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A New Technique for Deriving the Resistivity Parameters of Archie's Equation From Combination of Logs and Core Measurements
Authors: Aldoleimi A. M. , Berta D. 
Published: December 2007

ABSTRACT
A new approach in determining the parameters of the Archie's equation a, m and n is presented in this paper. It is based on the use of water saturation from the core or from an EPT type measurement and the resistivity of the formation where this water saturation is known.
The proposed method is an extension to a 3D space of the usual regression technique used in a plane, as in the laboratory determination of m and n. Both a spatial visualization and a regression may be used to obtain the Archie parameters.
This method may be applied in different situations: –in a reservoir at any water saturation in a well drilled with a waterbase mud where both MSFL and EPT type logs have been run.–in a reservoir at irreducible water saturation and in a well drilled with a tagged oil base mud of known water loss where the resistivity of the formation is measured by an induction tool and the water saturation is known from either the core or an EPT type tool.–in a reservoir at residual oil saturation (after a waterflood), in a well drilled with a waterbase mud where the resistivity of the formation is measured by a long spacing resistivity tool and the water saturation is known from either an EPT type log or a core.
Examples are given of the use of this technique in a carbonate field of the Middle East from two different reservoirs: The high heterogeneity of the first reservoir makes it necessary to sort the data per lithofacies and therefore reduces the number of data points, whereas in the second, more homogeneous results are fairly straight forward and provide an answer close to the accepted triplet (1,2,2) for (a, m, n).
Basic Reservoir Engineering and History-Match Study on the Fractured Raman Reservoir, Turkey
Authors: Sener I. , Bakiler C. S. 
Published: December 2007

ABSTRACT
Raman oil field, located in southeastern Turkey, has been recently analyzed and studied in detail for the final objective of determining the future recovery potential under various production alternatives. The original oil-in-place in Raman is estimated to be 611.4 MMSTB of 15 to 19 API oil.
Production formation in Raman is the fractured Mardin limestone which receives pressure support from an underlying strong bottom aquifer. The reservoir-aquifer interaction takes place through an extensive network of mostly vertical fractures. In addition to being fractured, the producing Mardin formation is also heavily faulted.
The primary recovery mechanism and the recovery efficiency in Raman strongly rely on the presence of vertical fractures that are also responsible for bringing the steady-state aquifer support. With the flow direction being mainly vertical, rapid coning caused by strong influx leaves most of the oil bypassed between the wells.
This paper covers a review of reservoir geology, basic reservoir engineering to characterize the production mechanism, the fractured nature of the reservoir, the interaction with the aquifer; and finally, the history match and subsequent predictions with a suitable fractured reservoir simulator.
Case Histories of Electrical Submersible Pump Operations and Unique Scaling Tendency in Pumping Wells of Kuwait Oil Fields
Authors: Chawla M. L. , Ghoniem S. A. 
Published: December 2007

ABSTRACT
Most of the crude production in Kuwait is from the naturally flowing wells. Eight wells of field ‘A’ were put on artificial lift in the year 1981 and Electrical submersible pump (ESP) was selected as the primary mode of lift. Between 1985 to 1988 fourteen wells of an other field ‘B’ were completed with ESPs. At the present production level, approximately 6% of Kuwait's production is contributed by the ESPs.
While the pump performance in field ‘A’ has been satisfactory, with reasonable run life of downhole equipment, on the other hand several premature failures of downhole equipment in field ‘B’ were experienced. ESP teardown inspection at the manufacturer's works indicated severe scale deposition in the pump internals resulting in blocked fluid passage and locked pump shaft. Scale deposition problem in pumps of field ‘B’ is unique where only traces of water are produced from most wells. This paper addresses the possible mechanism of scale deposition, remedial measures tried and future course of action to inhibit scale. Pump design data, operational experience and downhole equipment failure frequency for the two fields are included.
In-Place Determination of Reservoir Relative Permeability Using Well Test Analysis
Authors: Al-Khalifa A. A. , Home R. N. , Aziz K. 
Published: December 2007

