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SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition
September 28–30, 2015
Houston, Texas, USA
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SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition
Innovative Technologies and Unconventional / Difficult Reservoirs
Water Content Effects on Dynamic Elastic Properties of Organic-rich Shale
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175040-MS
Differentiating Open Natural Fractures From Healed Fractures Using The New, High-Definition Oil-Based Mud Microelectrical Imager – Case Studies From Organic Rich Shales
Bingjian Li; Yong-Hua Chen; Kiran Gawankar; Camron K. Miller; Weixin Xu; Rob J. Laronga; Dzevat Omeragic
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174923-MS
Predicting Middle Bakken Well Performance with Shale Capacity
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175055-MS
Fractured Volcanic Reservoir Characterization: A Case Study in the Deep Songliao Basin
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175067-MS
Modeling Point Bars Using a Grid Transformation Scheme
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175153-MS
Integrated Reservoir Characterization and Distribution of Carbonate Reef- Flat Complexes in Genetic Units of Different Phases of the Ordovician Carbonates in Tarim Basin, Western China
Yixiang Zhu; Wenzhi Zhao; Benbiao Song; Xingliang Deng; Chenji Wei; Haijun Yang; Yan Gao; Zhenzhong Cai
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175094-MS
Discrete Fracture-Vug Network Modeling in Naturally Fractured Vuggy Reservoirs Using Multiple-Point Geostatistics: A Micro-Scale Case
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175092-MS
Downhole Production Management
Geomechanical Analysis to Evaluate Production-Induced Fault Reactivation at Groningen Gas Field
Pablo F. Sanz; Suvrat P. Lele; Kevin H. Searles; Sheng-Yuan Hsu; Jorge L. Garzon; Jason A. Burdette; William E. Kline; Bruce A. Dale; Paul D. Hector
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174942-MS
Flow-loop Testing of Subsea Produced Water Quality Monitoring Sensor Prototypes
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174808-MS
Scale Squeeze Fractured Reservoirs in the Bakken, North Dakota
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174966-MS
Novel Laboratory and Field Approaches to Control Halite and other Problematic Scales in High Salinity Brine from the Bakken
Haiping Lu; Joe Penkala; Johnathon Brooks; Chris Haugen; Chad Harbaugh; Clyde McAfee; Leonard Kalfayan
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174788-MS
Maximizing Well Deliverability in the Eagle Ford Shale Through Flowback Operations
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174831-MS
Enhancing Production Performance of Horizontal Wells in Naturally Fractured Carbonate Reservoirs Using Inflow Control Devices (ICDs)
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174727-MS
Screen Erosion Guidelines for Sand Control Completion and Sand Production Management. Case Study West Delta Deep Marine (WDDM) Offshore Egypt
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174739-MS
Integrated Production Logging Approach for Successful Leak Detection Between Two Formations: A Case Study
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174835-MS
Furthering the Capabilities of Coiled Tubing Production Logging in Horizontal and Highly Deviated Wells: The Advent of Reservoir Saturation Logging in Southern Mexico
O. Jimenez Bueno; A. F. Nava; H. Hernandez Leyva; C. A. Ortega; P. Ramondenc; S. Hassig Fonseca; R. A. Fernandes; F. L. Rodriguez
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174882-MS
Well Production Enhancement: Chemical Solutions and New Technologies
Dynamic Simulation to Predict Self-Restart Potential of Acid Stimulated Wells by Bullhead Treatment in Deepwater Environment
Obinna Ugoala; Kapil Thakur; Basel Siddiqi; Zaharia Cristea; Khaled Gad; Perry Robson; Daniel Pacho; Ayman Hosny
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174720-MS
Coupling Nanoparticles with Waterflooding to Increase Water Sweep Efficiency for High Fines-Containing Reservoir - Lab and Reservoir Simulation Results
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174802-MS
Estimation of Fracture Volume Between Well Pairs Using Deuterium Tracer
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174832-MS
Integrated Injection Modeling
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174840-MS
Sand Control Screen Erosion: Prediction and Avoidance
Alex Procyk; Xinjun Gou; Srinagesh K. Marti; Robert C Burton; Markus Knefel; Daniel Dreschers; Andreas Wiegmann; Liping Cheng; Erik Glatt
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174837-MS
The Use of a pH-Triggered Polymer Gelant to Seal Cement Fractures in Wells
Jostine Fei Ho; James W. Patterson; Shayan Tavassoli; Mohammadreza Shafiei; Matthew T. Balhoff; Chun Huh; Paul M. Bommer; Steven L. Bryant
