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TABLE OF CONTENTS

VOLUME I

OTC 18981 Offshore LNG Storage in Concrete Gravity Caissons: Project Development and Procurement......................................................................................................... 1

Brian Raine, John Powell, Gordon Jackson, Glynn Thomas

SPE 107070 Downhole Leak Determination Using Fiber-Optic Distributed-Temperature Surveys at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska .............................................................................. 13

J.Y. Julian, G.E. King, D.A. Cismoski, R.O. Younger, D.L. Brown, G.A. Brown, K.M. Richards, C.A. Meyer, J.R. Sierra, W.T. Leckband, J.K. Sack, F.C. Julian

SPE 107693 The 2007 SPE/AAPG/WPC/SPEE Reserves and Resources Classifi cation, Defi nitions and Guidelines. Defining the Standard! ........................................................ 30

John R. Etherington, John E. Ritter

SPE 107882 Improved Well and Reservoir Management in Horizontal Wells Using Swelling Elastomers ......................................................................................................................... 39

Majid Abdullah Mahrooqi, Ghaliba Hinai, Franz Marketz

SPE 107978 Recent Acid-Fracturing Practices on Strawn Formation in Terrell County, Texas.................................................................................................................................... 47

G. Zaeff, C. Sievert, O. Bustos, A. Galt, D. Stief, L. Temple, V. Rodriguez

SPE 108314 The Evolution of Communities of Practice in a Petroleum Services Organization ...................................................................................................................................... 58

David L. Smith Jr.

SPE 108328 The Effect of Fluid Saturation Profi les on Three-Phase Oil Relative Permeabilities and Oil Recovery ..................................................................................................... 63

Walid Mohamed Mahmud

SPE 108341 Russia: A Critical Evaluation of Its Natural Gas Resources ................................... 69M.J. Economides, P. Geng, S. Laskar, E.O. Ndefo, L. Tawofaing

SPE 108392 Horizontal Waterfl ooding in Shuaiba Carbonate Reservoir of Daleel Field in Oman: From Pilots’ Performance To Development Era .................................................. 81

Liping Zhang, Liqing Zhou, Mohammed Al-Mugheiry, Kuangda Xu

SPE 108427 Supersize Hole Creates Drilling Opportunity............................................................ 87Colin J. Mason, Bill Wenande, David C-K Chen

SPE 108429 Recovery Factors in High-Pressure Air Injection Projects Revisited .................. 100D. Gutiérrez, A.R. Taylor, V.K. Kumar, M.G. Ursenbach, R.G. Moore, S.A. Mehta

SPE 108434 Measurement of Gas Condensate, Near-Critical and Volatile Oil Densities, and Viscosities at Reservoir Conditions .................................................................... 112

Ali Al-Meshari, Sunil Kokal, Ahmed Al-Muhainy, Sajjad Ali

SPE 108441 An Investigation of PVT Effects on Geochemical Fingerprinting of Condensates From Gas Reservoirs .............................................................................................. 120

Ali Al-Meshari, Sunil L. Kokal, Peter D. Jenden, Henry I. Halpern

SPE 108469 One-Trip Completion in Petrobras Campos Basin................................................. 130Heleno M. Ferreira, Juliano C. Dantas, Fábio Lembi, Ronaldo L.O. Lopes

SPE 108626 Multiphase Measurements and Sampling—Operating Experience ...................... 136N.B. Joshi, B.H. Joshi

SPE 108675 A Breakthrough Technology for Maximizing Water Injectivity and Asset Integrity ................................................................................................................................. 144

David I. Horsup

SPE 108678 Performance of a Heavy to Light Crude Oil Upgrading Process .......................... 189Edwin J. Veith

SPE 108692 New Innovative Wireline Jar Adds Signifi cant Value by Reducing Fishing Cost .................................................................................................................................... 198

Robert W. Evans, James Chester Brame, Evans Engineering, Lawrence C. Rose, Daniel Dorffer

SPE 108698 Well Integrity Assurance: A Successful Method for External Corrosion and Damage Detection on Outer and Middle Concentric Strings of Casing .............................................................................................................................................. 209

M.J. Loveland, Joey Burton

SPE 108701 Assisted History Matching of a 1.4-Million-Cell Simulation Model for Judy Creek ‘A’ Pool Waterfl ood/HCMF Using a Streamline-Based Workflow ......................... 216

R.P. Batycky, A.C. Seto, D.H. Fenwick

SPE 108706 Mobile Support Center Provides Cost-Effective Alternative to Dedicated Facility............................................................................................................................ 226

Robert Clyde, Goke Akinniranye, Roger Goobie, Carmen Elena Alvarez, Ignacio Gorgone

SPE 108761 History Matching With an Ensemble Kalman Filter and Discrete Cosine Parameterization ................................................................................................................ 235

B. Jafarpour, D.B. McLaughlin

SPE 108762 Modeling a Finite-Length Sucker Rod Using the Semi-Infi nite Wave Equation and a Proof to Gibbs’ Conjecture ................................................................................. 252

J.J. DaCunha, S.G. Gibbs

SPE 108854 A Mentor/Mentee Training Program: A Success Story.......................................... 261Ali Al-Meshari, Sunil Kokal

SPE 108971 An Early-Time Model for Well Testing of a Hydrate-Capped Gas Reservoir.......................................................................................................................................... 268

Shahab Gerami, Mehran Pooladi-Darvish

SPE 108984 A New Method of Evaluating the Productivity Index for Nonlinear Flows ................................................................................................................................................ 286

E. Aulisia, A. Ibragimov, P.P. Valkó, J.R. Walton

SPE 108994 Optimal Region Delineation in a Reservoir for Effi cient History Matching .......................................................................................................................................... 298

S. Yadav, R. Heim, S. Bryant, Rohit Sinha, Ed May

SPE 109016 The Infl uence of Viscoelasticity on Displacement Effi ciency— From Micro- to Macroscale ...................................................................................................................... 304

D. Wang, G. Wang, W. Wu, H. Xia, H. Yin

SPE 109051 Estimation of Variable Fluids-Mixture Density With 4D NMR Logging ................ 314Chanh Cao Minh, Emmanuel Caroli, Padmanabhan Sundararaman

SPE 109128 Methods for Upscaling Diverse Rock Permeability Data for Reservoir Characterization and Modeling...................................................................................................... 324

John L. Shafer, Nnaemeka John Ezekwe

SPE 109130 High-Performance Water-Based Insulating Packer Fluids.................................... 331A.M. Ezzat, J.J. Miller, R.G. Ezell, G.P. Perez

SPE 109140 Cost-Effective Lateral-Junction Isolation in High-Pressure Air-Injector Wells ................................................................................................................................... 341

Steven Asbill, Alan Webb, Hank Rogers, Darrell Adkins

SPE 109141 Using a New Artifi cial-Lift System in Mexican Mature Oil Fields......................... 346Roy R. Vann, Heron Gachuz-Muro, Luis O. Alcazar-Cancino, Mauricio Guerra-López

SPE 109165 Technical Breakthrough in PCPs’ Scaling Issue of ASP Flooding in Daqing Oil Field ............................................................................................................................... 353

Cao Gang, Liu He, Shi Guochen, Wang Guoqing, Xiu Zhongwen, Ren Huaifeng, Zhang Ying

SPE 109175 Fluvial Reservoir Architecture Modeling and Remaining Oil Analysis ................ 358Xiangyun Jiang, Shenghe Wu, Diyun Yu

SPE 109177 Joint Industry Project: Improvised PPE Informatics Integrity Reducing Occupational Risks ....................................................................................................... 368

S.J. Knight, Edward Klinger

SPE 109203 Viscoelastic System as an Alternative to UBD for Drilling a Severely FracturedLimestone Reservoir ...................................................................................................... 372

J. Blanco, D. Ocando, A. Lanza, R. Rendon, F. Rodríguez, A. Caligiore, J. Acosta, N. Carrero

SPE 109243 Predictions of Two-Phase Critical Flow Boundary and Subcritical Mass Flow Rate Across Chokes.................................................................................................... 379

E.M. Al-safran, M. Kelkar

SPE 109247 Quantifying Non-Darcy Effects on the Productivity of a Cased-Hole Frac Pack (CHFP) Well.................................................................................................................... 386

Liang-Biao Ouyang

SPE 109252 Hierarchic Modeling and History Matching of Multiscale Flow Barriers in Channelized Reservoirs .............................................................................................. 394

Hongmei Li, Jef Caers

SPE 109260 Integration of Production and Process Facility Models in a Single Simulation Tool ............................................................................................................................... 405

Fernando L. Morales, Juan Cruz Velázquez, Aarón Garrido Hernandez

SPE 109261 Rapid and Low-Cost Methodology To Obtain an Updated Compositional Model of Produced Fluids Using Separator Discharge Data Analysis ........................................................................................................................................... 413

Fernando L. Morales, Juan Cruz Velázquez, Aaron Garrido Hernandez

SPE 109262 A Dynamic Wellbore Modeling for Sinusoidal Horizontal Well Performance With High Water Cut ................................................................................................ 418

Yula Tang, Martin Wolff, Patrick Condon, Katharine Ogden

SPE 109272 Integrated Property and Fracture Modeling Using 2D Seismic Data: Application to an Algerian Cambrian Field .................................................................................. 426

A. Ouenes, D. Klepacki, T. Royer, A. Boufrioua, E. Mouhouche, M. Hamoud, K. Djermouni, H. Harhad

SPE 109284 Dynamic Modeling of Multiple Regionally Extensive Reservoirs Using a Unifi ed Fluid Description ........................................................................................................... 435

Birol Dindoruk, Azhar Al Kindi

SPE 109289 Generation Y in the Oil Field: Are We Ready?........................................................ 446Surya Rajan

SPE 109292 Humans Are Not Responsible for Global Warming ............................................... 451G.V. Chilingar, L.F. Khilyuk

SPE 109295 Non-Darcy Flow Effects in Dual-Porosity, Dual-Permeability, Naturally Fractured Gas Condensate Reservoirs ........................................................................ 463

B. Ramirez, H. Kazemi, E. Ozkan, M. Al-Matrook,

SPE 109505 Experimental Investigations of Ultrasonic Waves Effects on Wax Deposition During Crude-Oil Production ..................................................................................... 478

Brian F. Towler, Ashok Kumar Chejara, Saeid Mokhatab

SPE 109522 Offshore Natural Gas Liquefaction Process Selection and Development Issues ....................................................................................................................... 487

David Wood, Saeid Mokhatab, Michael J. Economides

SPE 109530 The Extraction of Mud-Stuck Tubulars Using Vibratory Resonant Techniques ...................................................................................................................................... 496

