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SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition
October 9–11, 2017
San Antonio, Texas, USA
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SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition
Static Reservoir Modelling Innovative Multi-Disciplinary Approaches
Challenging Reservoir Modeling Case Study for Naturally Fractured
High-Pressure-High-Temperature Gas Sand Reservoir
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187159-MS
Optimized Grids for Accurately Representing Geology in Geomechanical Simulations
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187299-MS
Investigation of Fautls Geomechanical Activity and Its Application to Development Program Optimization in Kelasu Gas Field in Tarim Basin
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187138-MS
A Novel Approach to Developing and Conditioning Part Field Models for a Complex Fluvio-Deltaic Reservoir: An Example from the Wara Formation in the Greater Burgan Field
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187111-MS
Sequence Stratigraphy and Sedimentary Environment Identification Based on Palynological Analysis
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187172-MS
Use of Experimental Design for Uncertainty Assessment in Deep Offshore Gulf of Mexico
T. Ait-Ettajer; G. Whiteley; G. Abrarova; S. Fontenla Alvarez; Y. Dong; C. Fajardo; R. Cendrowski; F. Giannangeli
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187095-MS
Integrated Analysis of Reservoir Architecture and Quality for Effective Production: A Low Permeability Reservoir in Lower Jurassic Sandstones, West Siberian Basin
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187301-MS
Sequence Stratigraphic Characteristics of Fluvial Facies in the Guantao Formation of South Gentle Slope Belt, Huanghekou Sag
Rongtao Chen; Chengmin niu; Qingbin Wang; Xinlei Shi; Xuyang Guo; Feilong Wang; Xinwu Liao; Runsen Qin; Zhongbo Xu
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187459-MS
Advanced Technologies and Interpretation in Production Monitoring
Inversion of Downhole Temperature Measurements in Multistage Fracture Stimulation in Horizontal Wells
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187322-MS
A New Comprehensive Numerical Model for Fracture Diagnosis with Distributed Temperature Sensing DTS
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187097-MS
Evaluation of Pressure-Transient Behavior of Unfractured Vertical, Vertically Fractured, and Horizontal Wells in a Composite Reservoir with an Active Aquifer and Moving Fluid Interfaces
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187102-MS
Characterization of Production through a Fracture Cell Using Acoustic Data
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187357-MS
Downhole Multiphase Flow Monitoring Using Fiber Optics
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187415-MS
Subsea Sand Detection in Digital Oil Age: Case Study of An Innovative Virtual Erosion Probe Technique
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187247-MS
Multicolor Fluorescent Silica Nanoparticles as Tracers for Production and Well Monitoring
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187207-MS
Well Intervention: Best Practices and Case Histories
Retrievable Inflatable Bridge Plug used as Solution Product for Through Tubing Intervention in Deepwater GoM
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187463-MS
Horizontal Water Injection to Sustain Production in a Low Oil Price Environment
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187197-MS
10 Years of Continuous Technology Development and Field Application of a Coiled Tubing Telemetry System: Past, Present and Future
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187374-MS
Intervene With Intelligence: Leading to Maximized Efficiency, Reduced Risks and Optimized Production
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187051-MS
Successful Sand Blockage Removal from Sealine Using an Innovative Plastic Coiled Tubing
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187383-MS
Implementation of ESPCP Technology to Decrease Well Intervention Index in Casabe Field
Cristhian C. Bahamon; Carlos Reyes Hill; Carlos Sanita; Ricardo Artola; Fernando Lapania; Jorge Doval
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187215-MS
Sand Control
New Sand Screen Increases the Reliability of Sand Control in Water Injection Wells by Mitigating Common Failure Mechanisms
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187103-MS
Impact of Screen Geometry on Erosional Resistance of Direct Wire-Wrap Screens
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187089-MS
The Role of Elasto-Plasticity in Cavity Shape and Sand Production in Oil and Gas Wells
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187225-MS
Best Practices for Sustained Well Productivity: A Lookback in to Deepwater Frac-Pack Completions
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187353-MS