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174940-MS
Liquid Loading of Highly Deviated Gas Wells from 60° to 88°
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174852-MS
Mechanistic Prediction of Oil-Water, Two-Phase Flow in Horizontal or Near-Horizontal Pipes for a Wide Range of Oil Viscosities
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174726-MS
New Electronics Ensure Increased Operational Efficiency in Highly Deviated, High Temperature Gas Well
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174904-MS
Nature friendly Application of Ionic Liquids for Dissolution Enhancement of Heavy Crude Oil
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/178418-MS
New Completion Technology
Fracture Gradient Prediction Using the Viscous Relaxation Model and Its Relation to Out-of-Zone Microseismicity
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174782-MS
Water-Swellable Elastomers for Heavy Brine Environments
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174825-MS
High-Performance Plug-and-Perf Completions in Unconventional Wells
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174922-MS
Secret Weapon Against the Red Queen: Using Chemical Packers and Degradable Mechanical Diverters in Refracturing Operations
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174789-MS
Innovative New Frac Manifold Trailer Offers Step Change in Slickwater Pumping
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174806-MS
Using Eco-Friendly Biodegradable Materials For Designing New Completions and Re-fracturing Acidizing Applications in which Diversion And Zonal Isolation Enhance Efficiency
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174814-MS
MPD and Well Control
Blowout Prevention and Relief Well Planning for the Wheatstone Big-Bore Gas Well Project
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174890-MS
Operational Risk: Stepping Beyond Bow-Ties
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174995-MS
Successful Testing of Single Gradient Subsea MudLift Drilling Technology in Deep Water Gulf of Mexico
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174881-MS
Predicting and Optimizing ROP in Competent Shale by Utilizing MPD Technology
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174805-MS
Making the Impossible Possible with MPD Application on 0.4 ppg Mud Weight Window – A Case History Successful Automated Managed Pressure Drilling, Managed Pressure Run 11 ¾” Liner & 9 5/8”Liner (Tieback Liner), and Managed Pressure Cementing in a Semisubmersible Offshore Sarawak Malaysia
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174830-MS
Successful Case History of Drilling Through Major Loss Zone Using MPD/PMCD Techniques on a Santos Basin Well
R. A. Tomita; E. Schnitzler; J. F. Destri; P. H. Da Silva; N. R. Brasiliense; A. A. Fernandes; D. S. Gozzi; T. Pinheiro Da Silva; A. Kozlov
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174836-MS
Probabilistic Bullheading Analysis is a Unique Risk Assessment Tool for Drilling and Completion Equipment Selection for Critical HP/HT Wells
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174728-MS
Drilling Through Layers of Unstable Shale Formations and Depleted Sand Sequences, the Managed Pressure Drilling / Wellbore Strengthening Approach to Successfully Drill Offshore Development Wells. A Case History
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174756-MS
Ensemble Model Predictive Control for Robust Automated Managed Pressure Drilling
Ammon N. Eaton; Logan D. Beal; Sam D. Thorpe; Ethan H. Janis; Casey Hubbell; John D. Hedengren; Roar Nybø; Manuel Aghito; Knut Bjørkevoll; Rachid El Boubsi; Jelmer Braaksma; Geertjan van Og
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174969-MS
Fracturing Fluids, Proppants, Transport and Placement
Next-Generation Boron-Crosslinked Fracturing Fluids: Breaking the Lower Limits on Polymer Loadings
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174988-MS
Case Study of Soft Particle Fluid to Improve Proppant Transport and Placement
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174801-MS
Slickwater Proppant Transport in Complex Fractures: New Experimental Findings & Scalable Correlation
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174828-MS
A Comprehensive Study of Proppant Transport in a Hydraulic Fracture
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174973-MS
Self-Suspending Proppant Transport Technology Increases Stimulated Reservoir Volume and Reduces Proppant Pack and Formation Damage
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174867-MS
Overcoming a Cementing Failure: Sequenced Fracturing Technique for Remedial Application
Michael F. Rainbolt; Sergey Zakharchenko; Wei Zheng; Dmitri Oussoltsev; Anna Dunaeva; Brian D. Clark
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174982-MS
Using Swelling Materials to Control Fracture Complexity: Experimental Study
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174783-MS
