petrophysics in Thin Sand-Shale Laminations ................................................................ 1954Chanh Cao Minh, Padmanadhan Sundararaman

The Effect of Fixed-Cutter Bit Design Features on the Steerability and Field Performance of a Point-the-Bit Rotary-Steerable System ........................................................ 1969

S. Peach, D. Stroud, S. Barton, R. Lockley

Accurate Detection and Spatial Delineation of Thin-Sand Sedimentary Sequences via Joint Stochastic Inversion of Well Logs and 3D Pre-Stack Seismic Amplitude Data................................................................................................................................................. 1978

G.D. Merletti, C. Torres-Verdin

Induced Fracturing in Reservoir Simulations: Application of a New Coupled Simulator to Waterflooding Field Examples .............................................................................. 1995

B. Hustedt, D. Zwarts, H.-P. Bjoerndal, R. Masfry, P.J. van den Hoek

Lessons Learned and Guidelines for Matrix Acidizing With Viscoelastic Surfactant Diversion in Carbonate Formations ......................................................................... 2003

H.A. Nasr-El-Din, J.B. Chesson, K.E. Cawiezel, C.S. Devine

Acid Fracturing of Deep Gas Wells Using a Surfactant-Based Acid: Long Term Effects on Gas Production Rate .................................................................................................. 2014

H.A. Nasr-El-Din, S. Al-Driweesh, K. Bartko, H. Al-Ghadban, V. Ramanathan, S. Kelkar, M. Samuel

Shape-Factor in Fractured Reservoir Simulation ...................................................................... 2026A.P.G. van Heel, P.M. Boerrigter

A Multistage Sampling Method for Rapid Quantification of Uncertainty in History Matching Geological Models ....................................................................................................... 2038

X. Ma, M. Al-Harbi, A. Datta-Gupta, Y. Efendiev

Optimal Waterflood Management Using Rate Control .............................................................. 2053A.H. Alhuthali, D. Oyerinde, A. Datta-Gupta

Gas Condensate Wellbore Modeling Using a Fundamental Approach ................................... 2072A.A. Sadegh, J.S. Zaghloul, M.A. Adewumi

A New Experimental Technique for Studying Gas Mass Transfer in the Crude Oil by Analysis of the Measured Dynamic and Equilibrium Interfacial Tensions ........................ 2081

D. Yang, Y. Gu

The Use of Well Testing for Evaluation of Connected Reservoir Volume .............................. 2095M.M. Levitan, M.J. Ward, J.-L. Boutaud de la Combe, M.R. Wilson

Deconvolution of Multi-Well Test Data ....................................................................................... 2116M.M. Levitan

Errors Introduced by Multiphase Flow Correlations on Production Analysis........................ 2126S.A. Cox, R.P. Sutton, T.A. Blasingame

Efficiency of Conversion of Work of Drainage to Surface Energy for Sandstone and Carbonate ............................................................................................................................... 2137

S. Seth, N.R. Morrow

An Upscaling Procedure for Constructing Generalized Dual-Porosity/Dual-Permeability Models from Discrete Fracture Characterizations .............................................. 2149

B. Gong, M. Karimi-Fard, L.J. Durlofsky

Quantifying Uncertainties Associated with Reservoir Simulation Studies Using Surrogate Reservoir Models ........................................................................................................ 2163

S.D. Mohaghegh

Using Microseismic Monitoring and Advanced Stimulation Technology to Understand Fracture Geometry and Eliminate Screenout Problems in the Bossier Sand of East Texas ....................................................................................................................... 2173

J. Baihly, P. Laursen, J. Ogrin, J.H. Le Calvez, R. Villarreal, K. Tanner, L. Bennett

An Information Resource for Water-Management Solutions ................................................... 2183J.R. Hite, D.C. Shaw, J.M. Warren

VOLUME 4

Stressed Shale Drilling Strategy - Water Activity Design Improves Drilling Performance .................................................................................................................................. 2191

J.C. Rojas, D.E. Clark, J. Zhang

Water Injection Optimization using Historical Production and Seismic Data ........................ 2202X. Huang, Y. Ling

Interpretation of Heat Distribution, Remaining Oil Saturation, and Steamflood Potentialof Block Wa38, Liaohe Field ......................................................................................... 2210

Y. Gao, S. Yang, Y. Zhou, L. Jia, H. Sun, Y. Zhang, M.Castanier, A. R. Kovscek

Minimum Miscibility Pressure Prediction Using Statistical Associating Fluid Theory: Two- and Three-Phase Systems.................................................................................... 2222

G.-B. Zhao, H. Adidharma, B. Towler, M. Radosz

Scale Inhibitor Squeeze Treatments Deployed From an FPSO in Deepwater, Subsea Fields in the Campos Basin ........................................................................................... 2233

P. Bogaert, M.C. Berredo, C. Toschi, M.M. Jordan, D.M. Frigo, L. Morgenthaler, M. Afonso

The Selection, Application and Misapplication of Reservoir Analogs for the Estimation of Petroleum Reserves.............................................................................................. 2260

J.E. Hodgin, D.R. Harrell

Structuring Surface Production Networks to Reduce Development Cost.............................. 2275J.J. Xiao, A.J. Al-Muraikhi, M. Shammasi

Automated Route Finding for Production Flowlines to Minimize Liquid Inventory and Pressure Loss ........................................................................................................................ 2280

J.J. Xiao, A.J. Al-Muraikhi, A.M. Qahtani

An Eulerian-Lagrangian Formulation for Compositional Flow in Porous Media ................... 2287H. Wang, R.E. Ewing, G. Qin, S.L. Lyons

Well Integrity Operations at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska .................................................................... 2296J. Anders, S. Rossberg, A. Dube, H. Engel, D. Andrews

Hydraulic Fracture Diagnostics Used To Optimize Development in the Jonah Field ................................................................................................................................................ 2305

S.L. Wolhart, T.A. Harting, J.E. Dahlem, T.J. Young, M.J. Mayerhofer, E.P. Lolon

Drillable Tailpipe Disconnect: Used Successfully in More than 120 Wells Worldwide ...................................................................................................................................... 2317

H. Rogers, P. Thornton, M. Fairchild, D. Austin

Optimized Nuclear Logging for Fast Drilling.............................................................................. 2325T.B. Helgesen, F. Jonsbraten, C.F. Pepper

General Transfer Functions for Multiphase Flow ...................................................................... 2342H. Lu, Imperial C. London; G. Di Donato, M.J. Blunt

Borehole Fluid Reinvasion Effects on C/O Logs in Openhole Completion ............................ 2350O. Kelder, A.A. Al-Hajari, S. Crary

A Novel Wireless Solution to Address Uncertainties in Reservoir Connectivity ................... 2357B.P. Champion

A Three-Phase Compressible Dual-Porosity Model for Streamline Simulation ..................... 2363A. Kozlova, F. Bratvedt, K. Bratvedt, A. Myasnikov