Ozzie Gonzalez, Henry Bernat, Paul Moore

SPE 109532 Laboratory Testing of Downhole Gas Separators.................................................. 504R. Bohorquez, V. Ananaba, A.L. Podio, O. Lisigurski, M. Guzman

SPE 109545 Quantitative Optimization of Offshore Fire and Gas Systems Design Using IEC 61511 (ANSI/ISA-84)...................................................................................................... 519

C.R. Raju

SPE 109547 Experimental Validation of Pore-Level Calculations of Static and Dynamic Petrophysical Properties of Clastic Rocks .................................................................. 527

G. Jin, C. Torres-Verdin, F. Radaelli, E. Rossi

SPE 109555 Reservoir Technical Limits: A Framework for Maximizing Recovery From Oil Fields ................................................................................................................................ 540

P. Craig Smalley, Bill Ross, Chris E. Brown, Tim P. Moulds, Mike J. Smith

SPE 109561 Multiphase Non-Darcy Flow in Proppant Packs ..................................................... 550R.D. Barree, M.W. Conway

SPE 109563 Fluid Movement Measurements Through Eccentric Annuli: Unique Results Uncovered.......................................................................................................................... 560

Larry Moran, Mark Savery

SPE 109565 A Case Study: Using Wireline Pressure Measurements To Improve Reservoir Characterization in Tight Formation Gas—Wamsutter Field, Wyoming ................. 567

R.A. Schrooten, E.C. Boratko, H. Singh, D.L. Hallford, J. McKay

SPE 109585 Inverted Convective Proppant Transport for Effective Conformance Fracturing ........................................................................................................................................ 578

J.A.C.M. dos Santos, R.A. Cunha, R.C.B. de Melo, R.S. Aboud, H.A. Pedrosa, F.A. Marchi

SPE 109586 New Constant-Rheology Synthetic-Based Fluid Reduces Downhole Losses in Deepwater Environments ............................................................................................. 589

Juan Carlos Rojas, Peter Bern, Louise Jacobson Plutt, Louis Romo, Bob Greene, Roger Irby, Neil Trotter, Billy Dye, Nitin Sharma

SPE 109587 Reservoir Management Challenges of the Terra Nova Offshore Field: Lessons Learned After Five Years of Production ....................................................................... 598

E. Haugen, J. Costello, L. Wilcox, E. Albrechtsons, I. Kelly

SPE 109588 The Use of a Fully Coupled Geomechanics-Reservoir Simulator To Evaluate the Feasibility of a Cavity Completion .......................................................................... 613

E. Zuluaga, J.H. Schmidt, R.H. Dean

SPE 109589 Lessons Learned on Gulf of Mexico Gas Wells Drilled With OBM and Completed With Heavy Brine ......................................................................................................... 619

Jim McBee, Brian Evans, Kevin Umbher

SPE 109591 Characterization of Oil/Water Flows in Horizontal Pipes ...................................... 625M. Vielma, S. Atmaca, C. Sarica, H.-Q. Zhang

SPE 109596 Consistent Black-Oil PVT Table Modifi cation........................................................ 640Kameshwar Singh, Øivind Fevang, Curtis H. Whitson

SPE 109608 Vertical Sweep Evaluation in the Lost Hills Diatomite Waterfl ood Using Carbon/Oxygen Logs........................................................................................................... 653

A. Badruzzaman, T. Badruzzaman, M.F. Morea, D.J. Julander

SPE 109609 Experimental Study of Critical Flow Rates in the Tubing-Casing Annulus of Natural Gas Wells........................................................................................................ 665

E.G. Girija, R.L. Christiansen, M.G. Miller

SPE 109610 Decision Making in the Oil and Gas Industry: From Blissful Ignorance to Uncertainty-Induced Confusion.............................................................................. 672

J. Eric Bickel, Reidar B. Bratvold

SPE 109617 A New Philosophy of R&D Management: Combining Third-Generation R&D Management With Technology Road Mapping (TRM) .................................... 687

Xianqi Li, Hong’en Dou, Changchun Chen, Yuwen Chang, Debin Qu, Jianwen Yan

VOLUME II

SPE 109625 Estimating Reserves in Tight Gas Sands at HP/HT Reservoir Conditions: Use and Misuse of an Arps Decline Curve Methodology ...................................... 695

J.A. Rushing, A.D. Perego, R.B. Sullivan, T.A. Blasingame

SPE 109626 Combined Seismic Inversion Methods in Reservoir Model Development.................................................................................................................................... 712

Heyong Wu, Haibo Wu, Duanyang Wang, Jingbo Nian, Zhanqiang Sun, Maurice B. Dusseault

SPE 109627 Flooding Thin Low-Permeability Layers With a New Salt-Resistant, Medium-Molecular-Weight Polymer .............................................................................................. 720

Duanyang Wang, Shikui Li, Chuanwen Fan, Jingyan Li, Haibo Wu, Maurice B. Dusseault

SPE 109629 Smart-Well Monitoring and Control: Snorre B Experience ................................... 724R.N. Kulkarni, Y.H. Belsvik, A.B. Reme

SPE 109630 Determination of Cuttings Lag in Horizontal and Deviated Wells ........................ 732Augusto Garcia-Hernandez, Stefan Z. Miska, Mengjiao Yu, Nicholas E. Takach, Claudia Zettner

SPE 109636 Elevated Activity Levels Driving Technology Development at Record Pace: Barnett Shale, North Texas ................................................................................................. 743

Drew Jennings, Floyd Felderhoff, Matt Isbell, Hughes Christensen; Mark Kramer, Eddie Pierce, Geoff Roberts, Wesley Paugh, Sandeep Janwadkar

SPE 109637 Recent Developments in Risk Analysis—Applications for Petroleum Engineering ..................................................................................................................................... 763

J.C. Cunha

SPE 109638 Importance of Economic and Risk Analysis on Today’s Petroleum Engineering Education ................................................................................................................... 768

J.C. Cunha

SPE 109642 The Role of Adsorption Isotherms on Chemical-Flooding Oil Recovery .......................................................................................................................................... 773

C.B. Cardoso, R.C.A. Silva, A.P. Pires

SPE 109646 Permeability and Saturation Evaluation in Deepwater Turbidite Utilizing Logging-While-Drilling Low-Gradient Magnetic Resonance ....................................... 781

Kevin Turco, Jim Brenneke, Segun Jebutu, Andrew Kirkwood, Holger Thern, Roland Chemali, Thomas Kruspe

SPE 109662 Enhanced Mechanical Earth Modelling and Wellbore Stability Calculations Using Advanced Sonic Measurements—A Case Study of the HP/HT Kvitebjorn Field in the Norwegian North Sea............................................................................... 789

Anke S. Wendt, Marit Kongslien, Bikash K. Sinha, Badarinadh Vissapragada, Adrian Newton, Eiliv Skomedal, Lasse Renlie, Erik Sandtorv Pedersen

SPE 109665 Development and Use of a Simulation Model for Mobility/Conformance Control Using a pH-Sensitive Polymerl ................................................. 805

I. Benson, L.X. Nghiem, S.L. Bryant, M.M. Sharma, C. Huh

SPE 109674 Modeling of Expandable Slotted Tubulars.............................................................. 815Zifeng Li, Dongping Yao, G. Robello Samuel

SPE 109682 Key Aspects of Project Design for Polymer Flooding ........................................... 821Dongmei Wang, R.S. Seright, Zhenbo Shao, Jinmei Wang

SPE 109684 Integration of Geochemical, Mud-Gas, and Downhole-Fluid Analyses for the Assessment of Compositional Grading—Case Studies ................................................. 829

Hani Elshahawi, Melton Hows, Chengli Dong, Lalitha Venkataramanan, Oliver C. Mullins, Daniel McKinney, Matthew Flannery, Mohammed Hashem

SPE 109686 Development and Application of New Computational Procedures for Modeling Miscible Gas Injection in Fractured Reservoirs.......................................................... 844

Mun-Hong Hui, Bin Gong, Mohammad Karimi-Fard, Louis J. Durlofsky

SPE 109690 A Study of Gel Degradation, Surface Tension, and Their Impact on the Productivity of Hydraulically Fractured Gas Wells ............................................................... 855

H.A. Nasr-El-Din, A.M. Al-Mohammed, A.D. Al-Aamri, O.A. Al-Fuwaires

SPE 109694 IPO Gas Lift Design Using Valve Performance....................................................... 869Kenneth L. Decker

SPE 109714 Effective Acid Diversion and Water Control in Carbonate Reservoirs Using an Associative Polymer Treatment: Case Histories From Saudi Arabia........................ 875

Ali A. Al-Taq, Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din, Ridha A. Lajami, Leopoldo Sirra

SPE 109722 Aluminium Alloy Tubulars—Assessment for Ultralong Well Construction .................................................................................................................................... 891

Mikhail Ya. Gelfgat, Vladimir S. Basovich, Alex Adelman, Brikt R. Hansen

SPE 109739 A Modeling Study of the Role of Selected Minerals in Enhancing CO2 Mineralization During CO2 Aquifer Storage ................................................................................. 906

S. Thibeau,L.X. Nghiem, H. Ohkuma

SPE 109749 A New Inversion Method To Interpret Flow Profi les From Distributed Temperature and Pressure Measurements in Horizontal Wells................................................. 923

K. Yoshioka, D. Zhu, A. D. Hill

SPE 109761 Predicting Undulating Well Performance................................................................ 946R. Kamkom, D. Zhu, A. Bond

SPE 109765 A Robust Steady-State Model for Flowing-Fluid Temperature in Complex Wells................................................................................................................................. 959

A.R. Hasan, C.S. Kabir, X. Wang

SPE 109774 A Geomechanical Facies-Based Approach To Optimize Drilling and Completion Strategy of an Unconsolidated Sandstone Reservoir, Saudi Arabia.................... 969

Ali S. Raba’a, Hazim H. Abass, Drew E. Hembling, Thomas Finkbeiner

SPE 109778 The Design, Construction, Implementation, and Integration of a New Petroleum Engineering Campus in the Middle East.................................................................... 979

F. M. Platt, M. M. Fahes

SPE 109785 Operating Multiphase Helicoaxial Pumps in Series To Develop a Satellite Oil Field in a Remote Desert Location ........................................................................... 987

Hisham Saadawi

SPE 109791 Wellbore Isolation Intervention Devices Utilizing a Metal-to-Metal Rather Than an Elastomeric Sealing Methodology ..................................................................... 995

Gordon Mackenzie, Garry Garfield

SPE 109799 Practical Analysis of Injection/Falloff Data of Horizontal Wells ......................... 1000A.A. Boughrara, A.C. Reynolds