Insights of Wormhole Propagation During Carbonate Acidizing: Constant Pressure vs. Constant Rate
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174790-MS
A Numerical Analysis of the Features of the Stress Disturbance during Pulsating Hydraulic Fracturing in Coal Seams
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/177281-MS
Field Development and Risk Management
Offshore Project Risk Management Model (OPRMM) As a Tool for Efficient Field Development
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174889-MS
Strategic Insights From Faltering Exploration Results
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174925-MS
Optimizing Unconventional Asset Development and Reserves Confidence With Portfolio Tradeoff Analysis
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174845-MS
Uncertainty and Risk Management Plans are Critical for Team Alignment and Better Decision Quality
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174932-MS
Performance Evaluation of Automatically Generated Statistical Type Curves
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174914-MS
Practical Considerations for Production Forecasting in Unconventional Reservoir Systems — Processing of Large Group of Wells Using Production Diagnostics and Model-Based Analysis
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174984-MS
A Real Options Approach to the Gas Blowdown Decision
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174868-MS
Reservoir Engineering Case Studies
DST Matching and Interpretation through Numerical Well Testing on the Johan Sverdrup Field
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175088-MS
The Reservoir Technical Limits Approach Applied to Maximising Recovery from Volumetric and Aquifer-drive Gas Fields
Abdelmadjid Alane; Peter J. Lumsden; P. Craig Smalley; Richard Hallam; Peter A. Salino; Steven J. Wells; Tim J. Primmer
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175004-MS
Enhanced Reparameterization and Data-Integration Algorithms for Robust and Efficient History Matching of Geologically Complex Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175039-MS
A New Material Balance Equation for the Analysis of Liquid Rich Natural Gas Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175081-MS
Modeling of Compositional Variation with Depth for Five North Sea Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175085-MS
Modeling Fishbones Using the Embedded Discrete Fracture Model Formulation: Sensitivity Analysis and History Matching
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175124-MS
Robust Optimization of Well Placement in Geologically Complex Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175106-MS
An Efficient and Practical Workflow for Probabilistic Forecasting of Brown Fields Constrained by Historical Data
Chaodong Yang; Long Nghiem; Jim Erdle; Ali Moinfar; Eugene Fedutenko; Heng Li; Arash Mirzabozorg; Colin Card
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175122-MS
EOR for Conventional Reservoirs
Dimensionality-Dependent Foam Rheological Properties: How to Go From Linear to Radial Geometry for Foam Modeling and Simulation?
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175015-MS
A Thorough Investigation of Mechanisms of Enhanced Oil Recovery by Carbonated Water Injection
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175159-MS
Chemical EOR for Offshore Platforms Using a Novel Chemical Gradient Design
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175130-MS
Foams with Wettability-Altering Capabilities for Oil-Wet Carbonates: A Synergistic Approach
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175027-MS
Fly Ash Nanoparticle-Stabilized CO2-in-Water Foams for Gas Mobility Control Applications
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175057-MS
Multi-Scale Evaluation of Nanoparticle-Stabilized CO2-in-Water Foams: From the Benchtop to the Field
Andrew Worthen; Amir Taghavy; Archawin Aroonsri; Ijung Kim; Keith Johnston; Chun Huh; Steven Bryant; David DiCarlo
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175065-MS
Theory of Petroleum Engineering Education, Training and Support of Natural Resources
Walking the Walk – Industry Support of Natural Resource High School Education
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174776-MS
Action Based Leadership-Intensive Development of Senior Technical Leaders & Enterprise Teams
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174864-MS
Effective Training Delivery Mechanism-A Successful Case Study
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174888-MS
A Competency Framework for Petroleum Engineering University Graduates
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174983-MS
Development And Qualification Of A New High Pressure Gas Tight Rotary Shouldered Connection Incorporating Metal-to-Metal Technology For Deepwater Drilling And Completion Applications
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174962-MS
Theory of Petroleum Engineering Education: Big Bounce, Big Crunch, or Big Freeze?