Integrated Optimization of Field Development, Planning, and Operation .............................. 2373B. Guyaguler, K. Ghorayeb

Laboratory and Field Trial Results of Condensate Banking Removal in Retrograde Gas Reservoirs: Case History ................................................................................. 2386

F.O. Garzon, H.A. Al-Anazi, J.A. Leal, M.G. Al-Faifi

The Effect of Wettability on Oil Recovery of Alkaline/Surfactant/Ploymer Flooding............. 2396Dong Han, Hong Yuan

Analysis of MWD Pressure Data During Turbulent Flow and Modeling Implications ................................................................................................................................... 2404

R.P. Jachnik, R. May

A Facies Based Approach to Distribution of Petrophysical Properties in an Aeolian Sandstone Reservoir, Unayzah Formation, Saudi Arabia .......................................... 2410

A.S. Raba’a, C. Heine

Applying Downhole Fluid Analysis and Wireline-Formation-Testing Techniques in Reservoir Management and Well Completion—Case Studies ................................................. 2418

M. Khalil, K.K. Maamari, R.R. Jackson, K. Cig

Formation Evaluation of Horizontal Water Injectors Drilled in Thick Carbonate Reservoirs: Behind-Casing-Analysis and LWD Resistivity Modeling ..................................... 2426

S.M. Ma, A.A. Al-Hajari, P. Butt, S. Crary

A Comparative Study of Recent Robust Deconvolution Algorithms for Well-Test and Production-Data Analysis ..................................................................................................... 2437

M. Cinar, D. Ilk, M. Onur, P.P Valko, T.A. Blasingame

Evolutionary Well Construction Method That Challenges Convention................................... 2456P.D. Howlett, M.T. Wardley, C. Black, D. Reed, G. Begg

Optimized Tubing String Design Modeling for Improved Recovery ........................................ 2468B.D. Poe Jr.

Formulas for Rupture, Necking, and Wrinkling of OCTG Under Combined Loads................ 2481F.J. Klever

Characterization of Commingled Reservoir Properties With Production Logs ..................... 2505B.D. Poe Jr., W.K. Atwood, J. Kohring, K. Brook

Acid Fracturing or Proppant Fracturing in Carbonate Formation? A Rock Mechanic’s View............................................................................................................................ 2520

H.H. Abass, A.A. Al-Mulhem, M.S. Alqam, K.R. Mirajuddin

Development of a Novel Delivery System for Ultra-Lightweight Proppants in Conventional Fracturing Treatments .......................................................................................... 2529

B. Ward, B. Beall, K. Cawiezel, R. Wheeler

A New Cement Developed for High-Temperature Sidetracks .................................................. 2539A. Al-Yami, H.A. Nasr-El-Din

Geosteering Diagnosis, a New Approach to Monitor the Well Position within a 3D Geological Model .......................................................................................................................... 2548

H. Thevoux-Chabuel, M. Fejerskov

Design and Field Testing of a Truly Novel Diverting Agent ..................................................... 2558G. Glasbergen, B. Todd, M. Van Domelen, M. Glover

Remediation of Production Loss Due to Proppant Flowback in Existing Wellbores ............ 2578P.D. Nguyen, N.A. Stegent, S.R. Ingram

Effect of Resident Water on Enhanced Coal Gas Recovery by Simultaneous CO2/N2 Injection............................................................................................................................. 2593

H. Jahediesfanjani, F. Civan

Navigating and Imaging in Complex Geology with Azimuthal Propagation Resistivity While Drilling .............................................................................................................. 2611

C. Bell, J. Hampson, P. Eadsforth, R. Chemali, T. Helgesen, H. Meyer, C. Peveto, A. Poppitt, R. Randall, J. Signorelli, T. Wang

A Generalized Material Balance Equation for Coalbed Methane Reservoirs.......................... 2625T. Ahmed, A. Centilmen, B. Roux

Enhancements in PDC Bit Design and Drilling Optimization Tackle Hard Conglomerate Rock Drilling in Northern Mexico ....................................................................... 2636

Carlos Solano Rodriguez, Carlos Montejo, Ricardo Yam, Oswaldo Bustos, Jose Luis Sanchez, Jorge Romero, John Rodriguez

Modeling the Effect of Viscosity Ratio on Spontaneous Imbibition ........................................ 2646H. Fischer, S. Wo, N.R. Morrow

Statistical Study of the Crush Resistance Measurement for Ceramic Proppants ................. 2666W.T. Stephens, S.K. Schubarth, D.I. Rivera, E.M. Snyder, D.C. Herndon

New Closed-Loop Control System Reduces Risk in Intervention Operations ....................... 2674J. McNicol, M. McGurk, G. Pittman, G. Heisig, B. Donadieu, J. Hood

Analytical Solution of Single-Probe Tests in a Horizontal Well and Its Application to Estimate Horizontal and Vertical Permeabilities ................................................................... 2682

J.J. Sheng

Chemical Stimulation of Gas/Condensate Reservoirs.............................................................. 2688V. Kumar, V. Bang, G.A. Pope, M.M. Sharma, P.S. Ayyalasomayajula, J. Kamath

Effect of Reservoir Mineralogy and Texture on Acid Response in Heterogeneous Sandstones .................................................................................................................................... 2697

L.N. Morgenthaler, D. Zhu, J. Mou, A.D. Hill

Compositional and Grid Orientation Effects in History Matching ........................................... 2708D. Eydinov, S.I. Aanonsen, J. Haukås, I. Aavatsmark

Analyzing Underperformance of Tortuous Horizontal Wells: Validation With Field Data................................................................................................................................................. 2716

M. Kerem, M. Proot, P. Oudeman

Application of Relative Permeability Modifiers to Control Water Cut Following Hydraulic Fracturing in Western Siberia Oilfields—Russian Case History Study ................. 2725

E.G. Borodin, P.E. Vakhroushev, S.M. Stolyarov, L.J. Kalfayan

Restimulation: Candidate Selection Methodologies and Treatment Optimization ................ 2735L.P. Moore, H. Ramakrishnan

Improving Hydraulic Frac Diagnostics by Joint Inversion of Downhole Microseismic and Tiltmeter Data................................................................................................. 2744

N.R. Warpinski, L.G. Griffin, E.J. Davis, T. Grant

Field Tests of Sulfide Removing Biologically in Surface Systems.......................................... 2754L. Dongsheng, Z. Hongqi, C. Jianxing, S. Xishou, Z. Wang

Modeling and Analyzing Source and Interference Data From Packer-Probe and Multiprobe Tests ........................................................................................................................... 2763

L. Larsen

Boundary Effects and Depth of Investigation From Long Buildups Following Short Flow Tests ........................................................................................................................... 2776

L. Larsen

Reliability Evolution of Permanent Downhole Gauges for Campos Basin Sub Sea Wells: A 10-Year Case Study ....................................................................................................... 2787

