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Factivity and presupposition in Dependent Type Semantics
Authors: Tanaka Ribeka , Mineshima Koji , Bekki Daisuke 
Published: November 2017

Dependent type theory has been applied to natural language semantics in order to provide a formally precise and computationally adequate account of dynamic aspects of meaning. One of the frameworks of natural language semantics based on dependent type theory is Dependent Type Semantics (DTS), whose focus is on the compositional interpretations of anaphoric expressions. In this paper, we extend the framework of DTS with a mechanism to handle entailment and presupposition associated with factive verbs such as "know". Using the notion of proof objects as first-class objects, we provide a fully compositional account of presuppositional inferences triggered by factive verbs. The proposal also gives a formal reconstruction of the type-distinction between propositions and facts and thereby accounts for the lexical semantic differences between factive and non-factive verbs in a type-theoretical setting.
An outline of type-theoretical approaches to lexical semantics
Authors: Cooper Robin , Retoré Christian 
Published: November 2017

We take the opportunity of the publication of some of the papers of the ESSLLI workshop TYTLES (TYpes Theory and LExical Semantics, ESSLLI 2015, Barcelona) to provide an overview of the possibilities that type theory offer to model lexical semantics, especially the type theoretical frameworks that properly model compositional semantics.
Prevalencia de malformaciones congénitas detectadas al nacimiento en un hospital de segundo nivel en Sinaloa
Authors: Calderón-Alvarado Ana Beatriz , Rojas-Villegas María del Sagrario , Dehesa-López Edgar 
Published: November 2017

INTRODUCCIÓN: la prevalencia de malformaciones congénitas (MC) detectadas al nacimiento es de 2 a 5.5 neonatos vivos, variando significativamente según las características de la población y metodología del estudio. OBJETIVO: determinar la prevalencia y tipos de MC en los recién nacidos atendidos por el servicio de neonatología en un periodo de un año. MATERIAL Y MÉTODOS: estudio transversal. Se revisaron expedientes clínicos de recién nacidos vivos atendidos en el servicio de neonatología de nuestra institución durante el año 2015. Se incluyeron neonatos con alteraciones morfológicas detectadas al nacimiento y/o antes del alta hospitalaria, referidas en el expediente. RESULTADOS: se detectaron 117 MC en 98 neonatos, de un total de 4,097 estudiados, obteniendo una prevalencia de 2.39% en el análisis por individuo y de 2.85%, tomando en cuenta el total de MC. Los aparatos y sistemas más afectados fueron: genitourinario (29.1%), osteomuscular (21.4%) y circulatorio (16.2%). Las MC más frecuentes fueron: criptorquidia (14.5%), hipospadias (12.8%) y anquiloglosia (10.3%).CONCLUSIÓN: la tasa de prevalencia de MC fue de 23.9 por 1,000 recién nacidos vivos, lo cual coincide con la reportada en el resto del mundo, siendo el aparato genitourinario el más afectado y la criptorquidia la MC más frecuente en nuestra población.
How contribute strategic corporate brand management model? : Thai SMEs context
Authors: Kamkankaew Pongsiri , Thanitbenjasith Phithagorn , Sribenjachote Suteera 
Published: November 2017

Strategic corporate brand management (SCBM) and corporate performance are especially meaningful to become a new support management concept for SMEs today. However, SMEs less is served to how SCBM conceptualizing brought in order that it may produce the high effectiveness CP and their conceptualizing has not been still investigated appropriately, especially the SMEs of Thailand context. This paper seeks to develop a conceptual model for SCBM towards on SMEs corporate performance in Thailand. Drawing on reconsidering and analyzing the theoretical and empirical research are addressed the model. Based on the result provide that SCBM concentrating on the SMEs corporate performance pointedly the effect of distinctiveness, closely with firm characteristics, entrepreneurship, corporate brand element and competitive environment. The developed model devoted to great recognize the role of SCBM and how to enlarge the assistance of Thai SMEs corporate performance. Moreover, this paper increases to the previous research in which the attachment between other factors with SCBM was synthesized. The model advances to SCBM study by essence one of the SMEs development notions. In sum, it is recommended that Thai SMEsâ€™ entrepreneur should be accentuating more for their firm characteristics, entrepreneurship, corporate brand element, competitive environment and strategic corporate brand management. Furthermore, it should be address an evidence empirical study for a major gap in the area of SCBM.
Keywords: Strategic corporate brand management, corporate performance, SMEs, Thailand.
Determination of standard times for process improvement: A case study
Authors: Akansel Mehmet , Yagmahan Betul , Emel Erdal 
Published: November 2017