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174742-MS
Modernizing Petroleum Engineering Education: A New Global Online Petroleum Engineering University Serving all Universities
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/176749-MS
The First Master in Geothermal Engineering Offered by a Petroleum Engineering School: Curriculum Challenges and Opportunities
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/176746-MS
Advancing Multidisciplinary Training and Development for Young Professionals in the Oil and Gas Industry
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/176745-MS
Incorporating Quality Assurance in a Competency and Employee Development Program
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/176747-MS
Digital Energy - Effectively Managing Data to Extract Value
Automated Workflow for Real-Time Management in a Large Carbonate Field
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174809-MS
Managing The Production Lifecycle: A Framework For Scalable Digital Oilfield Implementations
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174971-MS
Intelligent Use of Big Data for Heavy Oil Reservoir Management
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174912-MS
Real-Time Monitoring and Diagnosis of Electrical Submersible Pump
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174873-MS
Rapid Data Integration and Analysis for Upstream Oil and Gas Applications
Chung Ming Cheung; Palash Goyal; Greg Harris; Om Patri; Ajitesh Srivastava; Yinuo Zhang; Anand Panangadan; Charalampos Chelmis; Randall McKee; Mo Theron; Tamas Nemeth; Viktor K. Prasanna
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174907-MS
End-to-End Data Provenance
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174803-MS
A Real Time Chemical Monitoring Platform for Inventory and Usage
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174780-MS
Advanced Data-Driven Performance Analysis For Mature Waterfloods
Runo Mijnarends; Andrey Frolov; Fedor Grishko; Svyatoslav Kryanev; Egor Mikhaylenko; Eduard Nizamutdinov; Oleg Plokhotnichenko; Surovets Irina; Egor Ulyanov; Yakov Volokitin; Andrey Gladkov; Maria Belyanushkina; Anton Lvov
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174872-MS
Revealing the Benefits of the Intelligent Well Pad Program for Onshore Shale Assets
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174826-MS
Systems Of Action - A Blue Print For Real-time Decision Support Systems
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174857-MS
Monitoring at the Wellbore
Development of a General Likelihood Maximization Method for Robust Parameter Estimation from Pressure Transient Data
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175003-MS
Determination of Insitu Reservoir Absolute Permeability Under Multiphase Flow Conditions Using Transient Well Testing
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175012-MS
Design and Interpretation of Transient Tests at Well's Inception
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175007-MS
Reducing Reservoir Uncertainty During Appraisal and Development - Novel Applications of a new Wireless Reservoir Monitoring Technology in Santos Basin Pre-Salt
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175075-MS
Diagnosis And Characterization Of Cross Flow Behind Casing From Transient-Pressure Tests
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174999-MS
Interpretation of Real-Time Pressure Measurements to Detect CO2 Leakage
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175020-MS
Characterizing Reservoir Thermofacies by Using Distributed Temperature Sensing Measurements
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175080-MS
Single Well Deconvolution – Multi-fractured Horizontal Shale Gas With 8 Well Full Pad – Canadian Horn River Basin Case Study
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175133-MS
Production Analysis Of One Shale Gas Reservoir In China
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174998-MS
New Fast and Accurate 3D Micro Computed Tomography Technology for Digital Core Analysis
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174945-MS
Reservoir Flow Simulation and Modeling Technology
A Multi-Pass Procedure for Redistributing Linearized Mass Balance Errors to Improve Simulator Performance
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175043-MS
Iteratively Coupled Fluid Flow & Geomechanics Simulation using Estimated Equivalent Permeability and Porosity by Fractal and Statistical Methods
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175113-MS
Streamline-Based History Matching of Arrival Times and Bottomhole Pressure Data for Multicomponent Compositional Systems
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174750-MS
Integration of PCA with a Novel Machine Learning Method for Reparameterization and Assisted History Matching Geologically Complex Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175038-MS
Machine Learning Applied to Multiwell Test Analysis and Flow Rate Reconstruction
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175059-MS
Material-Balance Analysis of Gas Reservoirs with Diverse Drive Mechanisms
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175005-MS
Improving Reservoir Forecasts by Understanding the Relative Impacts of Sparse Data, Reservoir Modeling Workflow and Parameter Selection, and Human Bias
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175009-MS
Bayesian Style History Matching: Another Way to Under-Estimate Forecast Uncertainty?