H.M. Frota, W. Destro

Benchmarking Measurement and Automation Practices in the Upstream Business ........................................................................................................................................ 2796

B. Liddell, D.F. Deaton, G. Mijares

How Do We Get There from Here? Global Energy Transitions Planning................................ 2804B.W. Ebenhack

Applicability of the Forchheimer Equation for Non-Darcy Flow in Porous Media ................. 2812H. Huang, J. Ayoub

Long Term Scale Inhibition Using A Solid Scale Inhibitor in a Fracture Fluid ....................... 2826S. Szymczak, J.M. Brown, S. Noe, G. Gallup

Water Separation From Wellstream in Inclined Separation Tube with Distributed Tapping .......................................................................................................................................... 2831

R.M. Rivera, M. Golan, J.D. Friedemann, B. Bourgeois

Effects of High Oil Viscosity on Oil/Gas Flow Behavior in Horizontal Pipes.......................... 2841B. Gokcal, Q. Wang, H.-Q. Zhang, C. Sarica

A New Method for Estimating Average Reservoir Pressure: The Muskat Plot Revisited ........................................................................................................................................ 2848

J.G. Crump, R.H. Hite

Relative Permeability of Gas-Condensate Fluids: A General Correlation .............................. 2858V. Bang, V. Kumar, P.S. Ayyalasomayajula, G.A. Pope, M.M. Sharma

Using Downhole Real-Time Data to Estimate Zonal Production in a Commingled-Multiple-Zones Intelligent System............................................................................................... 2866

K. Sun, M.R. Konopczynski, A. Ajayi

Decreasing Well Downtime in Guando Oil Field by Using Continuous Sucker Rod ............. 2875H. Ariza, C. Rojas, V. Rivera, F. Torres

4D Pressure Pilot to Steer Well Spacing in Tight Gas .............................................................. 2885E. Quint, M. Singh, P. Huckabee, D. Brown, C.B. Brake, J. Bickley, B. Johnston

Improved Understanding of Proppant Transport Yields New Insight to the Design and Placement of Fracturing Treatments ................................................................................... 2899

H.D. Brannon, W.D. Wood, R.S. Wheeler

Sweep Efficiency of Miscible Floods in a High-Pressure Quarter Five-Spot Model .............. 2911E. Lewis, E.K. Dao, K.K. Mohanty

VOLUME 5

Influence of Shrinkage and Swelling of Coal on Production of Coalbed Methane and Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide......................................................................................... 2919

H.J. Siriwardane, D.H. Smith, F. Gorucu, T. Ertekin

A New Pulsed Neutron Sonde for Derivation of Formation Lithology and Mineralogy ..................................................................................................................................... 2928

R. Pemper, A. Sommer, P. Guo, D. Jacobi, J. Longo, S. Bliven, E. Rodriguez, F. Mendez, X. Han

Effect of Wettability on High-Velocity Coefficient in Two-Phase Gas-Liquid Flow................ 2941M. Noh, A. Firoozabadi

Analytical Solutions for Compositional Three-Phase Four-Component Displacements............................................................................................................................... 2949

T. LaForce, K. Jessen, F.M. Orr Jr.

Test Design for Vertical Permeability Determination From a Conventional Pressure Buildup Test .................................................................................................................. 2957

C.A. Ehlig-Economides, M. Nduonyi, J. Abiazie

Wellbore Stability Study for the SAFOD Borehole Through the San Andreas Fault ............. 2965P. Paul, M. Zoback

Borehole Deviation Surveys are Necessary for Hydraulic Fracture Monitoring .................... 2977P. Bulant

How to Establish a Mathematical Model for the Electrostatic Desalting Process Based on Pilot Plant Studies ....................................................................................................... 2989

R.P. Alves, R.C. Oliveira

Interfacial Instability in Reactive Miscible Flow Displacements .............................................. 2994K. Ghesmat, J. Azaiez

Scaling Analysis of the Migration of CO2 in Saline Aquifers.................................................... 3001M.A. Hesse, H.A. Tchelepi, F.M. Orr Jr.

Imaging Seismic Deformation Induced by Hydraulic Fracture Complexity............................ 3013S.C. Maxwell, C.K. Waltman, N.R. Warpinski, M.J. Mayerhofer, N. Boroumand

Field and Laboratory Observations of Post-Failure Stabilizations During Sand Production ..................................................................................................................................... 3019

N. Morita, G.-F. Fuh, B. Burton

Successful Application of Six Key Elements in Integrating People and Technology Toward Quality Achievements of Angsi Field Development Team .................... 3027

Rahimah Abd. Karim, M. Shaufi Dahlan, Khairul Annuar Noordin, Harun M. Noor

Effective and Total Porosities: Their Reconciliation in Carbonate and Shaly-Sand Systems ......................................................................................................................................... 3035

A. Mezzatesta, F. Méndez, E. Rodríguez

A Locally Conservative Finite Element Framework for the Simulation of Coupled Flow and Reservoir Geomechanics ............................................................................................ 3046

B.Jha, R. Juanes

Applied Ultrasonic Technology in Wellbore Leak Detection and Case Histories in Alaska North Slope Wells............................................................................................................. 3057

J.E. Johns, C.G. Blount, J.C. Dethlefs, J.Y. Julian, M.J. Loveland, M.L. McConnell, G.L. Schwartz

Maximizing the Fidelity of Log Signals Transmitted via Digital Telemetry............................. 3069M. Memarzadeh, D. Johnson, W. Gardner, L. Gao

Field Success in Carbonate Acid Diversion, Utilizing Laboratory Data Generated by Parallel Flow Testing ............................................................................................................... 3075

H.A. Nasr-El-Din, J.B. Chesson, K.E. Cawiezel, C.S. Devine

Online Water-Injection Optimization and Prevention of Reservoir Damage........................... 3089B.Ø. Bringedal, S.A. Morud, N.A. Hall, G. Huseman

Monitoring Carbon Dioxide Sequestration in Deep Geological Formations for Inventory Verification and Carbon Credits................................................................................. 3095

S.M. Benson

A Semianalytical, Pressure-Transient Model for Horizontal and Multilateral Wells in Composite, Layered, and Compartmentalized Reservoirs................................................... 3109

F. Medeiros Jr., E. Ozkan, H. Kazemi

Reaction of Calcite With Surfactant-Based Acids ..................................................................... 3122A.M. Al-Mohammad, H.A. Nasr-El-Din, A.M. Al-Aamri, O. Al-Fuwaires

Feasibility Study of Managed-Pressure Drilling With Automatic Choke Control in Depleted HP/HT Field.................................................................................................................... 3136

F. Iversen, J.E. Gravdal, E.W. Dvergsnes, G. Nygaard, H. Gjeraldstveit, L.A. Carlsen, E. Low, C. Munro, S. Torvund

Integrated Production System Modeling in SPDC, Nigeria ...................................................... 3142R. Vlaardingerbroek, C. Emelle