Lessons Learned from Evaluation of Frac-Pack Flow Performance Before and After Full Clean-Up for Subsea Wells in High-Permeability Gas Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187227-MS
New Applications of Multidetector Pulsed Neutron Technologies in Gravel Pack Completions
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187189-MS
Successfully Completing and Producing a Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Well With No Cement Behind Pipe
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187216-MS
Development and Field Testing of a Novel Technology for Evaluating Gravel Packs and Fracture Packs
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187365-MS
Real Time Downhole Measurements During Deepwater Fracpack Completions in the Gulf of Mexico
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187071-MS
Effect of Fluid Type and Multi-Phase Flow on Sand Production in Oil and Gas Wells
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187117-MS
Fluids
Dry Liquids on Silica as Secondary Emulsifiers for Drilling Mud Applications
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187135-MS
Designing Low-ECD Drilling Fluids for Superior Hydraulics and Sag Performance: A Rheological Approach
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187210-MS
Drilling Mud Loss in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs: Theoretical Modelling and Field Data Analysis
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187265-MS
An Innovative Organophillic Clay-Free Invert Emulsion Fluid OCF-IEF Facilitates the Successful Running of the Longest 6 5/8-in. Liner in the World
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187085-MS
The Successful Application of Customized Fluids System to Effectively Bridge Across Extreme Overbalance Conditions – Case Histories from Saudi Arabian Field.
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187267-MS
Towards a Complete Removal of Barite Weighted Water and Oil Based-Drilling Fluids in Single Stage
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187122-MS
Settling Velocity of Particles in Viscoelastic Fluids: A Comparison of the Shear Viscosity vs Elasticity Effect
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187255-MS
A Robust Model to Estimate the Mud Loss into Naturally Fractured Formations
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187219-MS
Frac Modeling: From Injection Test to Treatment Simulation
Fracture Closure Stress: Reexamining Field and Laboratory Experiments of Fracture Closure Using Modern Interpretation Methodologies
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187038-MS
Aggressive Fracturing Treatments in Horizontal Wells: Benefits and Pitfalls
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187147-MS
After-Closure Idiosyncrasies of Fracture Calibration Test Analysis in Shale Formations
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187321-MS
A Cost/Benefit Review of Completion Choices in the Williston Basin Using a Hybrid Physics-Based Modeling/Multi-Variate Analysis Approach
Michael Mayerhofer; Oladapo Oduba; Karn Agarwal; Howard Melcher; Ely Lolon; Jenn Bartell; Leen Weijers
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187254-MS
Numerical Modeling of Proppant Transport in Complex Hydraulic Fracture Propagation
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187355-MS
Proppant Transport in Fractures with Foam-Based Fracturing Fluids
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187376-MS
New Model for DFIT Fracture Injection and Falloff Pressure Match
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187191-MS
New Variable Compliance Method for Estimating In-Situ Stress and Leak-Off from DFIT Data
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187348-MS
Decision Making and Portfolio
Eliminate Decision Bias in Facilities Planning
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187283-MS
Critical Drivers in Optimizing Unconventional Portfolios Through Rigorous Rig Year Concept
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187346-MS
Balanced Scorecard and Strategic Map Applied to Portfolio Management
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187150-MS
Quantitative Assessment of the Impact of Sparse Data and Decision Bias on Reservoir Recovery Forecasts
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187402-MS
Well testing and modelling
Estimation of Non-Uniform Production Rate Distribution of Multi-Fractured Horizontal Well Through Pressure Transient Analysis: Model and Case Study
Jiazheng Qin; Shiqing Cheng; Youwei He; Le Luo; Yang Wang; Naichao Feng; Tiantian Zhang; Guan Qin; Haiyang Yu
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187412-MS
Estimating Ultra Low Permeability at Multiple Locations Using Simultaneous Impulse Tests: A Fit for Purpose Pressure Transient Solution and Its Field Application
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187063-MS
Monitoring and Improvement of Waterflooding Sweep Efficiency Using Pressure Pulse Testing
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187280-MS