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175121-MS
Innovative Drilling
Design, Construction and Operation of an Automated Drilling Rig for the DSATS University Competition
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174920-MS
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)-Enabled Circulation Sub Precisely Spots Loss-Circulation Material in Critical Interval
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174950-MS
Drilling the Undrillable: Atlanta Field Heavy Oil in Ultra Deep Water
Mauro G. Rausis; Carlos A. Pedroso; Jaques B. Salies; Fernando Libório; Marivaldo B. Moreira; Pedro R. Luz; Jorge R. Siqueira; Jessica F. de Oliveira; Marcelo D. Marsili; Luiz M. Nogueira; Ademir Heleno; Glauber T. Domingues; Rogério Aguiar
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174896-MS
Long Range Electromagnetic Telemetry Using An Innovative Casing Antenna System
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174821-MS
Extra-Deep Azimuthal Resistivity for Enhanced Reservoir Navigation in a Complex Reservoir in the Barents Sea
David Selvåg Larsen; Andreas Hartmann; Pascal Luxey; Sergey Martakov; Jon Skillings; Gianbattista Tosi; Luigi Zappalorto
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174929-MS
Implementation of Drilling Systems Automation - Halifax Workshop Summary: Industry Standards, Business Models and Next Steps
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174779-MS
Aluminum Alloy Enhanced Drill String Saves Over $500,000 by Increasing Small Rig Depth Capacity in Marcellus
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174913-MS
Maximizing Drilling Sensor Value through Optimized Frequency Selection and Data Processing
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174986-MS
Fracture Initiation and Propagation
The Role of Induced Un-propped (IU) Fractures in Unconventional Oil and Gas Wells
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174946-MS
Numerical Analysis for Promoting Uniform Development of Simultaneous Multiple Fracture Propagation in Horizontal Wells
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174869-MS
Optimizing Number of Fractures in Horizontal Well
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174772-MS
The Effects of Fracture Orientation and Elastic Property Anisotropy on Hydraulic Fracture Conductivity in the Marcellus Shale
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174870-MS
A New Model for Hydraulic Fracture Growth in Unconsolidated Sands with Plasticity and Leak-Off
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174818-MS
New Insights About Acid Fracture Conductivity at Laboratory Scale
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174990-MS
Consistent Entry-Hole Diameter Perforating Charge Reduces Completion Pressure and Increases Proppant Placement
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174761-MS
Modeling of Perforation Erosion for Hydraulic Fracturing Applications
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174959-MS
A Three-Dimensional Thermal Model for Hydraulic Fracturing
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174858-MS
Method to Create Multiple Collocated Hydraulic Fractures Using a Temporary Localized Change in Stress Anisotropy Produced During an Initial Stimulation Treatment
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174738-MS
Environmental Management and New HSE Technologies
Human Factors Risk Programs Implementation at Drilling Material Dispatch Unit and Well Equipment Repair Workshop
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174748-MS
Helicopter Load/Unload Operation Safety on Offshore Platform
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174721-MS
How Culture And Practice Workshops Can Help Developing The Safety Accountability Of Operational Staff
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174895-MS
Obtaining Operational Efficiencies by Applying Process Safety KPIs Developed for Offshore Production Installations
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174824-MS
Identifying Leading Indicators to Address the Risk of Drilling and Completions for Shale Gas
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174815-MS
Advances in Petrophysics for Unconventional Reservoirs
Permeability Measurement of Organic-Rich Shale - Comparison of Various Unsteady-State Methods
Guodong Jin; Héctor Gonzàlez Pérez; Ali Abdullah Al Dhamen; Syed Shujath Ali; Asok Nair; Gaurav Agrawal; Mohamed R. Khodja; Syed Rizwanullah Hussaini; Zaid Zaffar Jangda; Abdulwahab Zaki Ali
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175105-MS
Quantifying Electrical Resistivity of Isolated Kerogen from Organic-Rich Mudrocks using Laboratory Experiments
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175078-MS
Stress Profiling with Microfracturing and Sonic Logs in Antelope Shale
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175002-MS
Adsorption Enhanced Transport of Hydrocarbons in Organic Nanopores
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175107-MS