Buckling of Tubulars in Actual Field Conditions....................................................................... 3145S. Menand, H. Sellami, M. Tijani, J. Akowanou

The Continuous Circulation System—From Prototype to Commercial Tool.......................... 3158A. Calderoni, J.D. Brugman, R.E. Vogel, J.W. Jenner

North Sea Completions: Trends, Reliability, Services and Resources ................................... 3166G. Elliot

Performance Appraisals of Gas/Oil Separation Plants ............................................................. 3175S. Kokal, A. Al-Ghamdi

An Investigative Study of Potential Emulsion Problems Before Field Development ............ 3186S. Kokal, A. Al-Ghamdi, N.S. Meeranpillai

Technical Specialists or Business Managers: The Choice Being Made by Young Professionals at the Beginning of the New Millennium ............................................................ 3195

L. Tealdi, J. Etkind, T. Bruni

Balanced Pressure Drilling With Continuous Circulation Using Jointed Drill Pipe—Case History, Port Fouad Marine Deep 1, Exploration Well Offshore Egypt............... 3206

A. Calderoni, A. Chiura, P. Valente, F.Soliman, E. Squintani, R.E. Vogel, J.W. Jenner

Restoring Injectivity of Wells Drilled in Sour Carbonate Formations ..................................... 3216H.A. Nasr-El-Din, M. Zabihi, K. Al-Dossary, M.A. Djelliou, S.K. Kelkar

Removal and Mitigation of Calcium Carbonate Scale in a Sandstone Reservoir in Saudi Arabia: Long Term Field Monitoring ................................................................................ 3226

H.A. Nasr-El-Din, H.A. Al-Saiari, A.A. Al-Ruwaily

The Challenges of Accident Response Training and Application in a Middle East Environment .................................................................................................................................. 3238

J.M. Williams, H. Allan

Data Richness and Reliability in Smart Field’s Management – Is There Value? .................... 3243G.H. Aggrey, D.R. Davies, A. Ajayiand, M. Konopczynski

A Physically-Based Description of Dispersion in Porous Media ............................................. 3260B. Bijeljic, M.J. Blunt

A New Technique to Achieve History Match Using a Probabilistic Approach ....................... 3266L. den Boer, J. Poncet, P. Biver, P. Henriquel, V. Marlot

Analysis of Time-Dependent Wellbore Stability of Underbalanced Wells Using a Fully Coupled Poroelastic Model ................................................................................................ 3274

M. Hodge, K.L. Valencia, Z. Chen, S.S. Rahman

Pricing of Long-Term Oil Service Contracts and Financial Risk Management ...................... 3279E. Lyadina-Saville

Making Sense of the Geomechanical Impact on the Heavy Oil Extraction Process at Peace River Based on Quantitative Analysis and Modeling ................................................ 3284

P.R. McGillivray, S. Brissenden, S. Bourne, K. Maron, P. Bakker

An Integrated Approach to the Design and Evaluation of Hydraulic Fracture Treatments in Tight Gas and Coalbed Methane Reservoirs..................................................... 3289

M.A. Aghighi, K.J. Valencia, Z. Chen, S.S. Rahman

Deviation From Standard Sandstone Acidizing Practices: Chronicle of a Forgiving Acid System ................................................................................................................. 3300

A. Obadare, O. Ighodaro, L. Nwoke, K. Onwusika, P. Osadjere

Case Study of Permeability, Vug Quantification and Rock Typing in a Complex Carbonate ...................................................................................................................................... 3312

N. Gomaa, A. Al-Alyak, D. Ouzzane, O. Saif, M. Okuyiga, D. Allen, D. Rose, R. Ramamoorthy, E. Bize

The Timing of Investment in Deepwater Heavy-Oil Opportunities With Uncertainty in Oil Price and Production Technology..................................................................................... 3322

C.A. Camargo de Abreu, G.A. Costa Lima, S.B. Suslick

Permeability from Production Logs - Method and Application................................................ 3334M.J. Sullivan, D.L. Belanger, M.T. Skalinski, S.D. Jenkins, P. Dunn

Aqueous Discharges From E&P Installations: Current Technical and Regulatory Challenges From an Operator's Point of View ........................................................................... 3350

E. Garland, A. Prunier

Coupled Pressure-Transient Behavior and Geomechanical Deformation in the Near-Borehole Region of Unconsolidated Clastic Rock Formations ...................................... 3358

H. Lee, C. Torres-Verdín, K. Sepehrnoori

Results of A Laboratory Propellant Fracturing Test in a Colton Sandstone Block ............... 3368C.W. Wieland, J.L. Miskimins, A.D. Black, S.J. Green

Meeting the Environmental Challange: A New Acid Corrosion Inhibitor for the Norwegian Sector of the North Sea............................................................................................. 3377

M. Vorderbruggen, H. Kaarigstad

Robust Waterflooding Optimization of Multiple Geological Scenarios................................... 3382G.M. van Essen, M.J. Zandvliet, P.M.J. Van den Hof, O.H. Bosgra, J.D. Jansen

Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Methane—Carbon Dioxide Hydrate Reactions in Sandstone Pores........................................................................................................................... 3389

A. Graue, B. Kvamme, B.A. Baldwin, J. Stevens, J. Howard, G. Ersland, J. Husebo, D.R. Zornes

Interfacial Tension Data and Correlations of Brine-CO2 Systems Under Reservoir Conditions ..................................................................................................................................... 3401

C. Chalbaud, M. Robin, P. Egermann

Experience from the Use of Automatic Well-Test Analysis ...................................................... 3412S. OIsen, J.-E. Nordtvedt

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Stage-Gate Project Management Process in the Oil and Gas Industry .......................................................................................................... 3428

G.W. Walkup Jr., J.R. Ligon

Slimming the Wellbore Design Enhances Drilling Economics in Field Development.................................................................................................................................. 3440

D. Tubbs, Joe Wallace

Solid Expandable Tubulars Facilitate Intelligent-Well Technology Application in Existing Multilateral Wells............................................................................................................ 3446

M. Rivenbark, K. Abouelnaaj

Development of a Generic Life Cycle Modelling Tool ............................................................... 3452T. Woodhead

Achieving Zero Accidents in Marine Stimulation Vessels........................................................ 3462L. Mayor, O. Boing, A. Santos

Startup of an ESP Well Producing Heavy Crude Oil ................................................................. 3470I. Guerrero-Sarabia, Y.V. Fairuzov

Benefits of the Novel Fiber-Laden Low-Viscosity Fluid System in Fracturing Low-Permeability Tight Gas Formations ............................................................................................ 3479

M. Bulova, K. Nosova, D. Willberg, J. Lassek

Accurate Volumetric Flow Rate and Density Based Water-Cut Measurement in Bubbly Liquid Hydrocarbon Flow ............................................................................................... 3487

R. Volz, D. Gysling, D. Loose, A. Rawat

Coulomb- Na Kika: Deepest Water Depth Completion with Internal Plastic Coating Tubing Application........................................................................................................................ 3494