Successful Application of Well Testing and Electrical Resistance Tomography to Determine Production Contribution of Individual Fracture and Water-Breakthrough Locations of Multifractured Horizontal Well in Changqing Oil Field, China
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187285-MS
Extension of Capacitance-Resistance Model to Tracer Flow for Determining Reservoir Properties
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187410-MS
Analytical Development of a Dynamic IPR for Transient Two-Phase Flow in Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187232-MS
Recurrent Neural Networks for Permanent Downhole Gauge Data Analysis
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187181-MS
Successful Integration of Drillstem Testing, Closed Chamber Testing, and Wireline Formation Testing: A Deepwater Case History
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187223-MS
Analyzing Gas Well Production Data through the Application of the Connected Reservoir Storage Model
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187334-MS
PVT and Gas EOR
Maximizing CO2 Accumulation in Storage Reservoirs: Interplay between Permeability Retardation and Capillary Trapping of Rising CO2
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187356-MS
Gas Injection for GOM Deepwater Wilcox Trend Fields Development: Challenges and Recovery Potential
Andrew Oghena; Dengen Zhou; Robert Fitzmorris; Adwait Chawathe; Julio De Colina; Jose Orribo; Michael Gentry
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187243-MS
High Pressure Tertiary-CO2 Flooding in a Fractured Chalk Reservoir
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187349-MS
Effect of Confinement on Bubble Point Temperature Shift of Hydrocarbon Mixtures: Experimental Investigation Using Nanofluidic Devices
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187057-MS
Impact of Pore Confinement on Production Behavior and GOR Profiles of Unconventional Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187316-MS
An Experimental Study of Non-Equilibrium CO2-Oil Interactions
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187093-MS
Revisiting Thomson Equation for Accurate Modeling of Pore Scale Thermodynamics of Hydrocarbon Solvents
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187384-MS
Effect of Nanoparticles on Flow Alteration and Saturation during CO2 Injection and Post Flush
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187168-MS
Flow Assurance
Identification of Optimum Closure Relationships for a Mechanistic Model Using a Data Set From a Low-Liquid Loading Subsea Pipeline
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187327-MS
Investigating the Performance of Paraffin Inhibitors under Different Operating Conditions
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187252-MS
Pressure Effects on Pressure Gradient and Liquid Holdup in Two-Phase Oil-Gas Low-Liquid-Loading Flow in Horizontal Pipes
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187229-MS
Next Generation Pour Point Depressants Based on Novel Polymer Modifications
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187386-MS
Hydrate Plug Remediation in Deepwater Well Testing: A Quick Method to Assess the Plugging Position and Severity
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187404-MS
A New Approach to Determine Asphaltenes Stability
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187278-MS
Petroleum Education and Methods
Fact-Based Energy Education for Non-Technical Students
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187160-MS
Integrating Human Factors into Petroleum Engineering's Curriculum: Essential Training for Students
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187241-MS
The Changing Shape of Petroleum Engineering Education
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187115-MS
Innovations in Engineering Graduate Course Delivery for Oil and Gas Professionals
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187146-MS
Testing Tutorial-Lecture Swapping Technique in Reservoir Engineering Course to Enhance Students’ Learning Experience
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187233-MS
An Analysis of Classroom Inversion in the Corporate Environment
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187381-MS
Blended Learning for the Early Career Population: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - Post Appraisal of Results
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187448-MS
Driving Sustainable Value from Digital Energy Revolution
Identifying Cost-Effective Waterflooding Optimization Opportunities in Mature Reservoirs from Data Driven Analytics
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187300-MS
Creating Value by Implementing an Integrated Production Surveillance and Optimization System – An Operator's Perspective
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187222-MS
Applying Data Management and Visualization to OPEX Reduction and Improved Asset Integrity Programs
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187217-MS
A Meta-Data Framework for Transparency in Rate of Penetration Calculations
