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SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition
April 8–11, 2012
Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia
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978-1-61399-230-2
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CO2 Injection into Oil Reservoir Associated with Structural Deformation
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160830-MS
Upstream Data Standards at Saudi Aramco
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160831-MS
Stress Superposition Explains Fracture Patterns in some Middle East Oil Fields
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160832-MS
Coiled Tubing Best Practices in Conjunction with Multistage Completions in the Tight Gas Fields of Saudi Arabia
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160833-MS
Inversion in the Transient Temperature Behavior in the Intervals of Oil and Water Inflow: Theory and Technique for Application
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160834-MS
Using Histogram Equalization and Edge Detection to Enhance Stratigraphic
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160835-MS
High Power Laser Application in Openhole Multiple Fracturing with an Overview of Laser Research; Past, Present and Future
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160836-MS
First Successful Deployment of a Cost-Effective Chemical Plug to Stimulate Selectively Using CT in Saudi Arabia Gas Fields – A Case History
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160837-MS
Coil Tubing Fill Cleanout Implemented on Plugged Stand Alone Screens: Highly Successful Campaign in Saudi Arabian Gas Producers
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160838-MS
Integrating Optimized Casing Exit and Solid Expandable Technologies: Bringing New Life to Dead Wells
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160839-MS
Aqueous Foams Stabilized with Particles and Surfactants
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160840-MS
Innovative Technique to Liven Dead Wells with a Rigless Gas Lift System
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160841-MS
Petrophysical Properties of a Synthetic Model Rock for Validation of Micro-CT Based Calculation
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160842-MS
Technologies for Monitoring Matrix Oil Saturation for TA-GOGD
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160843-MS
Advanced Fluid Technologies for Tight Gas Reservoir Stimulation
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160844-MS
Stuck Pipe Best Practices – A Challenging Approach to Reducing Stuck Pipe Costs
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160845-MS
Improved Model for Predicting the Required Minimum Gas Injection Rate for Removal of Cutting during Underbalanced Drilling
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160846-MS
Enhanced Oil Recovery Using Nanoparticles
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160847-MS
Development of Low Permeability Reservoir Utilizing Multi-stage Fracture Completion in the Minimum Stress Direction
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160848-MS
A New, Low Corrosive Fluid to Stimulate Wells with Carbon Steel Tubular and Internals
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160849-MS
Production Enhancement Using a Multiphase Helico-Axial Pump in a Remote Hilly-Terrain Oil Field in Saudi Arabia
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160850-MS
Wellbore Remediation using Microemulsion Technology to Increase Hydrocarbon Productivity
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160851-MS
Application of Latest Generation Inflow Control Devices in Non-Horizontal Wells in India, Case Study
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160852-MS
Precise Approach to Isolate Fractured Water Bearing Lower Zone in Complex Saudi Arabian Gas Well by Placing Ceramic Proppant and Cement in Restricted Depth Utilizing HPCT to Withstand High Bottom-hole Pressure during Fracturing Treatment in the Upper Zone: A Case History
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160853-MS
Molecular Design Synthesis and Simulation on a Novel Gemini Surfactant for EOR From Low Permeability Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160854-MS
Comparisons and Contrasts of Shale Gas and Tight Gas Developments, North American Experience and Trends
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160855-MS
Powering Through a Lateral Junction for ERC Wells – Is It Really a Step Too Far?