I.A. Ituah, L. Stockwell, C.D. Stair, R. Kumar, S. Neeld, R. Lauer

The Origin and Resource Potential of Residual Oil Zones ....................................................... 3507L.S. Melzer, G.J. Koperna, V.A. Kuuskraa

Critical Issues in CO2 Capture and Storage: Findings of the SPE Advanced Technology Workshop (ATW) on Carbon Sequestration ......................................................... 3512

S. Imbus, F.M. Orr, V.A. Kuuskraa, H. Kheshgi, K. Bennaceur, N. Gupta, A. Rigg

Choked Flow in HVO Recovery: Injection and Production in Horizontal Wells ..................... 3519A. Burtsev, B. Kuvshinov, E. de Rouffignac, A.M. Mollinger

Recovery of Oil Resources from the Residual and Transitional Oil Zones of the Permian Basin ............................................................................................................................... 3526

G.J. Koperna, L.S. Melzer, V.A. Kuuskraa

Scatter Search Metaheuristic Applied to the History-Matching Problem ............................... 3544S.H.G. Sousa, C. Maschio, D.J. Schiozer

Study on Cement Displacement by Lattice-Boltzmann Method............................................... 3554X. Li, R. Novotny

Intelligent-Well Technology Reduced Water Production in a Multilateral Oil Producer ........................................................................................................................................ 3560

A. Ajayi, M.R. Konopczynski

Tahiti: Assessment of Uncertainty in a Deepwater Reservoir Using Design of Experiments................................................................................................................................... 3565

P.E. Carreras, S.G. Johnson, S.E. Turner

The Resiliency of Fracpacked Subsea Injection Wells ............................................................. 3581R.A. McCarty, W.D. Norman

Oil in Produced Water Analysis and Monitoring in the North Sea........................................... 3592M. Yang

Self-Removing Frangible Bridge and Fracture Plugs ............................................................... 3600L. Swor, A. Sonnefeld

Stochastic Simulation of Marine Reservoirs through Paleotopography Modeling ............... 3612P. Kedzierski, J.-L. Mallet

Facies Analysis and Architectural Elements Within a Fluvio-Estuarine Sedimentary System: The Lower Cretaceous Bituminous Sandstones of the MacMurray Formation, Alberta (Canada).................................................................................... 3619

J. Bailleul, V. Delhaye-Prat, O. Parize

Mechanical Automation in the Oilfield to Help HSE Programs ................................................ 3626S.E. Ross, R.A. Havalda, P.A. Havalda

Real Time Data for Structural Integrity and Stability Assessment: A GoM Case Study .............................................................................................................................................. 3633

M. Mitchell, E. Tipton, R.T. van Dijk, B. Allen

Sewage Treatment Project ........................................................................................................... 3639G. Cunha

VOLUME 6

Effect of Non-Darcy Flow on Well Productivity of a Hydraulically Fractured Gas-Condensate Well ........................................................................................................................... 3643

J. Mohan, G.A. Pope, M.M. Sharma

Better Valuation of Future Information Under Certainty........................................................... 3653M. Prange, M. Armstrong, W. Bailey, B. Couet, H. Djikpesse, D. Wilkinson, A. Galli

New Drilling Fluid Solution for Unconventional Sand Wells in the San Juan Area ............... 3662G. West, L. Morales

Evaluation of Friction Reducers for High Density Brines and Their Application in Coiled Tubing at High Temperatures .......................................................................................... 3669

M. Ke, Q. Qu, R.F. Stevens, N. Bracksieck, C. Price, D. Copeland

Keynote: Megaproject Execution ................................................................................................ 3679J. Palmer, T. Mukherjee

A Digital Pressure Derivative Technique for Pressure Transient Well Testing and Reservoir Characterization .......................................................................................................... 3693

A.F. Veneruso, J. Spath

A New Approach to Matrix Sandstone Acidizing Using A Single Step HF System: A Niger Delta Case Study ............................................................................................................. 3704

C. Uchendu, L. Nwoke, O. Akinlade, J. Arukhe

Are All PSA's Good Marriages?................................................................................................... 3713S. Dabbous, W.R. Wilson

The Successful Evolution of Anton Irish Conformance Efforts............................................... 3719D.D. Smith, M.J. Giraud, C.C. Kemp, M. McBee, J.A. Taitano, M.S. Winfield, J.T. Portwood, D.M. Everett

New Barnett Shale Horizontal Completion Lowers Cost and Improves Efficiency ............... 3728D. Lohoefer

A Novel Approach for Determining, Evaluating and Applying Stress Concentration Factors for Rotary Shouldered Connections.................................................... 3737

W. Tang, A. Muradov, R.B. Chandler, M.J. Jellison, M.E. Gonzalez, J. Wu

Flow Reversal and Mixing ............................................................................................................ 3755R.K. Jha, A.K. John, S.L. Bryant, L.W. Lake

Stability Criteria for the Thermal Adaptive Implicit Method ..................................................... 3765A. Agarwal, A. Moncorge, H.A. Tchelepi

A Retrievable and Reseatable Propagation Resistivity Tool for Logging While Drilling and Logging While Tripping ........................................................................................... 3776

M.T. Frey, L. Argentier, M. Ross, V. Varveropoulos

Understanding the Effects of Cesium/Potassium Formate Fluid on Well Log Response-A Case Study of the Kristin and Kvitebjorn Fields, Offshore Norway .................. 3793

B.K. Pedersen, E.S. Pedersen, S. Morriss, M.V. Constable, B. Vissapragada, A. Sibbit, C. Stoller, J. Almaguer, M. Evans, F. Shray, J. Grau, E. Fordham, C.C. Minh, H. Scott, D. McKeon

New Technology Improves Economics in Canada’s Extensive Alberta Oil Sands Region ............................................................................................................................................ 3814

R. Nibogie, R. Buske, J. Overstreet, J. Dick

Real-Time Fiber-Optic Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS)?New Applications in the Oilfield ................................................................................................................................. 3826

D.K. Nath, D.B. Finley, J.D. Kaura, B. Krismartopo, W. Yudhiarto

Customized Reperforating With New Technologies for Optimal Field Drainage and Productivity Enhancement: East Venezuela Applications ................................................ 3838

H. Rodríguez, O. Molina, A. Salazar, A.K. Rondón, M. Méndez, A. Fayard, C. Gama, C. Smitheman, A. Mármol, E. Cervantes

Step Change in Performance: Upgraded Bit Technology Significantly Improves Drilling Economics in GOM Motor Applications ........................................................................ 3853

B. Grimes, B. Kirkpatrick

Quality Assurance of the Evaluation of Hydrocarbon Saturation From Resistivity Data................................................................................................................................................. 3870

P.F. Worthington

Prediction of Injection Fluid Distributions for Multiple Zones—Intelligent Injection System ........................................................................................................................................... 3886