Advances in Understanding Wettability of Tight Oil Formations
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175157-MS
Determining Relative Permeability In Shales By Including The Effects Of Pore Structure On Unsaturated Diffusion And Advection
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175019-MS
Investigation of Wettability and Fluid Distribution in Organic-rich Mudrocks using NMR Two-Phase Simulation
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175077-MS
Measurement of Key Shale Petrophysical Properties
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174968-MS
Reservoir Rock Characterization Using Centrifuge and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance: A Laboratory Study of Middle Bakken Cores
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175069-MS
Correlations Between Nano-Scale Geology and Porosity Logs of Vaca Muerta Shales
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175024-MS
Study of Kerogen Maturity using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175149-MS
Flow in Unconventional Reservoirs
Enhancing Hydrocarbon Permeability After Hydraulic Fracturing: Laboratory Evaluations of Shut-ins and Surfactant Additives
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175101-MS
Enhanced Oil Recovery in Liquid-Rich Shale Reservoirs: Laboratory to Field
Najeeb Alharthy; Tadesse Teklu; Hossein Kazemi; Ramona Graves; Steven Hawthorne; Jason Braunberger; Basak Kurtoglu
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175034-MS
Miscible CO2 Water-Alternating-Gas (CO2-WAG) Injection in a Tight Oil Formation
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175108-MS
Dynamics of Fracture-matrix Coupling during Shale Gas Production: Pore Compressibility and Molecular Transport Effects
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175033-MS
Numerical Study of Production Mechanisms and Gas-Oil Ratio Behavior of Liquid-Rich Shale Oil Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175137-MS
Predicting Gas Apparent Permeability of Shale Samples: A Novel Analytical Approach
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175035-MS
Transient Flowing-Fluid Temperature Modeling in Oil Reservoirs for Flow Associated with Large Drawdowns
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175008-MS
Increasing Shale Gas Recovery through Thermal Stimulation: Analysis and an Experimental Study
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175070-MS
An Integrated Approach to Optimize Production in Marcellus Shale Gas Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175109-MS
Flowback Fracture Closure: A Key Factor for Estimating Effective Pore-Volume
D. O. Ezulike; O. A. Adefidipe; Y. Fu; H. Dehghanpour; C. J. Virues; D. Bearinger; R. V. Hawkes; R. Steve Jones
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175143-MS
Application of the DDFN (Discrete and Deformable Fracture Network) Method Within an Integrated Unconventional Reservoir Study Workflow
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175112-MS
Flow Assurance
Experimental Study of Drop Size Distribution for Air-Oil Two-Phase Flow in Large Diameter Pipe
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174875-MS
Evaluation of Solid Particle Erosion Equations and Models for Oil and Gas Industry Applications
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174987-MS
Experimental Investigation of Three-Phase Low Liquid Loading Flow
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174926-MS
Experimental Study on Mechanisms of Wax Removal During Pipeline Pigging
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174827-MS
A New Method to Detect Blockage in Gas Pipelines
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174751-MS
Study on Inhibition of High-Molecular-Weight Paraffins for South Eagle Ford Condensate
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174817-MS
Study on the Behaviours of Settled Heavier Phase in Two Phase Flows in Pipelines
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175117-MS
Downhole Monitoring
Velocity Tracking for Flow Monitoring and Production Profiling Using Distributed Acoustic Sensing
Rakesh Paleja; Daria Mustafina; Peter in ‘t panhuis; Timothy Park; David Randell; Juun van der Horst; Roger Crickmore
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174823-MS
Acoustic Signature of Flow From a Fractured Wellbore
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174877-MS
Fracture Diagnosis in Multiple Stage Stimulated Horizontal Well by Temperature Measurements Using Fast Marching Method
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174880-MS
Dynamic Water Injection Profiling in Intelligent Wells Using Distributed Acoustic Sensor with Multimode Optical Fibers
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174865-MS
Estimating Permeability Anisotropy From Downhole Distributed Temperature Measurements
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174972-MS
Permeability, Skin and Inflow Profile Estimation From Production Logging Tool Temperature Traces