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160856-MS
Casing Drilling Technology Application: Case Histories from Saudi Arabia
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160857-MS
Exploring and Evaluating Eastern Hemisphere Proppants in Fracturing Applications
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160858-MS
Electrical Response of a Vuggy Rock Model at Different Frequencies
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160859-MS
How Advances in Technology can Help Safely Abandon Off-Shore Subsea Wells
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160860-MS
Well Optimization Strategies in Conventional Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160861-MS
State-of-the-art Openhole Shale Gas Logging
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160862-MS
Combining The Micro Grain Imager With The Effective Medium Theory For Quick Assessment Of The Absolute Permeability In Carbonates
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160863-MS
Integral Pod Intake for Electrical Submersible Pumps
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160864-MS
A Case Study for the Application of Type Curves for Production Data Analysis of Shale Gas Wells with Linear Dual Porosity Behavior
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160865-MS
Optimization of Downhole Sand Screens by Lab Studies in Multiple Gas Fields
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160866-MS
A New Practical Approach To Evaluate Near Wellbore Formation Damage Parameters Based on Well Test Analysis for Gas Reservoir
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160867-MS
Quality Control/Quality Assurance Assessments of Core Analysis Data from Multiple Commercial Laboratories
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160868-MS
A Review of Recent Developments and Challenges in Shale Gas Recovery
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160869-MS
Correlations Between NMR Relaxation Response and Relative Permeability From Tomographic Reservoir Rock Images
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160870-MS
Improved Technology Enhances Gas Production and Decreases Cost In Underbalanced Drilling While Using Coiled Tubing Directional Drilling
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160871-MS
Laboratory Scale Control of Drilling Parameters to Enhance Rate of Penetration and Reduce Drill String Vibration
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160872-MS
Identifying New Opportunities in a Mature Reservoir: Wara Formation, Wafra Field, Saudi Arabia/Kuwait Partitioned Zone
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160873-MS
Real-Time Database Inventory Model, KPI and Applications for Intelligent Fields
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160874-MS
Stuck-Pipe Prevention Solutions in Deep Gas Drilling; New Approaches
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160875-MS
A Procedure for Measuring Contact Angles When Surfactants Reduce the Interfacial Tension and Cause Oil Droplets to Spread
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160876-MS
Environmentally Acceptable Emulsion System: An Effective Approach for Removal of Asphaltene Deposits
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160877-MS
Simultaneous Determination of Capillary Pressure and Relative Permeabilities
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160878-MS
Heavy Oil Viscosity Measurements; Accuracy, Reliability, and Repeatability
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160879-MS
A Step Change in Fishing Efficiency: Recovering Stuck Pipe Using the Fishing Agitation Tool
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160880-MS
Carbon Dioxide Sequestration: Modeling the Diffusive and Convective Transport under a CO2 Cap
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160881-MS
Anisotropy and True Formation Resistivity Measurements with a New LWD Resistivity Sensor
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160882-MS
Dependency of Remaining Oil Saturation on Wettability and Capillary Number
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160883-MS
A New Viscoelastic Surfactant for High Temperature Carbonate Acidizing
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160884-MS
Improved Understanding of Proppant-Formation Interactions for Sustaining Fracture Conductivity
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160885-MS
Forecasting and Monitoring Water Cut Utilizing ESP Pump Discharge Pressures and Fluid PVT Analysis
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160886-MS
Stimulation Strategies to Guard against Uncertainties of Carbonate Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160887-MS
Preparation and Characterization of Colloidal Gas Aphron based Drilling Fluids Using a Plant-Based Surfactant
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160888-MS
Transient Pressure Analysis of Gas Wells in Unconventional Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160889-MS
Effect of Acid Gas on Cement Sheath Integrity: Experimental Findings
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160890-MS
Tar Characterization for Optimum Reservoir Management Strategy
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160891-MS
Detecting and Managing Inter-Reservoir Communication between Two Stacked Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160892-MS
Estimating Layers Deliverability in Multi-Layered Gas Reservoirs Using Artificial Intelligence
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160893-MS
Streamline Simulation Technology: Evolution and Recent Trends
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160894-MS
Water Injection Optimization Using Streamlines from a Finite-Difference Simulator: A Case Study of a Middle East Field
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160895-MS
Application of Multivariate Methods to Optimize Development of Thin Oil Zones in a Mature Carbonate Reservoir
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160896-MS
Early Injectivity Test Helps to Understand Reservoir Performance and Connectivity
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160897-MS
Estimating Horizontal Well PI to Develop Giant Carbonate Reservoir with Artificial Lift
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160898-MS
A Pressure Transient Approach for Dynamic Characterization of a Giant Carbonate Middle Eastern Oil Field
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160899-MS
Interpretation of Well Test Data from Two Hydraulically Communicating Reservoirs
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/160900-MS
Application of a Newly Developed Workflow to Design and Optimize MRC and Smart Well Completions
Paper presented at the SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, April 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/163060-MS