K. Sun, M.R. Konopczynski

Horizontal Stress Magnitude Estimation Using the Three Shear Moduli—A Norwegian Sea Case Study.......................................................................................................... 3899

B.K. Sinha, B. Vissapragada, L. Renlie, E. Skomedal

Rehabilitation of Complex, Massive, and Aged Pipeline Infrastructure in the Gulf of Suez ........................................................................................................................................... 3909

M.M. Zekry, A. Emam

Intelligent Well Automation—Design and Practice ................................................................... 3919D. Mathieson, C. Giuliani, A. Ajayi, M. Smithson

Permeability Modeling for the SAGD Process Using Mini-Models .......................................... 3925J.A. McLennan, C.V. Deutsch, D. Garner, T.J. Wheeler, J.-F. Richy, E. Mus

Intelligent Electronic Firing Heads; Advancements in Efficiency, Flexibility & Safety.............................................................................................................................................. 3939

K.R. Goodman, M.J. Bertoja, R.J. Staats

Portable Multiphase Production Tester for High-Water-Cut Wells .......................................... 3945K.D. Oglesby, P. Mehdizadeh, G.J. Rodger

Apparatus for Measuring the Dynamic Solids Settling Rates in Drilling Fluids..................... 3955R. Murphy, D. Jamison, T. Hemphill, S. Bell, C. Albrecht

Systematic Approach to the Design and Application of a Well Fracturing Fluid To Ensure Deepwater Production..................................................................................................... 3964

E. Park, K.E. Olson, B.J. Weber, K.E. Cawiezel, T.D. Monroe, C.S. DeVine, J.L. Cutler, S.L. Berry

DTS Transient Analysis: A New Tool to Assess Well-Flow Dynamics................................... 3979D. Johnson, J. Sierra, D. Gualtier, J. Kaura

Dynamic Depth Correction To Reduce Depth Uncertainty and Improve MWD/LWD Log Quality .................................................................................................................................... 3990

D. Dashevskiy, T. Dahl, A.G. Brooks, D. Zurcher, J.C. Lofts, S. Dankers

Successful Flow Profiling of Gas Wells Using Distributed Temperature Sensing Data................................................................................................................................................. 4003

D. Johnson, J. Sierra, J. Kaura, D. Gualtieri

Efficient Parallel Computing Using Multiscale Multimesh Reservoir Simulation .................. 4019S. Atan, H. Kazemi, D.H. Caldwell

Advancement in Completion Technologies Prove Successful in Deepwater Frac-Pack and Horizontal Gravel-Pack Completions ......................................................................... 4025

M. Lorenz, G. Ratterman, F. Martins, W. Triplett

Stochastic History Matching and Data Integration for Complex Reservoirs Using a Wavelet-Based Algorithm ......................................................................................................... 4047

I. Sahni, R.N. Horne

Determining Anisotropic Formation Resistivity at Any Relative Dip Using a Multiarray Triaxial Induction Tool ............................................................................................... 4063

H. Wang, T. Barber, C. Morriss, R. Rosthal, R. Hayden, M. Markley

Multidisciplinary Teamwork Results in Dramatically Improved Production, East Kamennoye, Western Siberia ...................................................................................................... 4076

D.J. Mack, M.R. Bitter, R. Galchenko, V. Meyer, J. Housman

Experimental Development of Adsorption and Desorption Kinetics of a CO2-Foaming Surfactant onto Berea Sandstone ............................................................................... 4084

Z. Zeng, R.B. Grigg, B. Bai

New Fluid Technology Improves Performance and Provides a Method to Treat High-Pressure and Deepwater Wells .......................................................................................... 4092

J.B. Crews, T. Huang, W.R. Wood

Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) Technique for Real-Time Saturation Monitoring...................................................................................................................................... 4102

R.W. Stacey, K. Li, R.N. Horne

Experimental Investigation and Modelling of the Effects of Rising Gas Bubbles in a Closed Pipe................................................................................................................................. 4116

S. Al-Darmak, G. Falcone, C.P. Hale, G.F. Hewitt

Factors Controlling the Proper Design of Effective Insulation Fluids for Oilfield Applications................................................................................................................................... 4122

X. Wang, Q. Qu, R. Stevens, P. Javora

Universal Process for Benchmarking Drilling Fluid Performance........................................... 4129M. Zamora, J. McGlaughlin

The Future of Drilling Grade Barite Weight Material – A Case for a Substitute Specification .................................................................................................................................. 4140

J.R. Bruton, J. Bacho, J.A. Newcaster

Screening for Potential Asphaltene Problems........................................................................... 4147J.X. Wang, J.L. Creek, J.S. Buckley

Effect of Water Depth on Bridging Tendencies in Ultradeepwater Blowouts in Gulf of Mexico........................................................................................................................................ 4153

B.A. Nesheli, J.J. Schubert

Undersaturated Oil Viscosity Correlation for Adverse Conditions ......................................... 4161D.F. Bergman, R.P. Sutton

Exact Solutions in a Model of Vertical Gas Migration............................................................... 4181D.B. Silin, T.W. Patzek, S.M. Benson

Evaluation of Horizontal Wells Using LWD Propagation Resistivity and Laterolog-Type Resistivity Logs ................................................................................................................... 4196

G. Hu, M. Bittar, J. Hou

Investigation of Gas Carryover with a Downward Liquid Flow ................................................ 4205R.P. Sutton, T.K. Skinner, R.L. Christiansen, B.L. Wilson

A Probabilistic Integration of Well Log, Geological Information, 3D/4D Seismic and Production Data: Application to the Oseberg Field ........................................................... 4213

Scarlet Castro, Jef Caers, Cecilie Otterlei, Trond Hoye, Trond Andersen, Perrine Gomel

An Accurate Method for Determining Oil PVT Properties Using the Standing-Katz Gas Z Factor Chart........................................................................................................................ 4222

R.P. Sutton

Guidelines for Shale Inhibition During Openhole Gravel Packing With Water-Based Fluids .................................................................................................................................. 4245

S. Shenoy, T. Gilmore, A.J. Twynam, A. Patel, S. Mason, G. Kubala, B. Vidick, M. Parlar

Production Increases at PDVSA Using an Improved SRP Control .......................................... 4254R. Peterson, T. Smigura, C. Brunings, W. Quijada, A. Gomez

Modeling Transient Thermo-Poroelastic Effects on 3D Wellbore Stability............................. 4261H.S. Farahani, M. Yu, S. Miska, N. Takach, G. Chen

Remotely Operated Platforms: Fact, Fiction, or Future ............................................................ 4273B.A. Levett

Transport of Proppant in Hydraulic Fractures ........................................................................... 4277P.E. Clark

Real-Time Wire Management System Improves Reliability and Efficiency in Slickline Service Operations........................................................................................................ 4284

O. De Jesús, R. Mineo, J.C. Foster, S. Hamid

Dynamics of Vertical Displacement in Porous Media Associated With CO2 Sequestration ................................................................................................................................ 4298