Kyle Goncalves; Pradeepkumar Ashok; Martin Cavanaugh; John Macpherson; Michael Behounek; Brian Nelson
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187379-MS
Improving Governance of Integrated Reservoir and Information Management Leveraging Business Process Management and Workflow Automation
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187375-MS
A New Approach to Harness Data for Measuring Invisible Lost Time in Drilling Operations
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187270-MS
Artificial Lift Applications for the Internet of Things
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187390-MS
New Approach to Quantify Productivity of Fishbone Multilateral Well
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187458-MS
New Techniques to Better Know your Reservoir
FracBot Technology for Mapping Hydraulic Fractures
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187196-MS
On-Demand Reservoir Inflow Monitoring for Improving Reservoir Management Decisions
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187421-MS
Modeling of CO2 Leakage from CCS into Overlying Formations - Quest CCS Monitoring Evaluation
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187100-MS
A Novel Approach to Rejuvenate Brown Field by Validating Dynamic Model Response with Near-Wellbore Saturation Monitoring
Shubham Mishra; Karthik Kumar Natarajan; Akshay Aggarwal; Aditya Ojha; Alexander Rincon; Isha Khambra; Ajit Kumar; Gaurav Agrawal; Pankaj Kakoty; Neelimoy Baruah; Sanjay Kumar Dhiraj
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187345-MS
Prognosis for Safe Water-Disposal-Well Operations and Practices Based on Reservoir Flow Modeling and Real-Time Performance Analysis
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187083-MS
Post-Combustion CO2 EOR Development in a Mature Oil Field: Model Calibration Using a Hierarchical Approach
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187116-MS
Case Study: Multirate Multizone Production Logging and Testing Provides Real-Time Reservoir Insight for Stimulation Treatment Optimization in Deepwater GOM
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187407-MS
Elemental Compositional Zoning Using Reservoir Formation Water Samples for Oilfield Applications
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187088-MS
Predicting Dead-End Pore-Volume in a Reservoir from Single Tracer Experiment
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187464-MS
Injection and Remote Real-Time Monitoring: Slurry Injection Case Study, Onshore USA
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187234-MS
Integrated Simulation Technology - Novel Techniques, Workflows, and Applications
A Generalized Derivative-Free Rate Allocation Optimization for Water and Gas Flooding Using Streamline-Based Method
Shusei Tanaka; Dongjae Kam; Jiang Xie; Zhiming Wang; Xian-Huan Wen; Kaveh Dehghani; Hongquan Chen; Akhil Datta-Gupta
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187298-MS
Methodology to Systematically Reduce Uncertainty Assimilating Quantitatively 4D Seismic and Well Data in a Probabilistic and
Multi-Objective History Matching
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187081-MS
Simulation of Hydraulic Fracturing-Induced Permeability Stimulation Using Coupled Flow and Continuum Damage Mechanics
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187250-MS
Adaptive Homogenization for Upscaling Heterogeneous Porous Medium
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187113-MS
Generalized Multiscale Coupling of Triple-Continuum Model and Discrete Fracture Network for Carbonate Reservoir Simulation
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187333-MS
Field Study: Embedded Discrete Fracture Modeling with Artificial Intelligence in Permian Basin for Shale Formation
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187202-MS
A Novel Bayesian Optimization Framework for Computationally Expensive Optimization Problem in Tight Oil Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187284-MS
System Density of Oil-Gas Mixtures: Insights from Molecular Simulations
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187297-MS
Phase Behavior in Shale Organic and Inorganic Nanopores From Molecular Simulation
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187307-MS
The Development of a Coupled Geomechanics and Reservoir Simulator Using a Staggered Grid Finite Difference Approach
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187186-MS
Advances in Directional Drilling Innovations
Active Acoustic Ranging to Locate Two Nearby Wellbores in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187313-MS
Well Collision Avoidance - Separation Rule
S.J. Sawaryn; H. Wilson; J. Bang; E. Nyrnes; A. Sentance; B. Poedjonoand; R. Lowdon; I. Mitchell; J. Codling; P.J. Clark; W.T. Allen
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187073-MS
Real-Time Bit Wear Prediction Using Adaptive Data Analytics
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187445-MS
Lean System Aids in the Selection of an Engineered Elastomer/Stator Configuration Leading to Improved Downhole Performance and Field Economics