SPE 109805 Production Optimization in Closed-Loop Reservoir Management..................... 1021Chunhong Wang, Gaoming Li, A.C. Reynolds

SPE 109808 An Iterative Ensemble Kalman Filter for Data Assimilation ................................ 1034Gaoming Li, A.C. Reynolds

SPE 109810 Experimental Determination of Relative Permeabilities for a Rich Gas Condensate System Using Live Fluid......................................................................................... 1052

J.F. App, J.E. Burger

SPE 109815 What Are Our Options for Sequestration of Atmospheric CO2—Some Thoughts ........................................................................................................................................ 1059

Subodh Gupta

SPE 109818 Effective Matrix Acidizing in High-Temperature Environments.......................... 1066Ricardo Aboud, Kern Smith, Leandro Forero, Leonard Kalfayan

SPE 109820 From the “What Can I Do for You” to the “What Can You Do for Me” Generation: The Disconnect Between the Establishment and the Youth Culture in the Oil Industry.............................................................................................................................. 1076

Renee LeBas, W. Jason Edwards

SPE 109821 A Critical Review for Proper Use of Water/Oil/Gas Transfer Functions in Dual-Porosity Naturally Fractured Reservoirs—Part I .......................................................... 1083

B. Ramirez, H. Kazemi, M. Al-Kobaisi, E. Ozkan, S. Atan

SPE 109822 Enterprise Risk Management in the Petroleum Industry Through Information Validation .................................................................................................................. 1095

Scott W. Randall, Don P. Griffin, D. Ronald Harrell

SPE 109824 Completion Design for a Highly Compacting Deepwater Field .......................... 1100Alexander D. Procyk, David P. Jamieson, Joe A. Miller, Robert C. Burton, Richard M. Hodge, Nobuo Morita

SPE 109825 Reservoir Model Uncertainty Quantifi cation Through Computer-Assisted History Matching ........................................................................................................... 1121

C. Yang, L. Nghiem, C. Card, M. Bremeier

SPE 109826 Peace River Carmon Creek Project—Optimization of Cyclic Steam Stimulation Through Experimental Design ................................................................................ 1133

Paul Frantisek Koci, Junaid Ghulam Mohiddin

SPE 109829 The Virtual Well: Guidelines for the Application of Dynamic Simulation to Optimize Well Operations, Life Cycle Design, and Production........................ 1146

Juan Carlos Mantecon

SPE 109831 More Rapid and Robust Multiple History Matching With Geological and Dynamic Uncertainties: Heavy-Oil Case Study .................................................................. 1160

J. Poncet, G. Vincent, M. Inizan, P. Henriquel, P. Jannes

SPE 109836 Beyond Decline Curves: Life-Cycle Reserves Appraisal Using an Integrated Work-Flow Process for Tight Gas Sands................................................................. 1163

J.A. Rushing, K.E. Newsham, A.D. Perego, J.T. Comisky, T.A. Blasingame

SPE 109839 Achieving Superior Application Engineering: Proven Holistic Approach Disseminated to a Wider Community Key to Success............................................ 1178

J.P. Redshaw, A.D. Scotchman, R. Laing, Hughes Christensen, J.P. Dwyer, D.K. Trichel

SPE 109840 An Experimental Study of Hole Cleaning Under Simulated Downhole Conditions ..................................................................................................................................... 1186

Mengjiao Yu, Nicholas E. Takach, David R. Nakamura, Maher M. Shariff

SPE 109842 Estimation of Formation Stresses Using Radial Variation of Three Shear Moduli— A Case Study From a High-Pressure and High-Temperature Reservoir in a Norwegian Continental Shelf .............................................................................. 1200

Bikash K. Sinha, Badarinadh Vissapragada, Anke S. Wendt, Marit Kongslien, Hakan Eser, Eiliv Skomedal, Lasse Renlie, Erik Sandtorv Pedersen

SPE 109848 Formation Evaluation in Thin Sand/Shale Laminations ...................................... 1209Chanh Cao Minh, Isabel Joao, Jean-Baptiste Clavaud, Padmanabhan Sundararaman

SPE 109849 Waterfl ood Performance by Injection of Brine With Different Salinity for Reservoir Cores....................................................................................................................... 1217

Y. Zhang, X. Xie, N.R. Morrow

SPE 109855 Sorption-Induced Permeability Change of Coal During Gas-Injection Processes ...................................................................................................................................... 1229

W. Lin, G.-Q. Tang, A.R. Kovscek

SPE 109856 Constant Reservoir Evaluation Through Real-Time Data as a Service ............. 1238A.G. Mezzatesta, D.C. Shaw, S.J. Webb

SPE 109859 Enabling Automated Workfl ows for Production.................................................. 1248Michael Szatny

SPE 109860 A New Approach for Interpreting Pressure Data To Estimate Key Reservoir Parameters From Closed-Chamber Tests ................................................................ 1252

N.M.A. Rahman, M.S. Santo, L. Mattar

SPE 109861 Advanced Mud Gas Logging in Combination With Wireline Formation Testing and Geochemical Fingerprinting for an Improved Understanding of Reservoir Architecture ................................................................................................................. 1271

Daniel McKinney, Matthew Flannery, Hani Elshahawi, Artur Stankiewicz, Ed Clarke, Jerome Breviere, Sachin Sharma

SPE 109863 Advanced Technology Completion Strategies for Marginal Tight Gas Sand Reservoirs: A Production Optimization Case Study in South Texas ............................ 1286

D.L. Fairhurst, S. Indriati, B.W. Reynolds, J.W. Lewis, M.W. Holcomb, F.F. Starr

SPE 109867 Development of a Coupled Geomechanics Model for a Parallel Compositional Reservoir Simulator............................................................................................ 1294

Feng Pan, Kamy Sepehrnoori, L.Y. Chin

SPE 109868 A Basic Approach to Wellbore Two-Phase Flow Modeling................................. 1303A.R. Hasan, C.S. Kabir, M. Sayarpour

SPE 109873 Effects of Reservoir Heterogeneities on the Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage Process.......................................................................................................................... 1312

Q. Chen, M.G. Gerritsen, A.R. Kovscek

SPE 109876 Real-Time Performance Analysis of Water-Injection Wells................................. 1322B. Izgec, C.S. Kabir

SPE 109878 Pore-Level Analysis of the Relationship Between Porosity, Irreducible Water Saturation, and Permeability of Clastic Rocks............................................ 1331

T. Torskaya, G.Jin, C. Torres-Verdin

SPE 109879 Estimation of Dry-Rock Elastic Moduli Based on the Simulation of Mud-Filtrate Invasion Effects on Borehole Acoustic Logs....................................................... 1340

Tobiloluwa Odumosu, Carlos Torres-Verdín, Jesús M. Salazar, Jun Ma, Ben Voss, Gong Li Wang

SPE 109882 Mad Dog Slot W1 Tubing Deformation Failure Analysis ..................................... 1356P. D. Pattillo, U. B. Sathuvalli, S. M. Rahman, H. H. Prewett, S. P. Carmichael, R. Wydrinski

SPE 109888 Experimental Investigation of Emulsion Stability in GOSPs, Part II: Emulsion Behavior........................................................................................................................ 1364

A.M. Al-Ghamdi, C. Noïk, C. Dalmazzone, S. Kokal

SPE 109892 LBC Viscosity Modeling of Gas Condensate to Heavy Oil .................................. 1373Tao Yang, Øivind Fevang, Kjell Christoffersen, Endre Ivarrud

SPE 109893 Seismic-While-Drilling Operation and Applications ............................................ 1382Morten H. Dethloff, Steen Agerlin Petersen

SPE 109894 Near-Wellbore Modeling: Sand Production Issues .............................................. 1388Guillaume Servant, Philippe Marchina, Jean-François Nauroy

VOLUME III

SPE 109898 Managing Total Circulation Losses With Crossfl ow While Drilling: Case History of Practical Solutions ............................................................................................ 1397

K.M. Suyan, D. Dasgupta, D. Sanyal, Vinod Sharma, V.K. Jain

SPE 109902 Characterization of Arab Formation Carbonates Utilizing Real-Time Formation Pressure and Mobility Data ....................................................................................... 1402

D. J. Seifert, P. M. Neumann, S. M. Dossary

SPE 109905 Design of Carbon Dioxide Storage in a North Sea Aquifer Using Streamline-Based Simulation ...................................................................................................... 1409

Ran Qi, Valcir Beraldo, Tara LaForce, Martin J. Blunt

SPE 109909 Complex Fracture Geometry Investigations Conducted on Western-Siberian Oil Fields at Rosneft Company..................................................................................... 1416

A. Nikitin, A. Shirnen, J. Maniere

SPE 109911 An Alternative Solution to Sandstone Acidizing Using a Nonacid-Based Fluid System With Fines-Migration Control ................................................................... 1425

Rafael Rozo, Javier Paez, Alberto Mendoza, Arthur Milne, Diego Soler, Hussam Abuseif

SPE 109914 Stuck Pipe Prevention—A Proactive Solution to an Old Problem...................... 1434G. Yarim, R. Uchytil, R. May, A. Trejo, P. Church

SPE 109915 Carbon Dioxide Transport and Sorption Behavior in Confi ned Coal Cores for Enhanced Coalbed Methane and CO2 Sequestration .............................................. 1446

Sinisha A. Jikich, Robert McLendon, Kal Seshadri, Gino Irdi, Duane H. Smith

SPE 109929 Matching of Production History and 4D Seismic Data—Application to the Girassol Field, Offshore Angola............................................................................................ 1463

F. Roggero, D.Y. Ding, P. Berthet, O. Lerat, J. Cap, P.E. Schreiber

SPE 109940 An LWD Tool Suite for Formation Evaluation in HP/HT Environments ............. 1483A. Rennie, P. Boonen

SPE 109941 Real-Time Fiber-Optic Casing Imager ................................................................... 1493M. Appel, D. Dria, J. Freeman, F. Rambow, M. Shuck, B. Childers, S. Poland, T. Dominique

SPE 109943 Streamline-Based History Matching and Uncertainty: Markov-Chain Monte Carlo Study of an Offshore Turbidite Oil Field............................................................... 1506

Marko Mau?ec, Sippe Douma, Detlef Hohl, Jaap Leguijt, Eduardo A. Jimenez, Akhil Datta-Gupta

SPE 109944 Effect of Internal Baffl es on Volumetric Utilization of an FWKO—A CFD Evaluation.............................................................................................................................. 1522