Abstract
The companies are required to use proper methods to reduce their costs and increase productivity levels so that they can survive in the fast-changing competitive conditions of the existing business environment. Work study is one of those highly effective productivity improvement methods in labor dependent industries. Determination of standard times, which is one of the important steps of a work study, provides a critical input for process improvement activities within companies. This work is based on a project which included determination of standard times as one of the earliest steps of process improvement activities in a steel-pipe manufacturing company. In systems analysis phase which was performed as the first step, it was observed that long delays occurred on production lines and an evenly distribution of workload among workers was not achievable most of the times. In order to alleviate these problems, all labor-intensive jobs within the system were identified and depicted in process charts. Standard times of the processes were determined by using time study and work sampling techniques. Next, line balancing problems associated with uneven workloads were addressed using these standard times data and some solutions were obtained. All in all, the framework which provided promising results in this pilot study was recommended to be broadened to the entire manufacturing system of the company.
Keywords: time study, work sampling, standard time, productivity.
First Successful Openhole Lateral Multistage Acid Frac in a Complex Unconventional Carbonate Reservoir North Kuwait
Authors: Al-Enezi Badriya , Al-Mufarej Mishal , Ashqar Ayham , Navia Alejandro 
Published: November 2017

Abstract
Openhole (OH) multistage fracturing (MSF) is increasingly used to stimulate and maximize production within low-permeability reservoirs in unconventional plays globally, extending its use from tight sands, shales, and carbonate reservoirs. Technological breakthroughs in hydraulic fracturing have helped enable OH MSF within lateral sections.
The target reservoir is a tight heterogeneous carbonate with unsustainable productivity. The hydrocarbon produced is oil of relatively low API and gas/oil ratio (GOR). Given the challenging nature of the unconventional Mauddud reservoir of the Bahrah field, a sophisticated design of both the well completion and fracturing treatment is necessary to achieve the North Kuwait strategic production targets by maximizing reservoir contact and enhancingwell performance.
A long horizontal well was drilled within the Mauddud reservoir. Completion technology was based on distributing swellable packers along the lateral section to develop MSF acidizing.
The multistage packer and port designs were based on the reservoir mechanical and formation properties, to achievethe best fracture extension. Fracture acidizingwas performed on each stage, the well was flowed clean, and an electrical submersible pump (ESP) was run to produce the well. A production logging tool (PLT) survey was run immediately after fracture acidizing and six months after production. The recorded data indicated different contribution profiles of the stages, which indicated the fractures and production within such reservoirstake time to stabilize.
This paper describes and addresses the effectiveness of MSF. Additionally, MSF performance in horizontal vs. vertical wells is assessed. Well performance analysis, exploitation approaches, and successful implementation are discussed, highlighting the advanced completion technology applied. The PLT results at different stages of the well life (post-acidizing and after ESP installation) are discussed. A comparison between the multifracture within the lateral section and vertical fractured well showed the benefit of the technology used to boost and sustain production. Effective horizontal drilling and MSF have helped enablethe development of unconventional resources, which were considered economically unfeasible previously.
Mechanisms and EOR Potential of Nitrogen Assisted Artificial Foamy Oil Flooding
Authors: Jiang Youwei , Wang Bojun , Li Qiu , Zhao Jian , Zhang Yunjun , Zheng Haoran 
Published: November 2017

