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NOVEMBER 2003

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A concise guide to water frac design

W. Grieser, J. Hobbs, J. Hunter and J. Ables
Previously, water-frac design was more art than science. Here's a design procedure from a field operation standpoint, with field results for comparisons
Fiber optic temperature monitoring optimizes water injection, well production

M. Al-Asimi, G. Brown and C. Cosad
Fiber optic-based, distributed temperature sensing was successfully applied to wells in Oman, allowing performance to be monitored for optimal output and intervention
Matrix treatment arrests production decline in deepwater GOM well

S. A. Ali and L. J. Kalfayan
Case history and lab tests of successful salt block inhibitor that prevents serious wellbore scale deposits

Features

Assessing margin to prospect scale controls on hydrocarbon leakage and seepage

G. O’Brien, G. Lawrence and A. Williams
The objective is to develop a better understanding of how to use remote sensing techniques, specifically, synthetic aperture radar, to reduce exploration uncertainty
Brazil furthers its leadership in deepwater E&P

G. Toniatti
This overview examines the latest upstream work in Brazil's deepwater
Fracture and satellite hyperspectral analysis for petroleum exploration

J. Everett, R. Staskowski and R. Jacobi
Two research projects demonstrated that there is strong correlation between areas of high fracture density and petroleum production from fractured Devonian shales
How to drill and develop an oil field in an urban setting

S. Liles
BreitBurn Energy used a novel, award-winning rack & pinion drilling rig in its East Beverly Hills oil field. The West Pico drillsite is located in West Los Angeles in the middle of a busy residential/ commercial sector
Petroleum Technology Digest: Gravel packing through the shoe saves horizontal openhole job

R. Klimitchek and K. SakociusS. Siegwein
Horizontal gravel packs have been achieved by placing additional gravel through the shoes, salvaging what otherwise would have been unsuccessful completions

Columns

Editorial Comment

Perry A Fischer, Editor
Cuisinart comparisons
Drilling advances

Robert E. Snyder, Executive Eng. Editor
Gas supply/ demand; GOM Loop currents; IADC safety program
International Politics

John McCaughey, Contributing Editor, Washington
There are gifts a'plenty in the final US energy bill
What's new in exploration

Perry A. Fischer, Editor
Oilfield heresy; A new model for hydrocarbon migration and quality
What's new in production

Robert E. Snyder, Executive Eng. Editor
SPE: the show, the presentations, the organization

News & Resources

Industry at a glance

Vol. 224 No. 11   Effective November 1, 2003, OPEC will cut crude oil production by 900,000 barrels per day. This will bring production down to 24.5 million b/d. OPEC argues that production cuts are justified by the risk
World of Oil

Kurt S. Abraham, Managing/International Editor

Vol. 224 No. 11  KURT S. ABRAHAM, MANAGING/INTERNATIONAL EDITOR   Click Here for Kurt's Opinion OPEC hedges on need for more output cuts

Departments

Companies in the news

Vol. 224 No. 11  Jason Geosystems has changed its operating name to Fugro-Jason. Fugro NV acquired Jason Geosystems BV in 2001. Fugro-Jason will remain an independent operation and will continue to offer expert consultancy services in reservo
New literature

Vol. 224 No. 11  High-force hydraulic tools In their new product brochure, Generating Solutions in the Oil and Gas Industry, Enerpac offers a complete line of hydraulic tools suitable for oil and gas applications. With
New products

Vol. 224 No. 10  Rotary tables and drives The LeTourneau Ellis Williams Company (LEWCO) added two rotary table models and a selection of rotary-table transmissions and independent drive to its product roster. The model L-375 rot
People in industry

Vol. 224 No. 11  Two investment bankers with oilfield experience, who opened an independent investment bank in April 2003, have expanded their partnership with the addition of partners Leonard H. Paton and Raymond L. Brown to form Parks P

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