Yaojun Lu, Joseph M. Lee, Daniel Phelps, Ryan Chase

SPE 109946 Fluid Density and Viscosity Effects on Borehole Resistivity Measurements Acquired in the Presence of Oil-Based Mud and Emulsifi ed Surfactants .................................................................................................................................... 1528

Jesús M. Salazar, Mayank Malik, Carlos Torres-Verdín, Gong Li Wang, Hongyan Duan

SPE 109948 Applied Technology Helps Revitalize a Maturing Giant Gas Field: Learnings From the Cleveland Formation’s Horizontal-Well Redevelopment Program ......................................................................................................................................... 1544

Neil C. Decker, David B. Bumbaugh, Ron L. Brogdon, David C. Gardner, Stephen P. Roberts, Sean D. Petersen

SPE 109956 A Dual-Grid Automatic History-Matching Technique With Applications to 3D Formation Testing in the Presence of Oil-Based Muds ........................... 1555

Mayank Malik, Carlos Torres-Verdín, Kamy Sepehrnoori

SPE 109959 Successful Applications of Azimuthal Propagation Resistivity for Optimum Well Placement and Reservoir Characterization While Drilling .............................. 1570

Roland Chemali, Eric Hart, Tracey Flynn, Hal Meyer, Tron Helgesen, Andrew Kirkwood, Alf Erik Berle

SPE 109963 Developing a Holistic Global Approach to Asset Management.......................... 1582Benito Cabrera, Daniel Musri, Carlos Selva, arlos Lardone

SPE 109964 Experiences With Streamline-Based Three-Phase History Matching ................ 1595Adedayo Oyerinde, Akhil Datta-Gupta, William Milliken

SPE 109965 Low-Salinity Waterfl ooding To Improve Oil Recovery—Historical Field Evidence ............................................................................................................................... 1612

Eric P. Robertson

SPE 109969 A New Environmentally Acceptable Technique for Determination of Propped Fracture Height and Width ........................................................................................... 1621

R.R. McDaniel, J.F. Borges, S.S. Dakshindas

SPE 109971 A New Azimuthal Deep-Reading Resistivity Tool for Geosteering and Advanced Formation Evaluation ................................................................................................. 1632

M. Bittar, J. Klein, R. Beste, G. Hu, M. Wu, J. Pitcher, C. Golla, G. Althoff, M. Sitka, V. Minosyam, M. Paulk

SPE 109972 Improving LWD Image and Formation Evaluation by Utilizing Dynamically Corrected Drilling-Derived LWD Depth and Continuous Inclination and Azimuth Measurements ........................................................................................................ 1641

G.A. Bordakov, A.V. Kostin, J. Rasmus, D. Heliot, H. Laastad, E.J. Stockhausen

SPE 109975 Estimation of Initial Fluid Contacts by Assimilation of Production Data With EnKF ............................................................................................................................. 1655

Kristian Thulin, Gaoming Li, Sigurd Ivar Aanonsen, Albert C. Reynolds

SPE 109999 The Challenges of Designing HP/HT Equipment.................................................. 1670Andrew Forsyth, Brian Saucier, Daniel More, Ray A. Stawaisz, Dave Gill, Ray Younger

SPE 110009 Application of the CPA Equation of State to Reservoir Fluids in Presence of Water and Polar Chemicals .................................................................................... 1679

Wei Yan, Georgios M. Kontogeorgis, Erling H. Stenby

SPE 110011 Determination of Connected Volume and Connectivity From Extended Tests in Compartmentalized and Layered Reservoirs............................................. 1694

Leif Larsen, Richard Benjamin Straub

SPE 110014 A Compendium of Directional Calculations Based on the Minimum Curvature Method: Part 2 ............................................................................................................. 1710

S.J. Sawaryn, M.A. Tulceanu

SPE 110019 Gannet A: Critical New Reservoir Insight Through Seamless Cross-Discipline Integration.................................................................................................................... 1726

Joanne de Jonge, Jakko van Waarde

SPE 110023 Certifi cation Process Built on Required Engineering Competency Standards Ensures Consistent Performance Levels and Defi nes Employee Development.................................................................................................................................. 1735

A.D. Scotchman, J.P. Redshaw, R. Laing, Hughes Christensen, I. Forstner, D.K. Trichel, J. P. Dwyer

SPE 110028 Development of Deep Thin Reservoirs Through Meandering Morphologies Imaged in Seismic Data—A Case Study in San Jorge Basin, Argentina ....................................................................................................................................... 1749

Martín Foster, Gastón Iovine

SPE 110029 Applying Hydraulic Fracture Diagnostics To Optimize Stimulations in the Woodford Shale ...................................................................................................................... 1755

Travis Vulgamore, Tim Clawson, Charles Pope, Steve Wolhart, Mike Mayerhofer, Sean Machovoe, Charlie Waltman

SPE 110034 Surface Tiltmeter Mapping Shows Hydraulic Fracture Reorientation in the Codell Formation, Wattenberg Field, Colorado............................................................... 1763

Steve Wolhart, Mike Zoll, Greg McIntosh, Leen Weijers

SPE 110036 Performance Step Change: 3 Years of Advances in CNS Britannia Field, UK......................................................................................................................................... 1771

Elizabeth Matheson, Alan Phillips, Scott Bradley, Graeme Wallace

SPE 110037 Well-Stimulation Technology Progression in Horizontal Frontier Wells, Tip Top/Hogsback Field, Wyoming.................................................................................. 1795

M.C. Romer, M.V. Phi, R.C. Barber, D.V. Huynh

SPE 110040 Different Methods To Avoid Annular Pressure Buildup by Appropriate Engineered Sealant and Applying Best Practices (Cementing and Drilling)........................................................................................................................................... 1805

Farzad Tahmourpour, Khaled Hashki, Hassan Hassan

SPE 110044 A Triple-Continuum Pressure-Transient Model for a Naturally Fractured Vuggy Reservoir .......................................................................................................... 1811

Yu-Shu Wu, Christine Ehlig-Economides, Guan Qin, Zhijiang Kang, Wangming Zhang, Babatunde Ajayi, Qingfeng Tao

SPE 110050 A Comparative Study of Capillary-Pressure-Based Empirical Models for Estimating Absolute Permeability in Tight Gas Sands ....................................................... 1821

J.T. Comisky, K.E. Newsham, J.A. Rushing, T.A. Blasingame

SPE 110051 Managing Dual Careers While Working in the Oil and Gas Industry: A Critical Element in Attracting and Retaining Talent .................................................................. 1839

N. Chadud, L. Tealdi, S. Howes, E. Sprunt

SPE 110054 A Two-and-Half-Dimensional Model-Based Inversion Algorithm for the Controlled-Source Electromagnetic Data ............................................................................ 1857

Aria Abubakar, Tarek M. Habashy, Yan Zhang

SPE 110064 Monitoring Production From Gravel-Packed Sand-Screen Completions on BP’s Azeri Field Wells Using Permanently Installed Distributed Temperature Sensors ................................................................................................................... 1863

I.D. Pinzon, J.E. Davies, F. Mammadkhan, G.A. Brown

SPE 110066 Case Studies Illustrating the Use of Reservoir Simulation Results in the Reserves Estimation Process ............................................................................................... 1879

Dean Rietz, Adnan Usmani

SPE 110067 Horizontal Wells in Tight Gas Sands—A Methodology for Risk Management To Maximize Success ............................................................................................ 1889

Jason Baihly, Dee Grant, Li Fan, Suhas Bodwadkar

SPE 110068 Optimizing the Completion of a Multilayer Cotton Valley Sand Using Hydraulic-Fracture Monitoring and Integrated Engineering..................................................... 1906

Jason Baihly, Andrew Coolidge, Steven Dutcher, Ruben Villarreal, Mike Craven, Keith Brook, Joël H. Le Calvez

SPE 110072 Characterization and Preservation of Karst Networks in the Carbonate Reservoir Modeling .................................................................................................... 1940

Feng Shen, Lixin Qi, Gehua Han

SPE 110076 Advances in Drillpipe Fatigue Management ......................................................... 1948Samit R. Gokhale, Richard Zoanni, Nanjiu Zheng, DeWayne Everage

SPE 110077 Simulation of Compositional Gravity Drainage Processes................................. 1954D.A. DiCarlo, K. Jessen

SPE 110081 The Use of Capacitance-Resistive Models for Rapid Estimation of Waterfl ood Performance and Optimization ............................................................................... 1964

M. Sayarpour, E. Zuluaga, C.S. Kabir, Larry W. Lake

SPE 110082 Current State of the Premium Screen Industry: Buyer Beware—Methodical Testing and Qualifi cation Shows You Don’t Always Get What You Paid For .......................................................................................................................................... 1977

Peter R. Adams, Eric R. Davis, Richard M. Hodge, Robert C. Burton, Lewis Ledlow, Alex D. Procyk, Seth C. Crissman

SPE 110084 A Model for Water Injection Into Frac-Packed Wells ........................................... 1984Ajay Suri, Mukul M. Sharma

SPE 110086 Resurrecting a Low-Pressure Gas Well Offshore: Through-Tubing Foamer Injection via a Capillary Tubing System and a Specialized WRSCSSV..................... 2001

Jeff L. Bolding, Larry E. Hartman, Steve J. Szymczak

SPE 110089 Calibrating the Mechanical Properties and In-Situ Stresses Using Acoustic Radial Profi les .............................................................................................................. 2012

Colin M. Sayers, Saad Kisra, Kwasi Tagbor, Arash Dahi Taleghani, José Adachi

SPE 110091 Case History: G-Function Analysis Proves Benefi cial in Barnett Shale Application .......................................................................................................................... 2020

Frank E. Syfan Jr., Stacy C. Newman, Bruce R. Meyer, Dan M. Behrendt

SPE 110097 Analyzing Simultaneous Rate and Pressure Data From Permanent Downhole Gauges......................................................................................................................... 2030

Himansu Rai, Roland N. Horne

SPE 110099 Fracture Characterization and Modeling Various Oil-Recovery Mechanisms for a Highly Fractured Giant Light-Oil Carbonate Reservoir ............................. 2046

Padmakar Ayyalasomayajula, Mun-Hong Hui, Wayne Narr, Robert Fitzmorris, Jairam Kamath

SPE 110101 Optimized Formation Evaluation: A New Technique To Enhance Openhole Log Assessment of Pay and Producibility ............................................................... 2053

Ramsin Y. Eyvazzadeh, Charles Bradford, David G. Kersey, Hilal H. Al-Waheed

SPE 110103 Pushing the Boundaries of Artifi cial Lift Applications: SAGD ESP Installations in Canada ................................................................................................................. 2063