Abstract
Nitrogen assisted artificial foamy oil flooding (AFO) is an oil recovery process in which nitrogen and foamy oil agent are injected into a water flooded reservoir to drive the remaining oil when it is emulsified with the injected gas and water. The rheological behavior of the emulsified oil is similar with foamy oil flow, so this process is called artificial foamy oil flooding in this paper.
A visible micro-model of etched glass is developed to observe the emulsification process of nitrogen, foamy oil agent, water and oil. The foamy oil agent is a composition of surfactants like foaming agents, foam stabilizers, viscosity reducers and so on. One-dimensional flooding experiments are conducted to measure the resistance factor of artificial foamy oil flow process. The impacts of foamy oil agent concentration and air/liquid ratio upon the resistance factor are assessed in the experiments too. The potential of AFO of overcoming the interlayer interference effect is evaluated with parallel core flooding experiments. Based on experimental results, the reservoir engineering aspects of this technique is discussed and the capability of enhancing oil recovery is demonstrated with a pilot application outcomes.
The mechanisms of AFO unveiled with the etched glass model include: (1) dramatic viscosity reduction with oil/water emulsification; (2) increased elastic energy of oil saturated with micro gas bubbles; (3) Foam blockage in water saturated zones; (4) improvement of drainage factor with pseudo miscible flooding. Compared with the simple treatment with viscosity reducer, AFO is more stable which does not separated within four hours. It reduces the oil viscosity by 80%. The resistance factor can be as high as 58 when the concentration of foamy oil agent is 0.5%. Parallel core flooding experiments reveal that the injection of nitrogen and foamy oil agent after water flooding can reduce water cut by 12%, and enhance oil recovery by 15.8%. In the pilot in Tuha Oil Field, PetroChina, the injected nitrogen compensated the formation pressure rapidly and emulsified with oil to stimulate daily oil production rate and recovery. Demonstrated with reservoir engineering theories and numerical simulation, whose outcomes are compatible with the pilot performance, artificial foamy oil flooding is of great potential to further enhance oil recovery for water flooded reservoirs in Tuha field.
Artificial foamy oil flooding technique, inspired by foamy oil flow in Venezuela, is probably a new EOR solution to reduce water cut and improve oil mobility in water flooded reservoirs, especially in heavy oil reservoirs exploited with water injection in Tuha Field. The mechanisms and recovery potential are unveiled with laboratory experiments and pilot tests.
The First Slickline Rigless Deployed High Rate Slim Design ESP in the Middle East.
Authors: Rafie Majid , Qahtani Mesfer , Mutairi Khaled M. , Winarno Mulad B. , Windiarto Yhossie S. , Assal Anwar 
Published: November 2017

Abstract
The oil industry has been for many years, growing and innovating technology over time. Economic cost is the main driver for changes that occur in our industry and the need to overcome a variety of challenges from reservoir to production to have a profitable well. Saudi Aramco as one of the largest operators worldwide have several fields that run completely on artificial lift, mainly ESPs, to produce. These ESPs are known to be prone to wear and tear, requiring replacement every few years. Conventionally through the use of a workover rig, these ESP and upper completion are replaced every so often. In recent years, the decline of the oil prices worldwide has cited the need to reduce capital & operational expenses to maximize the profitability in our economic analysis.
Saudi Aramco, as a lead oil & gas operator is paving the way in alternative deployments method of ESP completion. This paper details Saudi Aramco’s successful deployment and qualification of a high rate, slim design alternative deployed ESP system. As part of the qualification criteria the system was successfully installed, removed and reinstalled three times over a six month period on slick-line.
Prolonging Gas Production until the End of Concession by Optimizing Existing Resources: A Case Study from Greater Bongkot South Field Development Strategy
Authors: Kritsadativud P. , Sivapiromrat P. , Limprasert T. , Srihirunrusmee S. , Whangkitjamorn J. , Navasumrit P. , Roatkanjanaporn T. , Sapmanee K. , Palviriyachote S. , Thongpian D. , Kaewmuang W. , Promsen P. , Kittisupalauk S. , Kittisureethorn N. , Tan S. , Swarnanto L.D. 
Published: November 2017