Abstract
This paper describes a new method to estimate two- and three-phase relative permeabilities in-situ, using pressure transient analysis. The technique requires a short drawdown test, consisting of a number of steps of increasing flow rate. The resulting relative permeabilities reflect the properties of the whole drainage area, rather than those of a small laboratory core. The proposed technique is a major improvement over current historical performance methods. These existing methods need data over long periods, yet only cover a range of saturation up to present conditions - all future projections require extrapolation. By contrast, the new method estimates relative permeabilities at sandface saturations, which cover a range of future reservoir conditions. The well test can be repeated at a later stage of depletion to forecast still further into the future.
The proposed technique applies the solutions of multiphase diffusivity equation in terms of the pseudopressure function, m(p). These solutions have already been reported for constant rate tests in solution gas-drive reservoirs. This paper extends the pseudopressure solutions to three-phase systems. Two- and three-phase solutions are then superposed to obtain multiple-rate solutions, the basis for two-and three-phase relative permeability equations. A saturation equation developed originally by Bϕe et al. for solution gas-drive reservoirs, is also extended here to three-phase reservoirs. These pressure-saturation equations can be used to estimate sandface saturations during the test.
Using a commercial black-oil simulator, example well tests were simulated over a 40% range in gas saturation. Both two- and three-phase results show close agreement with input relative permeability curves. In cases where relative permeability is not homogeneous within the drainage area, the resulting estimates of relative permeability curves were very representative of in-situ heterogeneities.
The proposed technique offers a means to estimate two- and three-phase relative permeabilities at in-situ reservoir conditions, accounting for heterogeneities, wettability and fluid composition. It also seems to be the most appropriate way to obtain estimates for subsequent reservoir engineering analysis.
Structural Interpretation From VSP's in India
Authors: Mohan V. C. , Edwards J. E. , Saran R. 
Published: December 2007

ABSTRACT
Vertical Seismic Profiles (VSPs) are an important source of near-well structural information. This paper describes the VSP acquisition techniques and processing procedures used in two examples in southern India to locate and define faults and to measure dip. The interpretation of the structural features from the VSP's deconvolved up-going wavefield is also discussed, and the results are then compared with modeled reflector responses for the structural features. The offset of the fault from the well and the dip of the reflectors beneath the well can be estimated from the VSP data.
The Role of the Doctor of Engineering Degree in Graduate Education
Authors: Bosch Wouter , Carlile Robert E. 
Published: December 2007

American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers, Inc.
This paper was prepared for the 42nd Annual Fall Meeting of the Society of Petroleum Engineers of AIME, to be held in Houston, Tex., Oct. 1–4, 1967. Permission to copy is restricted to an abstract of not more than 300 words. Illustrations may not be copied. The abstract should contain conspicuous acknowledgment of where and by whom the paper is presented. Publication elsewhere after publication in the JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY or the SOCIETY OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERS JOURNAL is usually granted upon request to the Editor of the appropriate journal provided agreement to give proper credit is made.
Discussion of this paper is invited. Three copies of any discussion should be sent to the Society of Petroleum Engineers office. Such discussion may be presented at the above meeting and, with the paper, may be considered for publication in one of the two SPE magazines.
At a recent panel discussion held at Carnegie Institute of Technology the following remarks were made.
Faculty members of today's universities must not be afraid of innovation and should enjoy the privilege of trying new approaches to education and of being wrong in these attempts to improve old priorities. Universities must give effective education …or be doomed to failure.
From these two remarks one can gain a remarkable insight into transitions which have been creeping into the academic and industrial realms of education.
The first observation is that of the modernization of universities and their often archaic attitudes toward long established and heretofore untouchable areas of education. The Doctor of Philosophy degree is one such entrenched conformity that has stood for decades as the ultimate in scholastic achievement.
Let's face the current situation for what it is. In today's technological implosion, the modern institute of technology no longer conforms to the classical definition. It is no longer solely a cloistered society devoted to the development of mechanical skills and arts, but is today an institution that develops specialized and highly narrowed areas of competency, these fields of specialization being directly proportional to the competency and specialized interests of the active faculty of that institution and/or to the breadth of inquisitiveness of the candidate.
Following the Morrill Land Grant College Bill of July, 1862, the next five decades saw the establishment of some 150 land grant engineering institutions. In all but four of these institutions, engineering was decreed as a part of a unified, four-year curriculum directed not toward professional education but, rather toward professionally oriented general education.
Wireline Actuated PDC Underreamer Increases Drilling Efficiency in the Gulf of Mexico
Authors: Easton A. , Graham T. E. 
Published: December 2007