F. Gaviria, R. Santos, O. Rivas, Y. Luy

SPE 110110 Independence Project Completion Campaign: Executing the Plan ................... 2078J.W. Burman, G.F. Kelly, K.D. Renfro, D.W. Shipper

SPE 110111 Preventing Environmentally Induced Corrosion Cracking by Removal of Thiocyanates From Completion Brines.................................................................................. 2092

Robert L. Horton, Morris A. Arvie

VOLUME IV

SPE 110114 Iteratively Coupled Reservoir Simulation for Multiphase Flow .......................... 2100

Bo Lu, Tareq M. Alshaalan, Mary F. Wheeler

SPE 110116 Multiphase Flow Modeling Based on Experimental Testing: A Comprehensive Overview of Research Facilities Worldwide and the Need for Future Developments ................................................................................................................... 2109

G. Falcone, C. Teodoriu, K.M. Reinicke, O.O. Bello

SPE 110118 Mercury Removal Project: Issues and Challenges in Managing and Executing a Technology Project ................................................................................................. 2118

Muhamad Rashid Sainal, Azman Shafawi, Abdul Jabar Mohamed

SPE 110120 Geomechanics Field and Laboratory Characterization of Woodford Shale: The Next Gas Play ............................................................................................................. 2127

Younane Abousleiman, Minh Tran, Son Hoang, Christopher Bobko, Alberto Ortega, Franz-Josef Ulm

SPE 110121 Experimental and Numerical Investigations of Borehole Ballooning in Rough Fractures ........................................................................................................................... 2141

M. Ozdemirtas, T. Babadagli, E. Kuru

SPE 110132 Mechanisms and Performance Demonstration of the Gas-Assisted Gravity-Drainage Process Using Visual Models ........................................................................ 2153

T.N. Mahmoud, D.N. Rao

SPE 110133 Effect of Methane on the Global Climate Change ................................................ 2163Dou Bin, Jiang Guosheng, Wu Xiang

SPE 110135 A Dynamic Model for High-Rate Acid Stimulation of Very Long Horizontal Wells ............................................................................................................................ 2168

Kristian Mogensen, Jens Henrik Hansen

SPE 110137 CBM: Fracture Stimulation—An Australian Experience...................................... 2180D.W. McMillan, V.S. Palanyk

SPE 110144 Ensuring the Return on Investment for Training Programs................................ 2187Tamir Aggour

SPE 110152 Extended Analysis for Gas Condensate Systems ............................................... 2195Raffie Hosein, William D. McCain Jr.

SPE 110179 Characterization of a Reef Reservoir Permeability Using Well and Seismic Data .................................................................................................................................. 2202

Guangyi Hu, Xuri Huang, Mingxiang Mei, Li Gu, Chaozheng Xiao

SPE 110187 Evaluating the Impact of Waterfrac Technologies on Gas Recovery Effi ciency: Case Studies Using Elliptical Flow Production Data Analysis ............................ 2211

D. Ilk, J.A. Rushing, R.B. Sullivan, T.A. Blasingame

SPE 110191 The Cost of Errors in Estimates Used in Concept Selection .............................. 2230C. Jablonowski, C. Wiboonkij-Arphakul, M. Neuhold

SPE 110194 A Consistent and Accurate Dead-Oil-Viscosity Method ...................................... 2237David F. Bergman, Robert P. Sutton

SPE 110195 An Update to Viscosity Correlations for Gas-Saturated Crude Oils .................. 2267David F. Bergman, Robert P. Sutton

SPE 110196 Supporting Deployment of New Technology in Developing Oil and Gas Provinces From a Centralized Support Centre .................................................................. 2289

Katherine Cannon, Ian Kay, Kingsley Amadi

SPE 110199 A Method for Computation of Volumetric Sweeps for Individual Wells in a Waterfl ood ............................................................................................................................. 2297

Dae Gee Huh, Iraj Ershaghi

SPE 110202 Flow Instability Associated With Wettability Alteration ...................................... 2305I. Tripathi, K.K. Mohanty

SPE 110204 Temperature Effects on Surfactant-Aided Imbibition Into Fractured Carbonates .................................................................................................................................... 2312

R. Gupta, K.K. Mohanty

SPE 110205 Successful Application of Chemical Injection Rate Control Valves .................. 2323H.J. Duhon, K.M. Annadorai

SPE 110211 Why It’s Diffi cult to Learn Lessons: Insights From Decision Theory and Cognitive Science.................................................................................................................. 2328

H.J. Duhon, J.S. Elias

SPE 110215 Assessing the Past, Present, and Near Future of the Global Energy Market............................................................................................................................................. 2336

Roberto F. Aguilera, Roberto Aguilera

SPE 110219 A New Thermal Compositional Reservoir Simulator with a Novel “Equation Lineup” Method .......................................................................................................... 2348

C.K. Huang, Y.K. Yang, M.D. Deo

SPE 110221 Identifi cation and Classifi cation of New Three-Phase Gas/Oil/Water Flow Patterns................................................................................................................................. 2363

Cengizhan Keskin, Hong-Quan Zhang, Cem Sarica

SPE 110228 Pore-Scale Simulation of Dispersion in Porous Media........................................ 2376G. Garmeh, R.T. Johns, L.W. Lake

SPE 110234 Overview of Beam Pump Operations .................................................................... 2387O. Lynn Rowlan, James F. Lea, James N. McCoy

SPE 110236 Barriers to Implementation of Real-Time Optimization Technology .................. 2398J. Roger Hite, Charles Crawley, David F. Deaton, Kemal Farid, Michael Sternevsky

SPE 110237 Technology for Confecting Polymer Solution With Desalted Produced Water............................................................................................................................. 2405

Shumeng Liu, Xigui Dong, Hui Ban, Tao Wang, Wenlong Pan, Haijun Yu, Cuiling Guo, Chunlei Suo

SPE 110239 Carbon Management—The Emerging Paradigm for the Oil Industry ................ 2410Ashok B. Chakraborty

SPE 110258 Multicomponent Sorption Modeling in ECBM Displacement Calculations ................................................................................................................................... 2416

Kristian Jessen, Wenjuan Lin, Anthony R. Kovscek

SPE 110264 Analytical and Numerical Investigation of Multicomponent Multiphase WAG Displacements ................................................................................................. 2426

Tara LaForce, Kristian Jessen

SPE 110296 Production Optimization by Real-Time Modeling and Alarming: The Sendji Field Case .......................................................................................................................... 2433

Jacques Danquigny, Renaud Daïan, Marc Tison, Ronald Herrera, Total, Alain-Serge Ndombi, Pierre Valette

SPE 110304 An Investigation of Near-Wellbore Flow Properties Using Sonic Scanner Measurements and Interval Pressure Transient Testing........................................... 2443

Cosan Ayan, Mario Petricola, Philip Knight, Bruno Lalanne

SPE 110309 Dry-Gas Reinjection in a Strong Waterdrive Gas-Condensate Field Increases Condensate Recovery—Case Study: The Sleipner Ty Field, South Viking Graben, Norwegian North Sea ......................................................................................... 2453

Kjersti M. Eikeland, Helga Hansen

SPE 110316 An Investigation Into the Need of a Dynamic Coupled Well-Reservoir Simulator........................................................................................................................................ 2461

E.D. Nennie, G.J.N. Alberts, S.P.C. Belfroid, E. Peters, G.J.P. Joosten

SPE 110317 Gas Coning Control for Smart Wells ..................................................................... 2470A.P. Leemhuis, S.P.C Belfroid, G.J.N. Alberts

SPE 110318 A Technique for Improving the Accuracy of Wireline Depth Measurements ............................................................................................................................... 2478

Peter Fitzgerald, Bengt K. Pedersen

SPE 110319 Inverted Venturi: Optimizing Recovery Through Flow Measurement ................ 2490J. Tim Ong, Michael Aymond, Tesia Albarado, Javid Majid, Paula Daniels, Dustin Jordy, Louis Lafleur

SPE 110320 Identifying and Filling Western Europe’s Natural-Gas Storage Needs for the Next Decade ...................................................................................................................... 2504

N.J. McLeod, R.T. Kelly

SPE 110321 Using “Fast Models” for Selecting the Right Decision—A Norwegian North Sea Case Study................................................................................................................... 2523

K. Hollund, O. Kolbjørnsen, A.R. Syversveen, T. Lie, A. Jørstad

SPE 110322 Scale Milling and Nipple Profi le Recovery With Electrical Wireline—Case Histories From Successful Operations in the North Sea ................................................ 2530

Gerald McInally, Espen Osaland, Kjetil Systad Iden, Knut Hille Halvorsen

SPE 110329 Better Reservoir Management Through Improved Water-Injection Methods With Data Analysis and Detailed Fracture/Reservoir Modeling ............................... 2536

Håvard Jøranson, Henry H. Klein, Arne M. Raaen, Michael B. Smith

SPE 110331 Flow Through Inhomogeneous Fault Zones......................................................... 2546Harald H. Soleng, Anne Randi Syversveen, Arne Skorstad, Jan Tveranger

SPE 110333 Microseismic Monitoring of a Restimulation Treatment to a Permian Basin San Andres Dolomite Horizontal Well.............................................................................. 2553

J.A. Quirein, C. Kessler, J.M. Trela, S. Zannoni, B.Cornish, R.J. Brewer, D. Gordy, W.S. Pettitt, C.B. Walker, J. Laney, R.P. Young

SPE 110340 Combining Advanced Real-Time LWD Answers With Accurate and Flexible 3D Rotary-Steerable System for Proactive Reservoir Navigation ............................. 2562

Trond Gravem, Alf Berle, Sven S. Gundersen, Jarle Pedersen, Kjell Oddvar Rorvik, Atle Hansen

SPE 110347 Well Integrity Management System (WIMS)—A Systematic Way of Describing the Actual and Historic Integrity Status of Operational Wells .............................. 2576

K. Corneliussen, F. Sørli, H. Brandanger Haga, E. Tenold, C. Menezes, B. Grimbert, K. Owren

SPE 110348 Reservoir Characterization and Modeling of Stacked Fluvial/Shallow Marine Reservoirs: What Is Important for Fluid-Flow Performance and Effective Reservoir Prediction?................................................................................................................... 2584

Ajay Samantray, Martin Kraaijveld, Jon Hognestad, Waleed Bulushi

SPE 110349 Analysis of Well-Test Data in a Multiwell Reservoir With Water Injection ......................................................................................................................................... 2613

Jia-En Lin, Hui-zhu Yang

SPE 110355 Elastoplastic Fracture Model Improves Predictions in Deviated Wells ............. 2630Bernt S. Aadnoy, Eirik Kaarstad