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187317-MS
The Effect of Survey Station Interval on Wellbore Position Accuracy
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187249-MS
New Wireless Acoustic Telemetry System Allows Real-Time Downhole Data Transmission through Regular Drillpipe
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187082-MS
Solid State Gyro While Drilling Technology Provides Accuracy And Robustness
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187220-MS
Deployment of a Self-Adjusting Bit to Solve Todays Drilling Vibration Challenges and Optimize Performance
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187370-MS
Improved Autodriller Performance with Direct Drillstring Measurements in the Drawworks Control Loop
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187043-MS
Fracturing Fluid and Proppant Technology
Proppants- What 30 Years of Study has Taught Us
R. J. Duenckel; R. D. Barree; S. Drylie; L. G. O'Connell; K. L. Abney; M. W. Conway; N. Moore; F. Chen
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187451-MS
Mono & Thin Layer Performance of Small Mesh Size Proppants Placed in Horizontal Well Fracture Matrices
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187449-MS
A Multifunctional Coated Proppant: A Review of Over 30 Field Trials in Low Permeability Formations
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187329-MS
Re-Visit Impact of High Temperature Conditions >150 °C on Sulphate Scale Dissolver Performance
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187148-MS
Development of a Smart Fracturing Fluid for Tight and Unconventional Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187125-MS
Laboratory Evaluation of a Natural Gas–Based Foamed Fracturing Fluid
Griffin Beck; Craig Nolen; Kevin Hoopes; Charles Krouse; Melissa Poerner; Alhad Phatak; Sandeep Verma
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187199-MS
Improved Method to Evaluate Flowback Additives for Frac Fluids Used in Unconventional Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187200-MS
Flow Performance of Proppant in Hydraulic Fractures Below 2lb/ft2
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187092-MS
Health, Safety and Security Innovation
API RP 67 Recommended Practice for Oilfield Explosives Safety: Development of Proposed Changes to the Third Edition
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187206-MS
Carbon Monoxide Hazards from Perforating During Plug and Abandonment Operations
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187036-MS
Mitigating Respirable Crystalline Silica with No Engineering Footprint
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187069-MS
Improving Fabrication Site Construction Safety with Industry Standardization
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187130-MS
Improving Malaria Prevention with Innovative Biotechnology Integration
S. Ngunjiri; A. Brown; A. Isnard; N. Taudon; C. Imbert; T. Fusai; T. Leclipteux; O. Lefevre; J. M. Lichtenberger; C. Deffaud; M. Diara
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187340-MS
Shift Work Fatigue in the Petroleum Industry: A Proactive Fatigue Countermeasure
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187048-MS
A Novel Networked Check Point System Keeps Track of Human and Vehicle Flow in and out of Oilfield Locations
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187439-MS
Applying Systems Approach to Wells Process Safety Management for Hse Goal Zero Sustainbility
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187271-MS
The Psychological Safety of Oil and Gas Workers of Different Professional Groups in the Arctic
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187166-MS
New and Innovative Well Logging Technologies
Resolution and Accuracy of Neutron-Gamma Density Measurements Compared to Conventional Gamma-Gamma Density Measurements
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187114-MS
Automated Mud Logging System as a Cost-Efficient Way of Acquiring Subsurface Data: Results of the Field Trial
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187387-MS
Look Ahead Geosteering via Real Time Integration of Logging While Drilling Measurements with Surface Seismic
F. Arata; M. Mele; C. Tarchiani; G. Tosi; F. Chinellato; M. Nickel; W. Athmer; D. C. Salim; G. V. Dahl
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187203-MS
New Development of Multi-Detector Pulsed Neutron Instrument for Quantitative Gas Saturation Monitoring in Air- or Gas- filled Boreholes: Physics, Modelling and Application
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187403-MS
New Multisensor Inversion Technology for Imaging Near-Wellbore Petrophysical Properties from Resistivity, Sonic, and Density Data
Sushil Shetty; Lin Liang; Vanessa Simoes; Fabio Canesin; Austin Boyd; Smaine Zeroug; Bikash Sinha; Tarek Habashy; Ana Beatriz Domingues; Claudia Amorim; Frances Abbots
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187121-MS
Impact of Conveyance System on Reservoir Characterization: New Opportunity for Highly Deviated Wells