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174910-MS
Non-intrusive Multiple Zone Distributed Acoustic Sensor Flow Metering
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174916-MS
Petroleum Economics and Decision Making
Modelling with Multidimensional Matrices for Project Economics, Portfolio and Business Plan Generation and Analysis
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174768-MS
Progressive Royalty Framework for Oil and Gas Development Strategy: Lessons from Nigeria
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174846-MS
OPEC and Unconventional Resources
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174961-MS
Two Dimensional Monte-Carlo Simulation Method of Risk Assessment for Strategic Asset Investment Decision Making
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174885-MS
A Probabilistic Economic Approach to Optimize Field Development and Maximize Asset Value
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174993-MS
Searching for Energy Policy Alternatives
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174981-MS
Development Best Practices in the Duvernay Liquid Rich Shale - Early Stage Sensitivity Analyses and Comparative Economics for Decision Making
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174855-MS
Well Completion Optimization
Completion Optimization Provides Step Changes in Horizontal Well Performance in the Nuiqsut Formation – An Oooguruk Field (Alaska) Case History
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174743-MS
The New Reality of Hydraulic Fracturing: Treating Produced Water is Cheaper than Using Fresh
Christopher M. Barnes; Ryan Marshall; John Mason; Dave Skodack; Grant DeFosse; Daniel G. Smith; Scooter Foreman; Ty Hanna; Michael Cecchini
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174956-MS
Refracs- Diagnostics Provide a Second Chance to Get it Right
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174979-MS
Root Cause Analysis Solves Inoperability Problem with Downhole Flow Control Valves
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174732-MS
Well Integrity Management: Forecasting CO2 Cavity Corrosion on Tubing of Gas Wells
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174883-MS
A Commercial Evaluation of Refracturing Horizontal Shale Wells
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174951-MS
Improving Fiber-Optic System Reliability in Permanent Installations
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174928-MS
Cementing
Rheological Hierarchy Optimization Improves Fluid Displacement and Well Integrity, 3 Worldwide Case Studies
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174773-MS
Use of Novel Self-Healing Materials to Control Sustained Casing Pressure and Prevent Long Term Environmental Impact
Mohammad Arif Khattak; Bipin Jain; Sultan Al Kalbani; Junaid Ahmed; Agung Arya Afrianto; Nabhan Qassabi; Salim Aghbari; Anwar Salti; Sami Rashdi
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174892-MS
A Case Study of Using Expandable Liner Hangers and Advanced Cementation Techniques for ERD Wells in India
Monali Lobo; Ashish Singhal; Clifford Lang; Jayabrata Kolay; Pankaj Sinha; Ravi Kant; Roy Varghese; Sunil Doodraj; Jason Li; Animesh Kumar; Ashish Kestwal; Ankit Vaibhav
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174856-MS
Root Cause Failure Analysis as a Tool for Investigating Operational Failures: A Case Study
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174804-MS
Why “Do Not Disturb” is a Safety Message
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174891-MS
Using Radial Bond Segmented Waveforms to Evaluate Cement Sheath at Varying Depths of Investigation
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174829-MS
Analysis of the Effect of Eccentricity on Displacement of Non-Newtonian Fluids with a Hybrid Method
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174909-MS
Novel Stimulation Techniques and Engineering
Comparison of Single-Entry Coiled Tubing-Activated Frac Sleeves vs. Multi-Cluster Plug-and-Perf Completion in the Permian and Anadarko Basin: A Case Study
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174943-MS
Innovative Process for Formation Damage Removal in Sandstone Reservoir Based on Real-Time Downhole Monitoring: A Malaysia Case History
Latief Riyanto; Mohd Nizar Musa; Nurul Asyikin Deris; Mohd Yuzmanizei Yaakub; Rohaizat Ghazali; Zahaezuani Rafiq Hamidon; Danny Aryo Wijoseno; John Rizal Jenie; Arthur Parapat; Mohamed Heikal Kasim
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174778-MS
Restimulation Design Considerations and Case Studies of Haynesville Shale
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174819-MS
Mechanical Versus Mineralogical Brittleness Indices Across Various Shale Plays
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174781-MS
Proving the Concept of Unconventional Gas Reservoirs in Saudi Through Multistage Fractured Horizontal Wells
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174754-MS
