March 2002
Special Report

Petroleum Technology Digest

Special five-page feature , prepared by World Oil and PTTC, presents three case history reports on recent, successfully applied production technologies


March 2002 Supplement 
Case Study 

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Case studies for Independent Producers

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Unique chemical removes paraffin damage, stimulates production
Rick Stewart, MOCO Operating Co., Lafayette, La.; and Donald R. Ford, Chem-Tec LLC, Lake Charles, La.

MOCO Operating Co. treated two Upper Wilcox wells in Southeast Louisiana with a paraffin-asphaltene chemical that works via unique mechanisms.

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Innovative steamflood revives shut-in heavy oil property
Steven Schamel, Petroleum Research Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; Mike Deets, Aera Energy LLC, Bakersfield, Calif.; and Viola Rawn-Schatzinger, RMC Consultants Inc., Tulsa, Okla.

Aera Energy LLC (Aera) successfully reestablished production in the Monarch sand in its Pru Fee lease in the Midway-Sunset field through tight integration of geologic characterization, geostatistical modeling, reservoir simulation and petroleum engineering.

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Handheld computer system reduces costs and increases data valuecosts
Scott Daves, Markwest Resources, Englewood, Colo., and Wayne White, IHS Energy Group, Englewood, Colo.

Markwest Resources implemented IHS Energy’s FieldDIRECT field data collection system using Windows-based handheld personal computers and quickly realized cost savings through more efficient use of field personnel’s time.

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