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187127-MS
Geosteering and Mapping of Complex Reservoir Boundaries Using an Integrated Data Approach
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187136-MS
Optimized Formation Evaluation with Simultaneous Acquisition of
Sigma-Based Fluid Saturation and Through-Casing Mineralogy - A
Case-Study from Jurásico Units, México
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187426-MS
Improved Stoneley Wave Inversion Method for Fracture Evaluation
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187060-MS
A New NMR-Based Method for Wettability Assessment in Mixed-Wet Rocks
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187373-MS
Flow Mechanisms in Porous Media
Molecular Modeling of Organic Materials for Flow Simulation and Digital Source-Rock Physics
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187352-MS
Nanoscale Flow Chip Platform for Laboratory Evaluation of Enhanced Oil Recovery Materials
Michael Engel; Benjamin H. Wunsch; Rodrigo F. Neumann; Ronaldo Giro; Peter W. Bryant; Joshua T. Smith; Mathias B. Steiner
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187032-MS
Low Salinity Water Injection: Effect of Acid and Base Functionality on Recovery Performance
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187275-MS
Quantification of Transportation of Deformable Gel Particles in Porous Media
Wang Jing; Zhang Hongling; Liu Huiqing; Zhao Wei; Liu Haomin; Yao Chuanjin; Zheng Jiapeng; Shen Yinghao
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187266-MS
Multiscale Modeling of Shale Apparent Permeability: An Integrated Study of Molecular Dynamics and Pore Network Model
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187286-MS
Novel Mathematical Models to predict Preformed Particle Gel Placement and Propagation through Fractures
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187152-MS
Further Insights into the Mechanism of Disproportionate Permeability Reduction
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187364-MS
A New Three-Phase Microemulsion Relative Permeability Model for Chemical Flooding Reservoir Simulators
Hamid R. Lashgari; Gary A. Pope; Mohsen Tagavifar; Haishan Luo; Kamy Sepehrnoori; Zhitao Li; Mojdeh Delshad
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187369-MS
On the Klinkenberg Effect of Multicomponent Gases
Shihao Wang; Zhengfu Pan; Juncheng Zhang; Zhenzhou Yang; Yonghong Wang; Yu-Shu Wu; Xiaopeng Li; Alexander Lukyanov
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187065-MS
Interaction of Non-Darcy Flow Regimes Coupled and Pore Volume Compaction in Shale Gas Formations
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187064-MS
Mid-career Professional Development
Development of a Technology Transfer Model in the 2020 Era for the Oil and Gas Industry
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187239-MS
Delivering Better Business Outcomes with Soft Skills
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187395-MS
Members in Transition: Career Planning, Job Search, Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187205-MS
Coaching; An Effective Learning Tool to Fill Competency Gaps-A Case Study of an Upstream Oil & Gas Company
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187248-MS
Innovative Solutions to Creating an Accelerated Training & Development Program for Technical Field Personnel
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187268-MS
Empowering Technical Professionals with Effective Soft Skills Leads to A More Successful Business
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187169-MS
Keeping Qualification and Competence Simple
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187187-MS
Emerging Leaders Alliance - The Application of Salient Learnings In Corporate Organizations
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187201-MS
Advances in Multiphase Flow Modeling of Wellbores and Pipes
Experimental Study of the Multiphase Flow of Sand, Viscous Oil and Gas in a Horizontal Pipe
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187212-MS
Transient Operations and Instabilities in Different Production Scenarios: Modeling and Validation
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187393-MS
A Fast and Robust Compositional, Multi-Phase, Non-Isothermal Wellbore Hydraulics Model for Vertical Wells
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187072-MS
Dynamic Modeling to Support the Successful Start-Up of a Challenging Well
J. Y. Wang; A. A. Troshko; F. G. Gallo; C. S. Mayer; D. F. Rosenbaum; T. H. Lopez; D. E. Helgestad; P. Seitinger
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187272-MS
Shifting Turner's Paradigm: Gas Wells Can Produce in Slug Flow
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187291-MS
Understanding the Deviation of Horizontal Wolfcamp Well GOR from
Type-Curve GOR in the Gas-Condensate Region of the Permian Basin
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187171-MS
CFD Simulation of Critical Sand Deposition Velocity for Solid-Liquid Slurry Flow