Abstract
The Greater Bongkot South Field (GBS) is located in Gulf of Thailand, supplying 320 MMSCFD of Thailand domestic natural gas consumption. The production started in 2012 and its gas supply was committed until March 2023. With this obligation, as well as highly faulted reservoirs, variable gas CO2 contents and small original gas in place volumes, new wells and platforms are required to be continuously sanctioned throughout the field life.
The recent oil price recession in late 2014 and production timing close to the concession end resulted in the changes in GBS development strategy in order to deliver the stable production until the concession ends.
This paper presents the new GBS development strategy when cost saving through oil price recession and production period close to end of concession are the major consideration. Initially, the clear objective and policy from asset’s management was communicated to all working team. Part of design thinking process were used to generate ideas to fill up production gap until end of concession. Some of ideas were implemented such as unlocked integrity wells by perforation with management of change procedure (MOC), or intensive review all of existing unperforated reservoirs and set up new perforation strategy. Then, unleash the locked in potentials, accelerating resources beyond concession, and evaluate new resources by step out infill drilling is proposed.
By synergy and corporation among geoscientists, reservoir engineering, production technologist, development planning and well engineering team, GBS new development strategy is expected close the production profile gap until end of concession in March 2023 and able to prolong production plateau without new wellhead platforms installation, saving more than 60 million USD to the whole project.
A new way of working through a case study in GBS field development strategy can be example for other field development that come close to end of concession or want to squeeze existing resources as much as possible before starting a new major investment.
National Maintenance Management of Indonesian Upstream Oil and Gas Production Facilities
Authors: Amir Mohamad Fauzan , Poerwanto Tomy W. , Pribadi Rossupanji , Aswandi Aswandi , Baidjuri A. Farid 
Published: November 2017

Abstract
Managing more than 60 oil and gas companies spending the maintenance budget of about 1 (one) Billion US Dollar is a big challenge to Special Task Force for Upstream Oil and Gas Business Republic of Indonesia (or known as SKK Migas) as an Indonesian government body appointed to supervise and monitor the Production Sharing Contract (PSC) operators all over Indonesia. Given the limited resources, some restrictions must be addressed, among others, the legacy manual system which is unable to manage the massive information in maintenance; the loss production opportunities due to reliability issue of the ageing facilities, maintenance cost reduction, reutilization of surplus assets and gap in knowledge, competency and innovation between the companies.
The strategies for overcoming the restrictions are principally driven by some major factors i.e. the oil and gas production target and the controlled cost recovery. The efforts are therefore implemented into some general approaches, namely by building a national maintenance information system, applying maintenance assessment regularly, controlling the maintenance work program & budgets and collaborative approaches to the companies.
The maintenance information system has been successfully developed in an efficient and customable manner. The system is able to provide national maintenance data, which are powerful to support decision-making processes in maintenance management. By the system-driven, the control and supervision become more effective. The historical data stored completely helps facilitating evaluation of the operator performance and deciding what actions are required to improve the performance goal. In addition to that, the unused or idle equipment are also well-monitored by the system. Whenever needed, they can be transferred to other companies, so that saving the operational expenses, instead of purchasing or building the new facilities. No exception as well is the efforts to close gap in knowledge, competency and innovation via maintenance cluster forums around Indonesia.
Saving Rig Time by the Use of New Generation Ultrasonic Transducers to Evaluate Cement in Outer Casing through Section Milled Window of the Inner Casing
Authors: Noble L. , Govil A. , McCann C. , Obando Palacio G. A. , Knutsen O. , Nesland B. , Mueller D. T. 
Published: November 2017