Abstract
A method has been developed for simultaneously drilling and underreaming from casing point to casing point with only one round trip. The successful development of the method from the planning stage through field testing is presented and the method is evaluated using field results.
The method involves the use of a hydraulically activated PDC underreamer and a wireline retrievable spear. After casing is set, the underreamer is run in the hole with the wireline spear in place keeping the underreamer closed. Cement, float equipment, and a few feet of rat hole are drilled before the spear is retrieved and simultaneous drilling and underreaming begins.
Using this method, Mobil Oil Company was able to substantially reduce the cost of drilling and underreaming a section from casing point to casing point at Green Canyon Block 18 in the Gulf of Mexico.
The Refinement of a Drillstring Simulator: Its Validation and Applications
Authors: Child A. J. , Ward A. L. 
Published: December 2007

Abstract
This paper describes aspects of the development and validation of a drillstring mechanics computer model. It illustrates a number of specific applications and shows how the use of such a model can be of benefit to the economics of drilling a well both in direct (eg. optimisation of well profile / drillstring configurations) and indirect (eg. post failure analysis understanding) ways.
Selecting Distinguished Scholars
Authors: Menzie D.E. 
Published: December 2007

American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers, Inc.
This paper was prepared for the 42nd Annual Fall Meeting of the Society of Petroleum Engineers of AIME, to be held in Houston, Tex., Oct. 1–4, 1967. Permission to copy is restricted to an abstract of not more than 300 words. Illustrations may not be copied. The abstract should contain conspicuous acknowledgment of where and by whom the paper is presented. Publication elsewhere after publication in the JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY or the SOCIETY OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERS JOURNAL is usually granted upon request to the Editor of the appropriate journal provided agreement to give proper credit is made.
Discussion of this paper is invited. Three copies of any discussion should be sent to the Society of Petroleum Engineers office. Such discussion may be presented at the above meeting and, with the paper, may be considered for publication in one of the two SPE magazines.

Introduction
In August, 1967, an analysis was made of information pertaining to present and past participants of the Petroleum and Geological Engineering "Honors Scholars" Program at the University of Oklahoma. This study was conducted for the purpose of discovering ways to determine the scholastic success of a prospective honor scholar and to enable more accurate selection future participants.
Included in this study is a listing of information concerning each student's ACT (American College Test) standard scores and grade point average. Letters and questionnaires were sent to each student, and through the students' cooperation, much of the data was collected.
This paper describes the background of the Honors-Distinguished Scholars Program at OU, discusses the findings about the students in the study, gives an analysis of the information, and offers suggestions for further improving the selection of honor scholars.
It should be noted that this is an initial report. As the program continues more inclusive information may be gathered about the scholars' university program, industry achievement, and the quality of their success.

BACKGROUND OF THE HONORS PROGRAM
In 1963, believing that outstanding high school students should be given the opportunity of participating in and gaining from a highly enriched educational experience, members of the faculty in the Oklahoma University School of Petroleum and Geological Engineering began thinking of ways to unite further the student in Petroleum Engineering and the petroleum industry in which the student expected someday to work.
Noting that the school already had a scholarship program established with many participating petroleum companies, the Petroleum Engineering faculty devised a program which would permit stronger involvement of both the student and the company. The "Honors Scholars" Program was thus initiated in the Fall of 1964.

Requirements for Admittance to the Program
The requirements for admittance to the honors program are high in order to insure outstanding performance of the participants.
Triaxial Collapse Design Considerations for Well Tubulars
Authors: Peterson J. L. 
Published: December 2007

ABSTRACT
Determination of the differential collapse pressure rating of pipe without evaluating the effect of the internal pressure is always non conservative. The errors are highest (5 to 10 percent or greater) for thick wall pipe (API yield collapse mode) at high axial load and high internal pressure. The errors are negligible for thin wall tubulars or other applications where the axial load or internal pressure is low. The derivation of the triaxial analysis for thick wall pipe is provided. In addition, the equation is expressed on a single figure allowing the user to quickly determine the impact of ignoring the internal pressure for an application using thick wall tubulars. Adjustments are also provided for other than thick wall pipe to facilitate quick evaluation.
Operations at a Deep Relief Well: The TXO Marshall
Authors: Grace R. D. , Kuckes A. F. , Branton J. 
Published: December 2007