A. Riaz, H.A. Tchelepi

Complete Decision-Tree Analysis Using Simulation Methods: Illustrated With an Example of Bitumen Production in Alberta Using Steam Injection ......................................... 4310

D. Laughton, G. Joe, M. Paduana, M. Samis

Achieving Savings in Time-Sensitive Completion Costs: Results from Recent Single-Trip Multi-Zone Frac-Packing Case Histories ................................................................ 4317

E. Van Sickle, A. Womble, M. McKown

The Application of Artificial Neural Networks With Small Data Sets: An Example for Analysis of Fracture Spacing in the Lisburne Formation, Northeastern Alaska.............. 4324

D. Kaviani, T.D. Bui, J.L. Jensen, C.L. Hanks

Coupling EOS Compositional and Surfactant Models in a Fully Implicit Parallel Reservoir Simulator Using EACN Concept ................................................................................ 4332

C. Han, M. Delshad, G.A. Pope, K. Sepehrnoori

World's First Gravel-Packed Uniform Inflow Control Completion ........................................... 4340J. Augustine, S. Mathis, H. Nguyen, C. Gann, J. Gill

Pioneering Advanced Directional Drilling Technologies Overcome Challenges Of S And J Type Wells in North America......................................................................................... 4350

S. Janwadkar, D. Fortenberry, B. Dawkins, M. Kramer, M. Kurella, B. Welch, M. Reich

Use of Horizontal Well Image Tools to Optimize Barnett Shale Reservoir Exploitation.................................................................................................................................... 4364

G. Waters, J. Heinze, R. Jackson, A. Ketter, J. Daniels, D. Bentley

VOLUME 7

The Pressure Derivative Revisited—Improved Formulations and Applications .................... 4377

N. Hosseinpour-Zonoozi, D. Ilk, T.A. Blasingame

Production Data Analysis of Horizontal CBM Wells in Arkoma Basin .................................... 4404P.N. Mutalik, W.D. Magness

Deepwater Completion Challenges Re-Define Best Practices for Completion and Packer Fluid Selection.................................................................................................................. 4415

P.H. Javora, R. Stevens, C. Devine, S. Jeu, M. Simmons, G. Firmin, G. Poole, B. Franklin, Q. Qu

Automated Reporting Using Rig Sensor Data Enables Superior Drilling Project Management .................................................................................................................................. 4425

G. Thonhauser

Real-Time Reservoir Surveillance Utilizing Permanent Downhole Pressures— An Operator's Experience .................................................................................................................. 4436

D.M. Chorneyko

Explicit Deconvolution of Wellbore Storage Distorted Well Test Data ................................... 4444O. Bahabanian, D. Ilk, N. Hosseinpour-Zonoozi, T.A. Blasingame

Hybrid Simulation Using Neural Networks to Predict Drilling Hydraulics in Real Time ................................................................................................................................................ 4454

R.K. Fruhwirth, G. Thonhauser, W. Mathis

Uses and Misuses of Pressure Data for Reserve Estimation................................................... 4462J. McLaughlin, B. Gouge

Rate Allocation Using Permanent Downhole Pressures .......................................................... 4471M. McCracken, D. Chorneyko

Field Experience in Multiphase Gas-Well Testing: The Benefit of the Combination of Venturi and Gamma Ray Fraction Meter ................................................................................ 4481

B.G. Pinguet, G. Roux, N. Hopman

CO2 Transport Mechanisms in CO2/Brine Coreflooding ........................................................... 4491R.B. Grigg, R.K. Svec

Capillary Wicking in Gas Wells.................................................................................................... 4501J. Mahadevan, M.M. Sharma, Y.C. Yortsos

Characterization of Operative Mechanisms in Gravity Drainage Field Projects Through Dimensional Analysis ................................................................................................... 4512

M.M. Kulkarni, D.N. Rao

A Field Study Optimizing Completion Strategies for Fracture Initiation in Barnett Shale Horizontal Wells.................................................................................................................. 4531

A.A. Ketter, J.L. Daniels, J.R. Heinze, G. Waters

Flow-Assurance Aspects of Subsea Systems Design for Production of Waxy Crude Oils ...................................................................................................................................... 4537

H. Alboudwarej, Z. Huo, E. Kempton

Nonlinear Simulation of Thermo-Viscous Fingering in Nonisothermal Miscible Displacements in Porous Media .................................................................................................. 4547

M.N. Islam, J. Azaiez

Use of Reservoir Formation Failure and Sanding Prediction Analysis for Viable Well-Construction and Completion-Design Options ................................................................. 4557

G.-F. Fuh, I. Ramshaw, K. Freedman, N. Abdelmalek, N. Morita

Preparing a Business Case for Technology Investment in Production Operations .............. 4573J.R. Hite, K. Farid, M.L. Blanton, F. Gard, C. Crawley, D.B.H. Menda, R.A. Dotterer, L. Saputelli, D.F. Deaton, S. Sankaran

Uinta Basin Single-Well Model to Optimize Tight Gas Completions ....................................... 4585B. Cherian, A. Aly, S. Denoo, L. Maschio, D. Sobernheim, J. Longwell

Estimation and Removal of Tidal Effects From Pressure Data ................................................ 4594Y. Zhao, A.C. Reynolds

Optimizing the Productivity of Gas/Condensate Wells............................................................. 4608C. Shi, R.N. Horne, K. Li

Wellbore Cooling as a Means to Permanently Increase Fracture Gradient ............................ 4617I. Gil, J.-C. Roegiers, D. Moos

Automatic Concurrent Water Collection (CWC) System for Unlaoding Gas Wells................ 4624B. Khoshnevis, R.R. Moghadam, I. Ershaghi, K. Larbi, V. Villagran

Consistent Downscaling of Seismic Inversions to Cornerpoint Flow Models ....................... 4632S. Kalla, C.D. White, J.G. Gunning, M.E. Glinsky

Alternative Management and Mitigation for Potential Impacts of Oil and Gas Operations in the World's Largest and Most Productive Ecologically Sensitive Site.................................................................................................................................................. 4647

M.I. Khan, M.R. Islam

Analytical Solution for Injection-Falloff-Production Test ......................................................... 4656S. Chen, G. Li, A.C. Reynolds

Stimulation in Asia Pacific Region—Challenges and Opportunities....................................... 4668L. Jin, M. Seah

Seismically Driven Reservoir Characterization Using an Innovative Integrated Approach: Syd Arne Field ............................................................................................................ 4674

S.A. Christensen, T.E. Dalgaard, A. Rosendal, J.W. Christensen, G. Robinson, A.M. Zellou, T. Royer

An Analytical Bottomwaterdrive Aquifer Model for Material Balance Analysis ..................... 4685T. Yildiz, A. Khosravi

Sustained Competitive Advantage Through Structured Mentoring ........................................ 4692G. Arango, P. Han, M. Rousseau

