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SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition
January 29–31, 2018
Abu Dhabi, UAE
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978-1-61399-565-5
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SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition
Health, Safety, and Environment
Application of Innovative High Temperature Deep Pyrolysis Technology to Treat Drilling Cuttings Harmlessly in Tarim Basim
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189378-MS
Happiness: A Key to Sustainable Success in AlMansoori
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189392-MS
Drilling and Completion in Challenging Environments - I
Development and Deployment of Next Generation High Pressure High Temperature Multistage Cementing Tool
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189322-MS
11 ERD Wells Engineered to Deliver 50+ Field Records in Qarn Alam Cluster, Sultanate of Oman
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189319-MS
Drilling Fluids Automix
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189344-MS
Mechanical Specific Energy and Statistical Techniques to Maximizing the Drilling Rates for Production Section of Mishrif Wells in Southern Iraq Fields
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189354-MS
Advancements in Completion and Stimulation Technology - I
Production Segmentation Completion Technique PSCT: An Innovative Approach for Horizontal Well Optimization
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189426-MS
Successful Acidizing of an HF Acid Sensitive Formation Using a Protective Ion-Complexing Agent
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189360-MS
First Multilateral Well Worldwide with an Intelligent Completion System and Openhole Acid Stimulation
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189435-MS
Pillar Fracturing Technique Application in the Algerian Desert for Well Production Enhancement
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189405-MS
High Rate Matrix Acidizing Technique Using Innovative Diverter Technologies to Restore and Improve Well Performance in North Kuwait Jurassic Gas NKJG
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189409-MS
Well Integrity - I
Reservoir Souring Tracking Using H2S Coupons via Slickline Operations: Successful Application in North Kuwait
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189342-MS
Structural Integrity Assurance for Corroded Conductors in Offshore Shallow-Water Wells
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189311-MS
Well Integrity - Next Developments
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189403-MS
Overview of Lubrication Regimes and Contact Pressure Distribution in Proprietary Tubular Connections for Special Drilling Environments
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189367-MS
Self Healing Durable Cement; Development, Lab Testing, and Field Execution
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189397-MS
Drilling and Completion in Challenging Environments - II
Curing Losses in Vuggy Carbonate Formations
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189327-MS
Investigating the Impact of Dynamic Effective Stress While Perforating Low-Strength Formations
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189314-MS
Development of a Geomechanical Model for Drilling Deviated Wells through the Zubair Formation in Southern Iraq
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189306-MS
Advancements in Completion and Stimulation Technology - II
Integrated Off-Bottom Cemented Inflow Control Device System Design Toward Well Delivery Optimization
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189402-MS
Perforating Vertical Smart Well Completions Using Tubing-Conveyed Perforating Gun Assemblies: Case History
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189318-MS
New Technique to Evaluate the Performance of Hydraulically Fractured Horizontal Wells
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189390-MS
First Run In the GCC Of Hybrid Cable DTS And DHPG
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189362-MS
Pioneering the First Hydraulic Fracturing in Iraq's Complex Reservoir
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189336-MS
Well Design - I
Longest Ultra Slim Lateral in the World Drilled with Slim Mud Motor Technology in Kuwait Oil Company Fields SPE
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189309-MS
Effect of the Rotary Steerable System Steering Mechanism on Wellbore Tortuosity in Horizontal Wells
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189408-MS
Step Change in Wellbore Positioning Accuracy
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189432-MS
Wellbore Stability and Hole Cleaning Management for Successful Well Design Optimization in Deep Tight Gas Field
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189357-MS
MPD and UBD
Optimizing the Application of Underbalanced Drilling Through the Use of Air and Foam Systems in Low-Pressure Gas Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189388-MS
Use of Managed Pressure Drilling Paved the Way to a Massive Gas Field Discovery in Egypt Western Desert: Case History
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189334-MS
Date Pit-Based Additive as Density Reducing Agent in Underbalanced Drilling
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189428-MS
Pressurized Mud Cap Drilling Drastically Improves Drilling Efficiency in Exploration Well, South Sumatra
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189398-MS
Capitalising on Big Data
Improve the Drilling Operations Efficiency by the Big Data Mining of Real-Time Logging
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189330-MS
Drilling, Cementing, and Completion Fluids - I
Scaling and Completion Fluid PH Effect on Sandstone Formation Damage
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189421-MS
Case Study for Curing Circulation Losses during Primary Cementing Operations Using Fiber Cement in Zubair Field/Iraq
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189339-MS
In-Situ Thermal Rheological Properties of Drilling Muds
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189349-MS
An Enhanced Experimental Method to Assess the Shale Inhibition Durability of Inhibitive Water-Based Drilling Fluids
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189380-MS
Novel Modified Rectorite Provides Reliable Rheology and Suspendability for Biodiesel Based Drilling Fluid
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189310-MS
Synthesis & Evaluation of synthesized PAA/AMPS-g-Sesbania Gum Graft Copolymer in Water Based Drilling Mud System for Mitigation of Borehole Instability in Conventional and Troublesome Formations
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189369-MS
New Approaches to Well Engineering and Construction
Fiber Glass Casing Design, Planning and Installation Experience in Observation Wells
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189430-MS