Abstract
As the fields in the North Sea mature, many of wells undergo permanent well abandonment or permanent abandonment of a section of the well for consequent well sidetracking. Compliant procedures for well abandonment as per Norwegian Continental Shelf regulatory requirements necessitates the presence of double barriers to isolate permeable formations/sources of inflow.
To achieve a compliant plug-and-abandonment case in situations where casing cement is part of the primary or secondary well barrier (forming part of an external well barrier envelope), casing cement must be verified by logging to ensure a good formation-to-cement-to-casing seal. However, if inner casing is expected to be cemented across the depth where the permanent cement plug (forming an internal well barrier element, WBE) is planned to be set, then the inner casing must be milled so that the outer casing can be logged to verify the barrier seal. Traditional casing milling operations are costly and time consuming, often lasting for several days.
This paper describes an alternative way of verifying an external WBE when the inner casing presents an obstruction for outer casing cement evaluation.
Integrated Fracture Characterization and Modeling in North Kuwait Carbonate Reservoirs
Authors: Richard Pascal , Lamine Sadok , Pattnaik Chinmaya , Al Ajmi Neama , Kidambi Vijay , Narhari Rao , LeVarlet Xavier , Swaby Peter , Dashti Qasem 
Published: November 2017

Abstract
The North Kuwait Carbonate (NKJG) reservoirs are currently under development by KOC (Kuwait Oil Company). The appraisal and development of the NKJG offer challenges such as lateral variations in reservoir quality, tight to very tight reservoirs and natural fracturing to a varying degree spatially. The presence of open, connected fractures is one of the key elements to achieve a successful development. Also, the presence of fracture corridors increase the risk associated with drilling. Numerous fracture modelling studies have been supporting both appraisal and development strategies of the fields.
A structural evolution model has been developed based on field observations and linked to the regional phases of deformations. Detailed fracture characterization using static BHI (bore hole images) and core data as well as dynamic data has been achieved. Small scale detailed DFN (Discrete Fracture Network) in support of planning and drilling activities of future appraisal wells has been carried out. Full field DFN in support to production history matching and forecast has been completed. The core and pressure transient analysis data have been used to calibrate the permeability and porosity of the DFN property ahead of the dynamic simulation work.
This paper illustrates some examples of best practices of the various study components with a focus on core to BHI calibration, fracture porosity calibration using core data and calibration of DFN models using pressure transient analysis data.
Acid Diversion in Carbonates with Nanoparticles-Based in Situ Gelled Acid
Authors: Abdelfatah Elsayed , Bang Sangho , Pournik Maysam , Shiau Bor Jier , Harwell Jeffrey , Haroun Mohammed , Rahman Motiur 
Published: November 2017

Abstract
Acid stimulation is used in carbonate reservoirs to bypass formation damage. Carbonate reservoirs are highly heterogeneous with layers of large permeability variation. For even distribution of acid between layers, we have developed a new acid diversion system using nanoparticles. Nanoparticles aggregate size distribution evolves with time, and once it spans pore space, gel structure is formed. The objective of this present a new acid diversion system with nanoparticles based acid system along with model that can predict the gelation kinetics.
Experimental inversitgation has been conducted to study the gelation kinetics of nanoparticles at different salts, ionic strength, pH, and temperature. Phase behavior study was first conducted. The best system was then tested in parallel coreflood. Then Population Balance equation (PBE) is used to model the growth of aggregates and the interaction between aggregates and porous media. Quadrature method of moments (QMOM) is used to convert the PBE with continuous distribution of nanoparticle size into moment transport equations for efficient computation. Finite volume method is used for discretization of moment transport equation, acid transport equation, continuity equation and Darcy law.
Acid diversion in carbonates using nanoparticle-based in situ gelled acid is proven to be more efficient than convectional diversion systems especially for harsh reservoir conditions. The effect of different salts, ionic strength, pH and temperature was studied experimentally. Coreflooding shows that Nanoparticle-based system can create several complete wormholes in both low and high permeability cores. Nanoparticles plugging small pore throats can divert acid into larger pores and reduce acid leakoff. Model presented in this paper gives insight into the aggregation and gelation kinetics. Model displayed the influence of nanoparticle concentration on gelation time. Once the gel forms, shear thinning behavior is used to model the viscosity of the gel. Shear rate could highly reduce the viscosity of the gel and hence affect the efficiency of acid diversion.
The model developed in this work accurately simulate aggregation, initiation of gelation of fumed silica and acid diversion in carbonates. The new acid diversion system is highly effective in even distribution of acid between layers of different permeability. The model developed in this study can help in optimization of new nanoparticles-based acid diversion system.