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187049-MS
A Fully-Coupled Wellbore-Reservoir Model for Transient Liquid Loading in Horizontal Gas Wells
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187354-MS
Value in Reserves and Resources
Development of Natural Gas Assets in Frontier Offshore Areas Under Challenging Technical and Economic Environment - A Project Finance with Real Options Approach
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187031-MS
Maximization of Major Oil&Gas Project Value at Identification/Access Stage by Reframing of Exploration Strategy
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187143-MS
People and Process: Integration of Technology and Organizational Alignment for Successful Implementation of a Strategic Capital Investment Portfolio
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187162-MS
Change Culture, Compete On Costs & Deliver: A Success Story On Adapting A Worldwide International Oil Company Organization To A Challenging Low Oil Price Environment
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187332-MS
Comparison between Production and Economic Indicators in the Production Strategy Selection for Polymer Flooding
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187195-MS
Completion Optimization
Stop, Drop and Circulate; An Engineered Approach to Coiled Tubing Drillouts
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187337-MS
Diversion - Be Careful What You Ask For
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187045-MS
Electronic Sliding Sleeve for Unlimited Zone Multistage Completion System
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187204-MS
Unconventional Completions Optimization in the Upper and the Lower Montney Formations, Canada
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187446-MS
Modern Completion Optimization in the Haynesville Shale
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187315-MS
Evolving Completion Technologies Mitigate Proppant Flowback
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187245-MS
Proven Hydraulic Fracturing Field Applications for Real-Time Visualization and Monitoring System
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187126-MS
Fully Dissolvable Fracturing Plug for Low-Temperature Wellbores
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187335-MS
An Engineered Approach to Design Biodegradables Solid Particulate Diverters: Jamming and Plugging
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187433-MS
Drilling Challenges and Solutions
Meeting the Large-Diameter Drilling Challenges and Securing Sustainable Performance Gains Using Hybrid Bit Technology in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico
Ashabikash Roy Chowdhury; Ryckman Callais; Wayne Rodrigue; Carlos H Alferez; Mark Anderson; Ivaylo Terziev; Magdiel Angeles
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187052-MS
Challenges and Lessons from Implementing a Real-Time Drilling Advisory System
Benjamin J. Spivey; Gregory S. Payette; Lei Wang; Jeffrey R. Bailey; Derek Sanderson; Stephen W. Lai; Behtash Charkhand; Aaron Eddy
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187447-MS
Automated Geometric Path Correction in Directional Drilling
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187209-MS
Continuous High Frequency Measurement Improves Understanding of High Frequency Torsional Oscillation in North America Land Drilling
Z. Zhang; Y. Shen; W. Chen; J. Shi; W. Bonstaff; K. Tang; D. L. Smith; Y. I. Arevalo; Benjamin Jeffryes
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187173-MS
Enhancing Performance and Operational Safety of Argentinean Vaca Muerta Shale Wells by Drilling High Pressure Formations Using Managed Pressure Drilling
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187142-MS
The Origin and Mechanism of Severe Stick-Slip
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187457-MS
Achieving Directional Control and Rathole Elimination While Under-Reaming Depleted Formations with a Rotary Steerable System
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187098-MS
Buckling of Concentric String Pipe-in-Pipe
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187455-MS
A New Well Positioning Technique: Access-Independent Ranging Solution for Providing Accurate Well Completion
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187050-MS
Re-Fracturing and Acid Stimulation
The Role of Pore Pressure Depletion in Propagation of New Hydraulic Fractures during Refracturing of Horizontal Wells
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187055-MS
Proposed Refracturing Methodology in the Haynesville Shale
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187236-MS
Enhanced Acid Fracturing with Improved Fluid Loss Control and Near Wellbore Diversion Increases Production in Kuwait
Elizabeth McCartney; Mohammad Al-Othman; Anwar Alam; Andrea Nino-Penaloza; Alexander Pirogov; Malvika Nagarkoti; D. V. Gupta; Alfredo Mendez
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187444-MS
Reaction Rate of a Novel In-Situ Generated HCl Acid and Calcite