Development and First Application of Monobore Openhole Expandable Clad in the Tarim Oilfield
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189410-MS
Well Integrity Model - Klever & Tamano Collapse
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189395-MS
Well Intervention and Workover - I
Retrieval of Intelligent Completions Challenges and Solution
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189325-MS
Unlocking the Economic Potential of a Mature Field Through Rigless Remediation of Microchannels in a Cement Packer Using Epoxy Resin and Ultrafine Cement Technology to Access New Oil Reserves
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189350-MS
Repair of Surface Casing Failure Allowing Production Restart of Highly Productive Well
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189363-MS
QA/QC and Reliability
Operational Performance Improvement Plan: How to Boost the Performance and Reduce the Cost During well Construction
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189372-MS
New Approach: Confirming Well Quality at Well Delivery with Stringent Well Integrity Checks at a World Class Drilling Project
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189423-MS
Design and Implementation of the Well Delivery Project Gate System
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189341-MS
Sustainable Maintenance in Drilling Operations: New Risks, Changing Standards and Codes
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189407-MS
Microbial Assessment and Control in Drilling Operations
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189345-MS
Drilling and Completion in Challenging Environments - III
7- × 4 1/2-in. Monobore Completion System Capable of 15-ksi Treating Pressures in Hydraulic Fracturing Applications for Deep Gas Wells
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189385-MS
Accurate Modeling of Surge and Swab Pressures of Yield Power Law Fluids in Concentric Annuli
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189304-MS
Well Integrity - II
Understanding Cement Quality in Intermediate Casing Against Aquifers Using Cement Bond Logs: A Case Study of Cementing Against Aquifers in UAE
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189337-MS
Optimizing Well Integrity in Intelligent Oil Fields
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189389-MS
A Systematic Approach to Monitoring and Management of Annulus Pressures
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189412-MS
Gas Migration Modeling to Prevent Sustained Casing Pressure and Casing Vent Flow
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189384-MS
New Generation of Rigs
A Novel 8000m Rig and its Application for Ultra-Deep Well Drilling in Submountain Region
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189417-MS
Enhancing Jack-Up Performance Using Spudcan Extensions
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189343-MS
Drilling Control Rooms of the future
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189316-MS
Advancements in Completion and Stimulation Technology-III
Ultra-High-Strength Proppant: An Update on Deepwater Applications in the Gulf of Mexico
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189351-MS
Successful Installation of Multi Task Valves MTV with New Generation ICD in The Middle East Sandstone Reservoirs Simplifies Deployment's Operation and Optimizes Well Performance
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189371-MS
Proppant Performance in Marcellus Shale Fractures Under Experimental In-Situ Stress Conditions
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189312-MS
Successful Implementation of Multi-Modal, Self-Assembling, Self-Degradable and Environmentally Friendly Solids Particulates as Diverter in Acid Stimulation Treatments in Carbonate Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189420-MS
The Study on Hydraulic Fracture Initiation and Propagation of Coplanar Perforation Technology in the Horizontal Well
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189374-MS
Well Design-II
First Fully Successful Application of a Multistage Acid Fracturing Operation to Stimulate a Carbonate Formation, Resulting in the Implementation in Other Wells in the Mature Bahrah Field, North Kuwait
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189353-MS
Advantage of Studying Lithology of Dense Zones Formation to Avoid Well Bore Collapse between Sidetrack and Landing Point - Case Study - Offshore Abu Dhabi
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189376-MS
Study on World Drilling Limit Envelope and Break its Limitations
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189352-MS
Surface and Downhole Equipment
Permanent Downhole Chemical Tracer System for Wireless Surveillance and Optimizing Well Production
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189364-MS
Benefits of Utilizing a Fully Mechanical Casing Running Tool on a 630 Ton Casing String in Kuwait
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189411-MS
First Successful Underreaming-While-Drilling Operation Delivers Step-Change Performance Improvement in a Kuwait 3D Directional Wellbore Section
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189328-MS
Evolution of Drilling Dynamics Measurement Systems
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189431-MS
Drilling, Cementing, and Completion Fluids 2
Smart Loss Circulation Materials for Drilling Highly Fractured Zones
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189413-MS
Application of a Wellbore Shield Eliminates NPT in South China Sea Wells
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189365-MS
Reduction of Subsurface Losses and Non-Productive Time During Deepwater Drilling by Application of Wellbore Strengthening Mechanism – A Strategic Approach
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189361-MS
ATP Bioluminescence Assay for Onsite Microbial Assessment in Drilling Rig Operations
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189391-MS
Well Control
Well Control for Drilling with Casing: Theoretical and Experimental Insights into Hydraulic Behavior in Small Annular Clearances
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189366-MS
API 16A 4th Edition Changes in Testing for Drill-Through Equipment
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189382-MS
A Novel Multiphase Hydrodynamic Model for Kick Control in Real Time While Managed Pressure Drilling
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189358-MS
Optimization of Tripping Speed to Minimize Surge & Swab Pressure
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189331-MS
Well Intervention and Workover - II
Step-Change Performance Improvement in Wellbore Sidetrack Operations: A Kuwait Dual-Casing Exit Case Study
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189379-MS
A Well Control Procedure for Wells with High Rate Upward Crossflow
Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, January 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189308-MS