Advanced Modeling of Interwell Fracturing Interference: an Eagle Ford Shale Oil Study
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174902-MS
Sustainable Flow Back and Produced Water Treatment Using A Next Generation ElectroOxidation Reactor
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174813-MS
Successful Application of a New Fracturing Fluid with Supramolecular Complex Structure
Jiang Yang; Weixiang Cui; Yaoyao Duan; Zhanwei Yang; Xiaohui Qiu; Baoshan Guan; Yongjun Lu; Wen Zhai; Ping Liu; Yunhong Ding; Jianwen Bai
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174753-MS
HSE Risk Management and Performance Measurement
A Comparison of Air Emission Estimation Protocols for Drilling Rigs
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174766-MS
Evaluation of the EIF Onshore Discharges Tool for Assessing Environmental Risk from Accidental Spills and Leaks Associated with Hydraulic Fracturing Operations
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174800-MS
Solving Community Protection for Inhabited Areas Surrounding a Drilling Site: A Case Study in Saudi Arabia
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174939-MS
Autonomous Marine Vehicle: A Cost Effective Technology to Manage Risk in Exploration and Production
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174924-MS
Real-Time Monitoring of Health Hazards During Hydraulic Fracturing
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174811-MS
Managing Hand Injury Risk – Perspective of International Well Servicing Company
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174745-MS
CFD Modeling Of WBGT For An Offshore Platform
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174963-MS
Mathematical Modeling and Experimental Breakthrough Curves for the Adsorption of Toxic Vapors Emitted from Crude Oil and Condensate Storage Tanks
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174791-MS
Treating Acid Mine Drainage for Use as Source Water: A Pilot Study
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174947-MS
EOR Studies
Mechanistic Modeling of Modified Salinity Waterflooding in Carbonate Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175102-MS
Precision Control of Gel Formation Using Superparamagnetic Nanoparticle-Based Heating
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175006-MS
A CFD Compositional Wellbore Model for Thermal Reservoir Simulators
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175056-MS
Simulation of Fracture-to-Fracture Gas Injection in an Oil-Rich Shale
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175131-MS
Developing and Validating Simplified Predictive Models for CO2 Geologic Sequestration
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175097-MS
East Vacuum Grayburg San Andres Unit, 30 Years of CO2 Flooding: Accomplishments, Challenges and Opportunities
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175000-MS
Phase Behavior and Compositional Simulation
Improving Performance of the Phase Equilibrium Calculations in the Surface Network Portion of an Integrated Reservoir Simulator/Surface Network Compositional Model
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175073-MS
Compositional Simulation Including Effect of Capillary Pressure on Phase Behavior
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175135-MS
Phase Behavior and Flow in Shale Nanopores From Molecular Simulations
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175151-MS
Modeling of Low-Tension Surfactant-Gas Flooding Process in a Four-Phase Flow Simulator
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175134-MS
Modeling Impact of Geochemical Reactions on a Real Reservoir Fluid Mixture During CO2 EOR
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175030-MS
A Modified HLD-NAC Equation of State to Predict Alkali-Surfactant-Oil-Brine Phase Behavior
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175132-MS
Constant GOR as an Infinite Acting Effect in Reservoirs Producing Below (Dew/Bubble) Saturation Pressure
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175079-MS
Tie-Line Solutions for MMP Calculations By Equations-of-State
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175025-MS
Theoretical Investigation of the Effect of Membrane Properties of Nanoporous Reservoirs on the Phase Behavior of Confined Light Oil
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/175152-MS
Student Paper Contest
The MSE Ratio: The New Diagnostic Tool to Optimize Drilling Performance in Real-Time for Under-Reaming Operations
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/178724-STU
Thermodynamic Analysis of Solvent Assisted Steam Injection
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/178725-STU
A New Pseudosteady Triple-Porosity Model For Naturally Fractured Shale Gas Reservoir
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/178726-STU
Extension of the Gray Correlation To Inclination Angles
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, September 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/178727-STU