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187059-MS
Unique Design and Performance of a High Temperature Viscoelastic Diverter Pill for Sandstone Acid Yields Better Diversion Response and Increased Production
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187351-MS
Towards Geochemically Accurate Modeling of Carbonate Acidizing with HCl Acid
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187183-MS
Environment and Sustainability
Offline Temporary Abandonment, Deepwater DVA
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187134-MS
Application of Innovative Leaching and Resource Utilization Technology to Treat Oily Drilling Cuttings on the Harmlessization Handle in the Tian Mountain Front Block in West China
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187251-MS
Innovations on Reducing Environmental Footprint of an EOR Project
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187167-MS
Fresh Water Neutral: Managing Water Use and Giving Back to the Environment
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187123-MS
A Resource-Oriented Method of Oily Sludge Disposal in ASP Flooding Production
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187423-MS
Design and Implementation of a Field Test for Biological Based VOC Emission Control for an Oil and Gas Production Facility in East Texas
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187144-MS
Employing Effective Water Treatment in West Texas to Mitigate Surface Equipment Failures
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187119-MS
Fluid Phase Behavior and Applications
Comparison of PR-EOS with Capillary Pressure Model with Engineering Density Functional Theory on Describing the Phase Behavior of Confined Hydrocarbons
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187405-MS
Modeling of the Interaction Between Asphaltene and Water for Multiphase Reservoir Fluids by Use of Cubic-Plus-Association Equation of State
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187058-MS
Multi-Scale Fluid Phase Behavior Simulation in Shale Reservoirs by a Pore-Size-Dependent Equation of State
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187422-MS
A Quantitative Study on the Evolution of the Asphaltene Distribution during Gas Charge Processes
Julian Y. Zuo; Shu Pan; Kang Wang; Oliver C. Mullins; Hani Elshahawi; Jesus A. Canas; Li Chen; Hadrien Dumont; Vinay K. Mishira; German Garcia; Richard Jackson
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187156-MS
A Statistical Mechanics Model for PVT Behavior in Nanopores
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187163-MS
Reservoir Fluid Characterization Procedure for PC-SAFT Equation of State
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187170-MS
Developing Equations of State for Unconventional Source Rock Fluids
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187314-MS
Experimental Verification of Changing Bubble Points of Oils in Shales: Effect of Preferential Absorption by Kerogen and Confinement of Fluids
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187067-MS
Uncertainty Quantification and Reduction in Capillary Pressure and In-Place Volume Measurements on Tight Rocks
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187367-MS
Chemical EOR
Improved Hydrocarbon Recovery using Mixtures of Energizing Chemicals in Unconventional Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187240-MS
A Novel Mechanism of Alkaline Flooding to Improve Sweep Efficiency for Viscous Oils
Rong Xiao; Gary F. Teletzke; Michael W. Lin; Rodney C. Glotzbach; Almas Aitkulov; Mohsen Yeganeh; Aditya Jaishankar; Jessica Hegner
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187366-MS
Improving ASP Performance in Carbonate Reservoir Rocks Using Hybrid-Alkali
Mohammed Taha Al-Murayri; Dawoud Suliman Kamal; Pearson Suniga; Robert Fortenberry; Chris Britton; Gary A. Pope; Pathma Jith Liyanage; Sung Hyun Jang; Karasinghe A.N. Upamali
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187213-MS
Nanoparticle-Stabilized Foams for High-Temperature, High-Salinity Oil Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187165-MS
New Method to Reduce Residual Oil Saturation by Polymer Flooding
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187230-MS
A Comprehensive Evaluation of Alkaline Surfactant Polymer Flooding and Hybrid Process for Enhanced Oil Recovery
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187132-MS
Repeatable Steady-State Foam Experimental Data and Investigations of Foam Hysteresis in a Sand Pack
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187084-MS
Customizing Polymer Rheology for Application in Commercial Scale Polymer Floods
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187303-MS
The Study of Gel Conformance Control Effect within Carbonates with Thief Zones by Advanced NMR Technique
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187397-MS
Student Paper Contest
Microbial Profile Modification MPM: A Noble Application of Biotechnology in Improving Oil Recovery
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/191277-STU