SPE 110357 Gas Well Liquid Loading From the Power Perspective ....................................... 2634B. Dotson, E. Nuñez-Paclibon

SPE 110359 Subsea Slimhole Completions in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico: Case Histories ......................................................................................................................................... 2642

J.R. Sanford, C. Cordeddu, W.J. Edwards, G.D. Baccigalopi

SPE 110360 The Development of World-Class High-Rate, High-Ultimate-Recovery Wells in Deepwater Turbidites—Bonga Field, Offshore Nigeria .............................................. 2649

Solomon O. Inikori, Laurent Spring, Ebenezer Ageh, Jaap Van Der Bok

SPE 110366 Improved Drilling Performance in Lake Maracaibo Using a Low-Salinity, High-Performance Water-Based Drilling Fluid............................................................ 2660

Julio Montilva, Eric van Oort, Ricardo Brahim, Juan Pablo Luzardo, Mike McDonald, Lirio Quintero, Billy Dye, John Trenery

SPE 110368 Comparison of Numerical Simulations and Laboratory Waterfl oods in Fractured Carbonates............................................................................................................... 2675

Åsmund Haugen, Martin A. Fernø, Arne Graue

SPE 110378 Value of Information in the Oil and Gas Industry: Past, Present, and Future ............................................................................................................................................. 2683

Reidar B. Bratvold, J. Eric Bickel, Hans Petter Lohne

SPE 110383 Cement Sheath Evaluation in Nonconventional Environment—Case History ............................................................................................................................................ 2693

J.L. De Paula, V.F. Rodrigues, R. Vicente

SPE 110388 A Standard Real-Time Information Architecture for Drilling and Completions .................................................................................................................................. 2704

J.G. Pickering, N. Whiteley, J. Roye, H. Turnbull, D. Cavanagh

SPE 110389 New Method for Supercharging Estimation.......................................................... 2709Jianghui Wu, Matthias Meister, Baoyan Li

SPE 110391 Evaluating Crystallization Risks in Liquefi ed-Natural-Gas (LNG) Production ..................................................................................................................................... 2717

Luis F. Ayala, Juan Emilio Fernández

SPE 110395 High-Angle Well Deliverability Modeling for Openhole Gravel-Pack Completion Under Ultrahigh Gas Rate ....................................................................................... 2723

Yula Tang, W.S. Huang

SPE 110399 Operation Centers, Real-Time Data, and Data Management. Quo Vadis?............................................................................................................................................. 2734

Lars Olav Grøvik

SPE 110401 Automatic Surveillance System for Large Gas Fields With Multifrequency Measurements .................................................................................................... 2743

M. Mota, O.M. Campos, H. Escalona, L.D. Teran, G. Sandoval

SPE 110404 A Phenomenological Approach to Analysis of Barite Sag in Drilling Muds ............................................................................................................................................... 2750

P.R. Paslay, U.B. Sathuvalli, M.L. Payne

SPE 110408 Success of SAG Foam Processes in Heterogeneous Reservoirs ...................... 2761W.J. Renkema, W.R. Rossen

SPE 110422 Construction of a Stochastic Geological Model Constrained by High-Resolution 3D Seismic Data—Application to the Girassol Field, Offshore Angola ............... 2789

O. Lerat, P. Nivlet, B. Doligez, N. Lucet, F. Roggero, P. Berthet, F. Lefeuvre, J. Vittori

VOLUME V

SPE 110425 Straining of Fine Particles in Gaps in Porous Media ........................................... 2805

Elena Rodriguez, Steven L. Bryant

SPE 110432 Learning Curve Benefi ts Resulting From the Use of a Unique BHA Directional Behaviour Drilling Performances Post-Analysis ................................................... 2821

Regis Studer, Christophe Simon, Jean-Michel Genevois, Stéphane Menand

SPE 110435 Simulation Study Investigating Gas Cap Contamination Caused by Miscible CO2-WAG........................................................................................................................ 2832

P. H. Janssen, A. S. Lackner, J.Å. Stensen, V. Haugse

SPE 110440 Field Implementation of Gravel Packing Horizontal Wells Using a Solids-Free Synthetic Fluid With Alpha/Beta Wave Technology ............................................. 2844

A.F.L. Aragão, A. Calderon, R.F.T. Lomba, J.N.V.C. Moreira, A.N. de Sá, A.L. Martins, L. Quintero, E. Moura

SPE 110448 Physics-Driven Interface Modeling for Drainage and Imbibition in Fractures ........................................................................................................................................ 2852

Maša Prodanovi?, Steven L. Bryant

SPE 110451 Successful Hybrid Slickwater Fracture Design Evolution—An East Texas Cotton Valley Taylor Case History ................................................................................... 2868

Patrick Handren, Terry Palisch

SPE 110455 Stress-Dependent Permeabilities of Sandstones and Carbonates: Compression Experiments and Pore Network Modeling.......................................................... 2877

J. Dautriat, N. Gland, S. Youssef, E. Rosenberg, S. Bekri

SPE 110460 Openhole Gravel Packing With Zonal Isolation.................................................... 2899M.D. Barry, M.T. Hecker, D.C. Haeberle, J. Blacklock, C.S. Yeh

SPE 110461 Integrated Wellbore/Reservoir Model Predicts Flow Transients in Liquid-Loaded Gas Wells ............................................................................................................. 2909

Gaël Chupin, Bin Hu, Tor Haugset, Jan Sagen, Magali Claudel

SPE 110463 Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Erosion Study for Chokes...................... 2920S. Peri, B. Rogers

SPE 110465 Superposition Principle and Reciprocity for Pressure Transient Analysis of Data from Interfering Wells...................................................................................... 2932

Thomas von Schroeter, Alain C. Gringarten

SPE 110468 Gas Bubble Nucleation of Extra-Heavy Oils in Porous Media: A New Computerized Tomography Technique and Physical Approach ............................................. 2941

V. Meyer, J. Pilliez, P. Creux, A. Graciaa, F. Luck, F. Franco, D. Mauduit, F. Montel

SPE 110470 Field Validation of Drillpipe Rotation Effects on Equivalent Circulating Density ....................................................................................................................... 2948

Terry Hemphill, Peter Bern, Juan Carlos Rojas, Krishna Ravi

SPE 110472 Permeability Predictions Based on Two-Dimensional Pore Space Images ............................................................................................................................................ 2954

Mathieu Jurgawczynski, Peter A. Lock, X.D. Jing, Robert W. Zimmerman

SPE 110479 World’s First Metal PCP SAGD Field Test Shows Promising Artifi cial-Lift Technology for Heavy-Oil Hot Production: Joslyn Field Case................................... 2964

Jean-Louis Beauquin, Felix Ndinemenu, Gilles Chalier, Lionel Lemay, Laurent Seince, Alex Damnjanovic

SPE 110483 PC-SAFT Equation of State Applied to Petroleum Reservoir Fluids.................. 2970Karen Schou Pedersen, Casper Hadsbjerg Sørensen

SPE 110487 Concept and Development of a Flow System for Handling and Exporting 600,000 bbl/day in Campos Basin, Brazil ................................................................. 2980

Eduardo Bordieri, Cláudio Siqueira Vianna, José Oliveira Vidal

SPE 110492 Water Injection Optimization for a Complex Fluvial Heavy-Oil Reservoir by Integrating Geological, Seismic, and Production Data ...................................... 2989

Xin Feng, Xian-Huan Wen, Bo Li, Ming Liu, Dengen Zhou, Michael Q. Ye, Dongmei Hou, Qinghong Yang, Lichuan Lan

SPE 110493 Challenges Associated With Subsalt Tar in the Mad Dog Field ......................... 3001Louis A. Romo, Harry Prewett, John Shaughnessy, Ed Lisle, Sanjay Banerjee, Stephen Willson

SPE 110497 The Intrinsic Reliability of Manometric Sorption Apparatus Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide....................................................................................................... 3016

P. van Hemert, K-H.A.A. Wolf, J. Bruining

SPE 110500 Enabling Technologies for Drill-In Sand Screen Liners ...................................... 3027Martin P. Coronado, Brad R. Pickle, Edward J. O’Malley

SPE 110507 Impact of Self-Consistent Physically-Based Three-Phase Relative Permeability on Oil Recovery by Secondary Gas-flooding ...................................................... 3034

Baharak Barzegar Alamdari, Tara LaForce, Mohammad Piri

SPE 110511 Advanced Formation Testing in OBM Using Focused Fluid Sampling for Producibility Evaluation in Mature Fields............................................................................. 3046

T. Beaiji, M. Zeybek, A. Crowell, R. Akkurt, S. Al-Dossari, A. Amin, S. Crary

SPE 110515 Oil Recovery and Fracture Reconsolidation of Diatomaceous Reservoir Rock by Water Imbibition at Elevated Temperature ................................................ 3053

M. Ikeda, G.-Q. Tang, C.M. Ross, A.R. Kovscek

SPE 110517 Microseismic Monitoring Quality-Control (QC) Reports as an Interpretative Tool for Nonspecialists ........................................................................................ 3074

U. Zimmer, S. Maxwell, C. Waltman, N. Warpinski

SPE 110520 Forecasting Injector-Producer Relationships From Production and Injection Rates Using an Extended Kalman Filter ..................................................................... 3081

Feilong Liu, Jerry M. Mendel

SPE 110521 Fire Protection In The Petroleum Industry............................................................ 3090Sam Dawoud

SPE 110522 The Effect of Volume Changes Due to Mixing on Diffusion Coeffi cient Determination in Heavy Oil and Hydrocarbon Solvent System...................................... 3092

H. Luo, S. Kryuchkov, A. Kantzas

SPE 110523 Overcoming the Weak Link in Cemented Hydraulic Isolation ............................ 3098N. Moroni, N. Panciera, A. Zanchi, C.R. Johnson, S. LeRoy-Delage, H. Bulte-Loyer, S. Cantini, E. Belleggia R. Illuminati

SPE 110524 Completion Design, Installation, and Performance—Cannonball Field, Offshore Trinidad................................................................................................................ 3111

J.C. Healy, J.T. Powers, M. Maharaj, M. Ramlogan

SPE 110525 Optimizing the Production System Using Real-Time Measurements: A Piece of the Digital Oilfi eld Puzzle.......................................................................................... 3134

Robert B. Thompson, Valli Shanmugam, Shekhar Sinha, Natalie Collins, Suhas Bodwadkar, Marc Pearcy, Stan Herl

SPE 110528 Crosswell Electromagnetic Tomography in Haradh Field: Modeling to Measurements ............................................................................................................................... 3144

Alberto F. Marsala, Saleh AlRuwaili, S. Mark Ma, Sanni L. Modiu, Zaki Ali, Jean-Marc Donadille, Michael Wilt