ABSTRACT
Technology in directional surveying and borehole proximity surveying is advancing rapidly and is to the point that relief wells are now a realistic, economical and reliable alternative in well control operations. This paper chronicles relief well operations at the TXO Marshall located in Leon County, Texas. Operations at the Marshall successfully resulted in the second deepest wellbore intercept in the history of the industry. Magnetic multishot, magnetic single shot, Gyroscopic, and MWD data are compared, and the results are presented. Reliabilty and repeatibility of directional surveys are discussed in depth. Borehole proximity technology and advances in that technology is addressed.
Participation: The Solution to the AIME Student Chapter Problem
Authors: Crafton James W. , Brill James P. 
Published: December 2007

American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers, Inc.
This paper was prepared for the 42nd Annual Fall Meeting of the Society of Petroleum Engineers of AIME, to be held in Houston, Tex., Oct. 1–4, 1967. Permission to copy is restricted to an abstract of not more than 300 words. Illustrations may not be copied. The abstract should contain conspicuous acknowledgment of where and by whom the paper is presented. Publication elsewhere after publication in the JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY or the SOCIETY OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERS JOURNAL is usually granted upon request to the Editor of the appropriate journal provided agreement to give proper credit is made.
Discussion of this paper is invited. Three copies of any discussion should be sent to the Society of Petroleum Engineers office. Such discussion may be presented at the above meeting and, with the paper, may be considered for publication in one of the two SPE magazines.

Abstract
For many years AIME student chapters have struggled with periodic ups and downs. An analysis of problems which confront these chapters is presented in the hopes that the discussion will help chapters recognize and solve their problems. Possible solutions and guidelines for more effective chapter operation are thoroughly discussed. The importance and responsibilities of the student members, officers, and faculty advisor are reviewed.
The factor which characterizes a dynamic AIME student chapter is the PARTICIPATION which the chapter receives from its members and the degree to which the chapter PARTICIPATES in SPE and AIME activities.

Introduction
In the history of The Society of Petroleum Engineers we have never taken a more active interest in the activities of students than now. Yet we are just beginning to realize the potential of the AIME student chapters. When we try to be so vitally interested in the student, we cannot neglect this most intimate and continuous contact with him.
It often seems that bad things get worse and good things remain the same. Perhaps this happens with the AIME student chapters as well. In a poor, weak, nearly defunct chapter, the lack of incentive curtails any interest or desire to attempt improvement. Perhaps if the operation of a strong, active chapter is investigated, it will be possible to provide others with an awareness of, an interest in, and possible solutions to the problems facing AIME student chapters. Therefore, let us take a look at some of the characteristics and ideas inherent in a dynamic chapter and glance briefly at some of the problems that cause a chapter to weaken and to remain weak.
THE PROBLEM or "Through the Looking Glass Darkly"
In an active, dynamic chapter, the members want to attend meetings. They feel privileged when they are asked to work on chapter projects. It is relatively easy to generate enthusiasm in the organization. The student chapter almost creates its own progress, yet this does not make the successful chapter immune to decline.
Educational Opportunity in Depressed Economic Times
Authors: Gadomski C. R. , Eubanks W. A. 
Published: December 2007

ABSTRACT
The difficult economic conditions of the oil industry in the 1980's provided Schlumberger with an opportunity to enhance the technical and professional expertise of our personnel. This paper describes two major programs initiated during these economically depressed times -the Advanced Degree Program and the Summer Petroleum Engineering Seminar. Both proved to be successful to Schlumberger and the individuals involved. The Advanced Degree Program was an educational leave of absence granted for one year to selected field personnel. The Summer Petroleum Engineering Seminar, administered in conjunction with the University of Texas at Austin, was a 12-week program of intense instruction for field engineers in applicable topics of petroleum engineering. Included in this paper will be the philosophy of establishing the programs, costs incurred, and the benefits gained.
Measuring Offshore Subsidence with Seabed Pressure Gauges
Authors: Mes M. J. 
Published: December 2007

ABSTRACT
Phillips Petroleum Company Norway successfully completed the development, installation and application of pressure gauges to measure platform subsidence as a function of time.
Four pressure gauge systems were installed in the greater Ekofisk area in 1987. On each of the 2/4-E Tor, 2/7-C Edda and 2/4-F Albuskjell platforms one system was installed, serving as platform bench mark references. One system was installed on the 2/4-H Hotel platform, for which the subsidence must be measured as a function of time. The measurement system as it was installed, is described.
The interpretation of the Tor and Albuskjell data is demonstrated with actual data. How this interpretation is used to derive subsidence information is discussed.
The apparent uncertainty from prototype data indicates that the progression of subsidence can be measured with a relative uncertainty of the order of ± 1 cm.