3D Numerical Simulator for Horizontal-Well Gravel Pack......................................................... 4701K.P. Ojo, S.O. Osisanya, K.B. Ayeni

Numerical Modeling of Diffusion in Fractured Media for Gas Injection and Recycling Schemes ...................................................................................................................... 4713

H. Hoteit, A. Firoozabadi

Factors Affecting Horizontal Well Gravel-Pack Efficiency ....................................................... 4728K.P. Ojo, S.O. Osisanya, K.B. Ayeni

Tracing Streamlines on Unstructured Grids from Finite Volume Discretizations ................. 4735S.F. Matringe, R. Juanes, H.A. Tchelepi

Maximizing Production Capacity Using Intelligent Well Systems in a Deepwater, West-Africa Field........................................................................................................................... 4743

D.J. Goggin, M.A. Ovuede, N. Liu, U. Ozdogan, P.B. Coleman, D.P. Meinert, I. Nygard, J. Gontijo

Improving the Quality of Production Data and its Effect on Allocation Factor and Reserve Estimation....................................................................................................................... 4752

B. Ghaempanah, P. Mehdizadeh, S.L. Scott

Subsea Multiphase Pressure Boosting and a New Approach for Speed Control Using a Hydrodynamic Variable Speed Drive ............................................................................ 4762

S.L. Scott, J. Xu, C. Lenz

Effect of Layered Heterogeneity on Fracture Initiation in Tight Gas Shales .......................... 4775R. Suárez-Rivera, S.J. Green, J. McLennan, M. Bai

Application of a New Data-Driven Processing Method to LWD and Wireline Dispersive Compressional and Shear Waveform Data ............................................................. 4783

Y. Zheng, X. Huang, X. Tang, D. Patterson, H. Yin

Nature Had It Right After All!—Constructing a “Plant Root”-Like Drainage System With Multiple Branches and Uninhibited Communication With Pores and Natural Fractures ........................................................................................................................................ 4793

P. Moss, L. Portman, P. Rae, G. Di Lullo

Drilling Fluids in an HP/HT Reservoir: Experiences With Three Different Systemson the Kristin Field Development ................................................................................. 4805

S.A. Hansen, D.H. Breivik, M. Gjønnes, K. Svanes, M. Vujovic, P.E. Svela, O.I. Sørheim

Education for the Real World: Equipping Petroleum Engineers to Manage Uncertainty .................................................................................................................................... 4817

R.B. Bratvold, S.H. Begg

Modern Approach to Estimation of Uncertainty of Predictions with Dynamic Reservoir Simulation—A Case Study of a German Rotliegend Gasfield ................................ 4822

H.J. Junker, L. Plas, T. Dose, A.J. Little

Limitations to Storage Pressure in Finite Saline Aquifers and the Effect of CO2 Solubility on Storage Pressure.................................................................................................... 4829

L.G.H. van der Meer, J.D. van Wees

Fracture Acidizing: What Role Does Formation Softening Play in Production Response? ..................................................................................................................................... 4838

H.A. Nasr-el-din, S.M. Al-Driweesh, A.S. Metcalf, J. Chesson

Software Agents—An Emergent Software Technology That Enables Us To Build More Dynamic, Adaptable, and Robust Systems ...................................................................... 4847

E. Landre, J. Ølmheim, G.O. Wærsland, H. Rønneberg

Use of Extremely High Time-Resolution Production Data to Characterize Hydraulic Fracture Properties ..................................................................................................... 4854

J.W. Crafton, D. Anderson

Gas-Injection Redistribution Revitalizes a Mature Volatile Oil Field: Cusiana Field Case Study..................................................................................................................................... 4864

L. Soto, G. Penuela, I. Benavides, M. Martinez, I. Castiblanco, I. Chaves

Production Sharing Agreements—An Initiative to Reform....................................................... 4871S. Wadood

When Does a Longer Shut-In Lead to a Larger Radius of Investigation?............................... 4880S. Ewens, M. Pooladi-Darvish

Laboratory Hydraulic Fracturing Test on a Rock With Artificial Discontinuities ................... 4889L. Casas, J.L. Miskimins, A. Black, S. Green

Qualifying Proppant Performance............................................................................................... 4898E.R. Freeman, D.A. Anschutz, J.J. Renkes, D. Milton-Tayler

Drilling and Completions Waste-Management Strategy in Deepwater Angola ...................... 4913R.J. Klein, A.H. Walls, P. Page, B. Chambers, R. Gallagher, D. Burt

Implementation of a Total System Production Optimization Model in a Complex Gas-lifted Offshore Operation ..................................................................................................... 4917

M.S. Nadar, T.S. Schneider, K.L. Jackson, C.J.N. McKie, J. Hamid

The Role of Independents in the Oil & Gas Industry ................................................................. 4929S. Wadood

Tubing Buckling–The State of the Art......................................................................................... 4937R.F. Mitchell

Steerable Motors Hold Out Against Rotary Steerables............................................................. 4953T. Warren

Characerization of Reservoir Parameters Using Horizontal Well Interference Test .............. 4961A.A. Awotunde

Continuous Reservoir Model Updating Using Streamline Assisted Ensemble Kalman Filter ................................................................................................................................. 4970

E.R. Arroyo-Negrete

Scaling of Thermodynamic and Transport Processes for Predicting Methane Hydrate Saturation in Marine Sediments Worldwide ................................................................ 4983

G. Bhatnagar, W.G. Chapman, G.R. Dickens, B. Dugan, G.J. Hirasaki

History-Matching Multiple Attributes with Streamlines and Statistics.................................... 4992H. Gross

The Influence of Ultrasonic Energy on Capillary Fluid Displacement..................................... 5005T. Hamida

Measuring Molecular and Thermal Diffusion Coefficients in Multicomponent Mixtures by the Beam Deflection Technique ............................................................................. 5035

K.B. Haugen, A. Firoozabadi

Stereoscopic Endoscopic Optical System for 3D Measurement of Pipeline Welded Unions´ Internal Geometry ........................................................................................................... 5039

A.C. Henri Hofmann

General Transfer Function for Multiphase Flow ........................................................................ 5044H. Lu

Field Development Projects Optimization Integrated to Risk Analysis .................................. 5052C.C. Mezzomo

Numerical and Laboratory Assessment of the Oil Recovery Mechanisms in High-Pressure Air Injection (HPAI) Process........................................................................................ 5060

E. Niz-Velásquez

New Multi-functional Polymeric Additives for Water Based Muds .......................................... 5069J. de Almeida Rodrigues, E.R. Lachter, C.H. de Sá, M. de Mello, R.S.V. Nascimento

Modeling, Upscaling and History Matching Thin, Irregularly-Shaped Flow Barriers; A Comprehensive Approach for Predicting Reservoir Connectivity ...................... 5075

L. Stright

Management of Sulfur Disposal by Acid Gas Underground Injection .................................... 5083K.E. Vidiuk

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