SPE 110538 Oil Production Gains for Mature Steamfl ooded Oil Fields Using Propane as a Steam Additive and a Novel Smart Horizontal Producer .................................. 3151

Jose A. Rivero, Daulat D. Mamora

SPE 110542 Fluid Flow in a Fractured Reservoir Using a Geomechanically-Constrained Fault Zone Damage Model for Reservoir Simulation .......................................... 3172

Pijush Paul, Mark Zoback, Peter Hennings

SPE 110562 Contacting More of the Barnett Shale Through an Integration of Real-Time Microseismic Monitoring, Petrophysics, and Hydraulic Fracture Design ..................... 3194

J. Daniels, K. DeLay, G. Waters, J. LeCalvez, J. Lassek, D. Bentley

SPE 110563 Improving the Value of Real-Time Drilling Data To Aid Collaboration, Drilling Optimization, and Decision Making ............................................................................... 3206

G. McLaren, M.J.S. Hayes, N.M. Brown, Z. Okafor, I. Megat

SPE 110570 Pressure-Wave Propagation Technique for Blockage Detection in Subsea Flowlines .......................................................................................................................... 3219

Xianghui Chen, Ying Tsang, Hong-Quan Zhang, Tom X. Chen

SPE 110574 Success Stories in Onshore Production Surveillance and Optimization .................................................................................................................................. 3229

David F. Deaton, John T. Kloosterman

SPE 110576 A Unique Methodology for Evaluation of Multi-Fractured Wells in Stacked-Pay Reservoirs Using Commingled Production and Rate Transient Analysis ......................................................................................................................................... 3236

J.F. Manrique, B.D. Poe Jr.

SPE 110577 Laboratory Experimental Results of Huff ’n’ Puff CO2 Flooding in a Fractured Core System................................................................................................................. 3249

K. Asghari, F. Torabi

SPE 110581 Infi nite-Acting Physically Representative Networks for Capillarity-Controlled Displacements............................................................................................................ 3257

Javad Behseresht, Steven L. Bryant, Kamy Sepehrnoori

SPE 110584 Unique Micronized Weight Material Delivers Ultrathin NAF To Optimize ERD Drilling ................................................................................................................... 3272

Wayne Matlock, Lee Conn

SPE 110589 Cased-Hole Cleaning: Do Annular Velocity, Annular Coverage, and Contact Time Equal Mud Removal?............................................................................................ 3277

Michael T. Darring, William E. Foxenberg, R. Brad Niehaus, Tim W. Stein, David M. Miller

SPE 110590 Potential for Oil Shale Development in the United States................................... 3290Khosrow Biglarbigi, Anton Dammer, Jeremy Cusimano, Hitesh Mohan

SPE 110594 Beyond Money, What Is Important to Petroleum Professionals?....................... 3305Cheryl R. Collarini, Amanda B. Sibille

SPE 110600 Theory and Application of Probabilistic Method of Designing Customized Interval Control Valves Choke Trim for Multizone Intelligent Well Systems ......................................................................................................................................... 3312

Arashi Ajayi, Michael Konopczynski

SPE 110617 Methods for Incorporating Costs, Pricing, Gas Shrinkage and Transport Tariffs, NGL and Inert Revenues, and Working Interest in Gas Plants and LNG Projects Into Reserves Estimates ............................................................................... 3317

John McLaughlin, Brad Gouge

SPE 110621 Swellable Packers for Well Fracturing and Stimulation ...................................... 3329S. Yakeley, T. Foster, W. Laflin

SPE 110622 Understanding Post-Expansion Properties of Solid Expandable Tubulars ......................................................................................................................................... 3336

Chuck Butterfield, Sarah Flaming, Rodger Lebedz, Michael Thigpen

SPE 110623 Borehole Effects and Correction in OBM With Dip and Anisotropy for Triaxial Induction Tools................................................................................................................ 3343

P. Wu, H. Wang, G. Minerbo, D. Homan, T. Barber, M. Frey

SPE 110628 Experimental Study of CO2 Injection into Saline Formations ............................ 3363Yildiray Cinar, Amir Riaz, Hamdi A. Tchelepi

SPE 110634 Monitoring SAGD Steam Injection Using Microseismicity and Tiltmeters ....................................................................................................................................... 3373

S.C. Maxwell, J. Du, J. Shemeta, U. Zimmer, N. Boroumand, L.G. Griffin

SPE 110638 An Innovative Manganese Tetra-Oxide/KCl Water-Based Drill-in Fluid for HP/HT Wells ............................................................................................................................. 3380

A.S. Al-Yami, H.A. Nasr-El-Din, A.A. Al-Majed, H. Menouar

SPE 110641 Network Approach for Optimization and Control of Intelligent Well Systems: Theory and Practice..................................................................................................... 3408

Arashi Ajayi, Michael Konopczynski, Tor Sukkestad

SPE 110642 What Software Do We Expect? An Engineering View vs. IT View ...................... 3413Sharon Wang, George Woo, Zhongming Chen

SPE 110650 Eliminating Buoyant Migration of Sequestered CO2 Through Surface Dissolution: Implementation Costs and Technical Challenges ............................................... 3418

McMillan Burton, Steven L. Bryant

SPE 110655 Improved Production and Process Optimization Through People, Technology, and Process ............................................................................................................ 3428

Jan Richard Sagli, Hans Eric Klumpen, Gustavo Nunez, Frank Nielsen

SPE 110661 On the Infl uence of Viscosity Upon ESP Performance....................................... 3435Gilmar Amaral, Valdir Estevam, Fernando A. Franca

SPE 110665 Horizontal Well Gravel Packing: Dynamic Alpha-Wave Dune Height Calculation and Its Impact on Gravel Placement Job Execution ............................................. 3442

Zhongming Chen

SPE 110667 Examining Erosion Potential of Various Infl ow Control Devices to Determine Duration of Performance ........................................................................................... 3452

Jason M. Visosky, Nicholas J. Clem, Martin P. Coronado, Elmer R. Peterson

SPE 110675 Using Ultrasonic Techniques To Accurately Examine Seal-Surface Contact Stress in Premium Connections ................................................................................... 3461

Kirk Hamilton, Brian Wagg, Tim Roth

SPE 110677 Simulation of Dynamic Filtrate Loss During the Drilling of a Horizontal Well With Fractures and Its Impact on Well Performance ..................................... 3475

Z. Wu, R.N. Vaidya, P.V. Suryanarayana

SPE 110679 Improving Well Productivity and Profi tability in the Bakken—A Summary of Our Experiences Drilling, Stimulating, and Operating Horizontal Wells ............................................................................................................................................... 3486

Monte R. Besler, Hohn Engineering, John W. Steele, Tanner Egan, Jed Wagner

VOLUME VI

SPE 110686 Where Will the Next Generation of Petroleum Engineers Come From? Disturbing Observations From a Texas Oil Town ..................................................................... 3499

S.M. Schrader, R.S. Balch, D. Bunnell

SPE 110693 Workover Successes in Deviated Wells Using Multispinner Production Log Data..................................................................................................................... 3510

Steve Horner, Steve Grayson, Burt Elliot, Alex Sandoval, Patricio Alban

SPE 110696 Evidence of a Horizontal Hydraulic Fracture at Depth Due to Stress Rotations Across a Thrust Fault ................................................................................................. 3518

S.C. Maxwell, U. Zimmer, R. Gusek, D. Quirk

SPE 110697 Introducing New API/ISO Procedures for Proppant Testing............................... 3526Phillip B. Kaufman, Robert W. Anderson, Mark Ziegler, Aidner R. Neves, Mark A. Parker, Kathy Abney, Sara Joyce, Glenn S. Penny

SPE 110700 Surge and Drag Analysis for Extended Reach Casing and Casing Flotation Operations With Centralizers: A Design Challenge? ................................................ 3533

G. Robello Samuel, Colin J. Mason

SPE 110701 Extreme Temperature ESP Development.............................................................. 3545Steve Tetzlaff, Kelvin Wonitoy, Brad Ward, Lawrence Burleigh, Adrian Dodds

SPE 110707 Real-Time Diversion Quantifi cation and Optimization Using DTS .................... 3554Gerard Glasbergen, Dan Gualtieri, Rakesh Trehan, Mary Van Domelen, Micky Nelson

SPE 110708 Case Study: Drillstring Failure Analysis and New Deep-Well Guidelines Lead to Success ........................................................................................................ 3571

David R. Bert, Anders Storaune, Nanjiu Zheng

SPE 110712 Distillation Effects in Heavy Oil Recovery Under Steam Injection With Hydrocarbon Additives................................................................................................................. 3580

Namit J. Jaiswal, Daulat D. Mamora

SPE 110713 A New Treatment for Wellbore Strengthening in Shale....................................... 3597Mark S. Aston, Mark W. Alberty, Simon Duncum, James R. Bruton, James E. Friedheim, Mark W. Sanders

SPE 110720 Estimation of Fracture Porosity of Naturally Fractured Reservoirs With No Matrix Porosity Using Fractal Discrete Fracture Networks ....................................... 3604

Tae H. Kim, David S. Schechter

SPE 110725 On IFT Measurements To Estimate Minimum Miscibility Pressures.................. 3618Kristian Jessen, Franklin M. Orr Jr.

