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Reservoir management using streamline simulation
(Texas A&M University, 2000)
Geostatistical techniques can generate fine-scale description of reservoir properties that honor a variety of available data. The differences among multiple geostatistical realizations indicate the presence of uncertainty ...
Formation damage studies of lubricants used with drill-in fluids systems on horizontal open-hole wells
(Texas A&M University, 2000)
Tests were conducted to evaluate the effect of lubricants in formation damage. Two types of lubricants were tested along with two types of drill-in fluids. The DIF's tested included a sized-calcium carbonate (SCC) and a ...
Vertical composition gradient effects on original hydrocarbon in place volumes and liquid recovery for volatile oil and gas condensate reservoirs
(Texas A&M University, 2000)
Around the world, volatile oil and retrograde gas reservoirs are considered as complex thermodynamic systems and even more when they exhibit vertical composition variations. Those systems must be characterized by an equation ...
Experimental investigation of the use of drag reducing agents in conjunction with twin-screw multiphase pumps
(Texas A&M University, 2000)
Application of multiphase technology has accelerated over the past decade. The development of this technology has been driven by the challenges to economically produce from deepwater and other remote objectives. Both ...
Limitations of extended reach drilling in deepwater
(Texas A&M University, 2000)
As the worldwide search for hydrocarbons continues into the deepwater of the oceans, drilling extended reach wells have helped to drain the fields in the most cost effective way, thus providing the oil and gas industry the ...
Inversion of field-scale partitioning tracer response for characterizing oil saturation distribution: a streamline approach
(Texas A&M University, 2000)
Identifying distribution of remaining oil in the reservoir is vital for evaluation of existing waterflood, design of tertiary recovery projects, and location of infill drilling candidates. In recent years, partitioning ...
Type curve analysis for naturally fractured reservoirs (infinite-acting reservoir case): a new approach
(Texas A&M University, 2000)
This work introduces new type curve solutions for an unfractured well in an infinite-acting naturally fractured reservoir, including wellbore storage and skin effects. Both pseudosteady-state¹ and transient²⁻³ interporosity ...
Reservoir characterization of the Upper and Lower Repetto reservoirs of the Santa Clara field-federal waters, offshore California
(Texas A&M University, 2000)
This thesis presents the characterization of the Upper and Lower Repetto reservoirs of the Santa Clara field, which lies seven miles offshore of Ventura County, California. The approaches that we adopted for this reservoir ...
Application of piezoelectric sensors for stress-related measurements in wellbores
(Texas A&M University, 2000)
Precise knowledge of hydraulic fracture orientation and closure pressure is important for successful well completions. Fracture orientation can be determined from various methods like active mapping, open borehole and ...
Experimental investigation of sand consolidation using high-temperature alkaline solution
(Texas A&M University, 2000)
An experimental study was conducted to better understand the sand consolidation process under high-temperature alkaline solution. Wilmington Tar sand samples were successfully consolidated in the laboratory using ...