SPE 110726 Acoustic Determination of Pump Intake Pressure in Wells Producing Low-API-Gravity Crude................................................................................................................. 3626

J.N. McCoy, O.L. Rowlan, A.L. Podio, Carlos A. Brunings, Armando Riviere

SPE 110729 New Remote Collaboration Models for Oil and Gas ............................................ 3633J.R. Matson, J.D. Krome, W. Chmela

SPE 110736 New Developments in Nucleation Theory and Their Impact on Natural Gas Separation.............................................................................................................................. 3637

Vitaly Kalikmanov, Marco Betting, Johannes Bruining, David Smeulders

SPE 110738 Enhanced Heavy-Oil Recovery by Alkali-Surfactant Flooding ........................... 3642J. Bryan, A. Kantzas

SPE 110742 Wellbore Stability Considerations for Drilling High-Angle Wells Through Finely Laminated Shale: A Case Study From Terra Nova ......................................... 3655

Chris Gallant, Jianguo Zhang, Christopher A. Wolfe, John Freeman, Talal Al-Bazali

SPE 110743 The Evolution of the Heavy-Oil-Exploratory-Well Testing Methodology—A Case History From Block 39 in the Amazon Rain Forest of Peru .............. 3666

Antonio Prioletta, Jaime Cadena, Rafael Cachutt, Mateo Sersen, Jose G. Flores, Manuel Loli

SPE 110752 Evaluation of Low-Resistivity-Pay Deepwater Turbidites Using Constrained Thin-Bed Petrophysical Analysis .......................................................................... 3674

R. Bastia, A. Tyagi, K. Saxena, T. Klimentos, R. Altman, S. Alderman, S. Bahuguna

SPE 110765 Modeling the Economic Impact of Cognitive Biases on Oil and Gas Decisions ....................................................................................................................................... 3688

M.B. Welsh, S.H. Begg, R.B. Bratvold

SPE 110771 Imposing Multiple Seismic Inversion Constraints on Reservoir Simulation Models ........................................................................................................................ 3695

Subhash Kalla, Christopher D. White, James Gunning, Michael E. Glinsky

SPE 110776 Effect of Well Variables on the Performance of Chemical, Jet, and RCT Tubing Cutters ...................................................................................................................... 3708

M.S. Jurgens

SPE 110778 Multiscale Methods for Modeling Fluid Flow Through Naturally Fractured Carbonate Karst Reservoirs....................................................................................... 3714

P. Popov, G. Qin, L. Bi, Y. Efendiev, R. Ewing, Z. Kang, J. Li

SPE 110794 Evaluation of Infi ll Drilling Opportunities in Lekhwair Field, Oman .................. 3723Shekhar Jayanti, Anil Chopra, Ronald M. Giordano, Hua Yuan, Hongguang Tie, Ali Suleimani, Ali Gheithy, Clement Edwards

SPE 110796 Modeling the Mechanical and Phase-Change Stability of Wellbores Drilled in Gas Hydrates by the Joint Industry Participation Program (JIPP) Gas Hydrates Project, Phase II ............................................................................................................ 3729

R.A. Birchwood, S. Noeth, M.A. Tjengdrawira, S.M. Kisra, F.L. Elisabeth, C.M. Sayers, R. Singh, P.J. Hooyman, R.A. Plumb, E. Jones, J.B. Bloys

SPE 110803 Porosity Determination From NMR Log Data: The Effects of Acquisition Parameters, Noise, and Inversion .......................................................................... 3746

H.N. Bachman, S. Crary, R. Heidler, J. LaVigne, R. Akkurt

SPE 110804 Life of Well Isolation Implemented in Major North Sea Development................ 3757Liz Hunter, Bill Kinnaird, Kerry MacLean

SPE 110805 Use of Advanced Optimization Techniques To Manage a Complex Drilling Schedule........................................................................................................................... 3769

Morten Irgens, William Lashar Lavenue

SPE 110809 Barnett Shale Completions: A Method for Assessing New Completion Strategies .................................................................................................................. 3778

R. Leonard, R. Woodroof, K. Bullard, M. Middlebrook, R. Wilson

SPE 110810 Experimental Study of Oil/Water Flow With Paraffi n Precipitation in Subsea Pipelines........................................................................................................................... 3806

Sergio N. Bordalo, Rafael C. Oliveira

SPE 110812 Sensitivity of Project Economics to Uncertainty in Type and Parameters of Oil Price Models ................................................................................................... 3814

S.H. Begg, N. Smit

SPE 110813 New Analytical Techniques To Help Improve Our Understanding of Hydraulically Induced Microseismicity and Fracture Propagation.......................................... 3824

Leo Eisner, Tomas Fischer, Zuzana Jechumtálová, Joel Le Calvez, Sebastian Hainzl, Alena Boušková

SPE 110820 Application of Convolution and Average Pressure Approximation for Solving Nonlinear Flow Problems—Constant Wellbore Pressure Case ................................. 3831

M. Zhakupov, D. Ilk, T.A. Blasingame

SPE 110821 Infl ow Performance Relationship (IPR) for Solution-Gas-Drive Reservoirs—Analytical Considerations...................................................................................... 3845

D. Ilk, R. Camacho-Velázquez, T.A. Blasingame

SPE 110829 Measurement and Calculation of Key Events During the Plunger Lift Cycle............................................................................................................................................... 3854

James F. Lea, O.L. Rowlan, J.N. McCoy

SPE 110831 Collecting Single-Phase Retrograde Gas Samples at Near-Dewpoint Reservoir Pressure in Carbonates Using a Pump-Out Formation Tester With an Oval Pad ......................................................................................................................................... 3864

Chris Jones, Wandi Alta, Jorawar Singh, Bob Engelman, Mark Proett, Bob Pedigo

SPE 110832 Fluid Production and Injection Induced Stress Changes Using Reservoir Volume Changes Inverted From Tiltmeter-Based Surface Deformation Measurements ............................................................................................................................... 3875

J. Du, S.C. Maxwell, N.R. Warpinski

SPE 110833 Impact of Flow Assurance in the Development of a Deepwater Prospect ......................................................................................................................................... 3883

Doris L. Gonzalez, Abul K.M. Jamaluddin, Trond Solbakken, George J. Hirasaki, Walter G. Chapman

SPE 110837 Advanced LWD and Directional Drilling Technologies Overcome Drilling and Completion Challenges in Lateral Wells of Barnett Shale ................................... 3893

Sandeep Janwadkar, Stephen Morris, Mike Potts, Jeff Kelley, David Fortenberry, Geoff Roberts, Mark Kramer, Steve Privott, Tom Rogers

SPE 110838 A Predictive Pore-Scale Model for Non-Darcy Flow in Anisotropic Porous Media................................................................................................................................. 3911

Matthew T. Balhoff, Mary F. Wheeler

SPE 110845 A Novel Hydraulic Fracturing Model Fully Coupled With Geomechanics and Reservoir Simulator.................................................................................... 3919

Lujun Ji, A. Settari, R.B. Sullivan

SPE 110848 Analysis of Production Data From Hydraulically Fractured Horizontal Wells in Tight, Heterogeneous Formations................................................................................ 3928

F. Medeiros, B. Kurtoglu, E. Ozkan, H. Kazemi

SPE 110851 Stimulation Flowback Management: Keeping a Good Completion Good ............................................................................................................................................... 3939

James W. Crafton, Dan Gunderson

SPE 110858 Gas Production From Class 2 Hydrate Accumulations in the Permafrost ..................................................................................................................................... 3950

George J. Moridis, Matthew T. Reagan

SPE 110864 Integrated Flow Modeling Platform Using CAPE-OPEN Standard ..................... 3977M. Gainville, P. Roux, M. Pons, Michel Pons, A. Ricordeau, D. Paen

SPE 110873 Testing Gas Condensate Wells in Northern Siberia with Multiphase Flowmeters .................................................................................................................................... 3987

B. Theuveny, I.A. Zinchenko, Yamburggazdobycha Gazprom; Y. Shumakov

SPE 110877 Milling Through an Inoperable Ball Valve at Record Depth Provides for Successful Completion of an Ultradeep Well in the Gulf of Mexico .................................. 3997

Luis Rivas, John L. Powers

SPE 110878 Continuous Improvement in Slop Mud Treatment Technology.......................... 4006K. McCosh, M. Kapila, R. Dixit, P. Way

SPE 110891 Formate Fluids and Environmental Regulations: A Global View of Benefi ts and Challenges ............................................................................................................. 4013

Y. Gilbert, P. Pessala, A. Vaahtera, T. Raivio

SPE 110895 Acid Fracturing of Gas Wells Using an Acid Precursor in the Form of Solid Beads: Lessons Learned From First Field Application................................................... 4023

H.A. Nasr-El-Din, A.A. Al-Zahrani, F.O. Garzon, C.A.F. Giraldo, I.M. Al-Hakami, H.M. Al-Marri

SPE 110907 Second-Stage Challenge for the PRODML Standard: Adaptive Production Optimization .............................................................................................................. 4043

Ben Weltevrede, Alan Doniger, Laurence Ormerod, Stan DeVries

SPE 110920 New Level of Expandable Connector Qualifi cation Helps Minimize Operational Risk in Solid Expandable Liners ............................................................................ 4050

Lev Ring, Philippe Deltombe, Patrick York, Robert V. Baker

SPE 110939 The First Offshore Use of an Ultrahigh-Speed Drillstring Telemetry Network Involving a Full LWD Logging Suite and Rotary-Steerable Drilling System ........................................................................................................................................... 4065

H. Wolter, K. Gjerding, M. Reeves, M Hernandez, J. Macpherson, G. Heisig, Ralf Zaeper

SPE 110986 Experimental and Statistical Analysis of Shaly-Sand Evaluation Using CEC-Dependent Parameters ............................................................................................. 4073

B. Kurniawan, C.D. White, Z. Bassiouni

SPE 111125 The Evolution of Automation in Drilling ................................................................ 4084Alfred W. Eustes III

SPE 111126 Drill Automation for the Space Environment: Lessons Learned........................ 4089K. Zacny, G. Paulsen, G. Cooper

SPE 113021 A Unifi ed Model for Diffusion Coeffi cient Prediction in Non-Ideal Petroleum Fluids ........................................................................................................................... 4095

A. Leahy-Dios, A. Firoozabadi

SPE 113022 An Experimental Investigation of In-situ Combustion in Heterogeneous Media................................................................................................................... 4103

Olurotimi G. Awoleke

SPE 113023 Quantitative Mineralogy of Reservoir Rocks Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy .................................................................................................................. 4118

Bryce D. Ballard

SPE 113024 Effect of Sugar on the Thickening Time of Cement Slurries............................... 4126Marta Bermudez

SPE 113025 Using Production History to Identify Acid Stimulation Candidates in the Spraberry Trend...................................................................................................................... 4133

S.A. Coulthard

SPE 113026 Heavy Fraction C7+ Characterization for PR-EOS ............................................... 4138Gastón Fondevila Sancet

SPE 113027 Neural Networks can Enhance Fuzzy Corrosion Modeling................................. 4148Yasin Haijzadeh

SPE 113028 Application of Nonlinear Dynamics Methods to Study of Relationship Between Seismic Emission and Change of Pore Pressure ...................................................... 4157

Novikov Alexey Viktorovich

SPE 113029 Economic Implication of Steerable Casing While Drilling................................... 4164Oguntuberu Toyin Busola

SPE 113030 Streamline-Based Reservoir Model Calibration to Three-Phase Production Data ............................................................................................................................ 4168

Adedayo Oyerinde

SPE 113031 Water Saturation Evaluation in Shaly Sand Reservoirs Using Advanced X-ray Diffraction and Cation Exchange Capacity Measurements.......................... 4182

Justin Ugbo

SPE 113414 Technical-Economic Modeling of CO2 Sequestration Considering Injection in Mature Oil Fields ....................................................................................................... 4194

A.T.F.S. Gaspar Ravagnani

Author Index