Microsoft Word - spe118008.doc

Microsoft Word spe118008 doc ISBN 978 1 62276 874 5 Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference 2012 (ADIPEC 2012) Sustainable Energy Growth People, Responsibility, and Innovation Abu[.]

ISBN: 978-1-62276-874-5

Abu Dhabi International

Petroleum Exhibition and

Conference 2012 (ADIPEC 2012)

Sustainable Energy Growth:

People, Responsibility, and

Innovation

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

11-14 November 2012

Volume 1 of 5

Printed from e-media with permission by:

Curran Associates, Inc

57 Morehouse Lane Red Hook, NY 12571

Some format issues inherent in the e-media version may also appear in this print version

Copyright© (2012) by the Society of Petroleum Engineers

All rights reserved

Printed by Curran Associates, Inc (2013)

For permission requests, please contact the Society of Petroleum Engineers

at the address below

Society of Petroleum Engineers

P O Box 833836

Richardson, Texas 75083-3836

Phone: (800) 456-6863

Fax: (972) 952-9435

books@spe.org

Additional copies of this publication are available from:

Curran Associates, Inc

57 Morehouse Lane

Red Hook, NY 12571 USA

Phone: 845-758-0400

Fax: 845-758-2634

Email: curran@proceedings.com

Web: www.proceedings.com

TABLE OF CONTENTS

VOLUME 1

SPE 118008 Experiences and Benefits Gained through Implementation of the First Intelligent Field in Saudi

Aramco (QATIF Field) 1

Faisal M Al-Dossary, Abdurahman A Al-Ghamdi, Abdulrahman S Al-Ahmari

SPE 126592 The Operation of the Multiphase Flow Meters on the Sour Environment of Qatif Field: Case Study 10

Faisal M Al-Dossary, Abdulrahman A Al-Ghamdi

SPE 145451 Non Intrusive Corrosion-Erosion Monitoring for Subsea Applications 22

Sindre Halse Kristiansen

SPE 146521 Effective Use of Passive Inflow Control Devices to Improve the Field Development Plan 28

Tarik A Abdelfattah, Sudiptya Banerjee, Gonzalo A Garcia, Hang Nguyen

SPE 150365 Predicting Lower Fars Heavy Oil Molar Compositions Using Artificial Neural Networks 47

Dalal Al-Sirri, Ridha Gharbi

SPE 150661 Determining Unswept Oil in Flank Areas of Burgan Field to Successfully Place Infill Wells 60

Sameer F Desai, Mir Alam Shah Bora, Dawood Al-Matar, Nitin Rane, Salem N Al-Motairy, Batoul M Saleh, Mariam H Al-Naser

SPE 155951 A New Production Model by Considering the Pressure Sensitivity of Permeability in Oil Reservoirs 70

Bingyu Ji, Li Li, Xianbao Zheng, Changhui Cheng, Kewen Li

SPE 156337 Compressibility Method for Pore Pressure Prediction 80

Vahid Atashbari, Mark Tingay, Mohammad Hossein Zareian

SPE 157069 Optimized Drilling by Improved Well Control Using MPD in Narrow Pressure Window 86

Sangeeth Mathew, G G Nasr

SPE 157081 Coiled Tubing Long Perforation CIRP with Live Correlation GR/CCL Application via Optical

Telemetry: A Success Story at Angsi Field, Malaysia 154

M Izwan A Jalil, Ooi Zhon Wei, M Heikal Kasim, M Fakhrurazi Ishak

SPE 157144 Unconventional Execution Strategy of a Mega Offshore Project 170

Wassim Houchaimi

SPE 157149 Integrating Reservoir Modelling, High-Precision Temperature Logging and Spectral Noise Logging

for Waterflood Analysis 177

A R Al Marzouqi, A Keshka, J N Bahamaish, Tareq Al Junaibi, A Aslanyan, I Aslanyan, M Filenev, J Barghouti, V Sudakov,

A Andreev

SPE 157358 Application of Quantitative Risk Assessment for Planning High Sour Wells or Working in an H2S

Field Close to Populated Areas 186

Elie Daher

SPE 158059 Well Selection Criteria for Water Shut-Off Polymer Gel Injection in Carbonates 195

Serhat Canbolat, Mahmut Parlaktuna

SPE 158167 Predicting Relative Permeability from NMR Relaxation-Diffusion Responses Utilizing High

Resolution Micro Xray-CT Images 206

Tariq M Alghamdi, Christoph H Arns

SPE 158196 First Trial in the UAE for Proving Hydrocarbon Productivity Potential of Unconventional Source

Rocks in Abu Dhabi: A Case Study 221

Fahed Al Ameri, Musabbeh Al-Kaabi, Asim Al Zarouni, Abdulla Al Shateri, Mohammed Al-Zaabi, Gehad Mahmoud

SPE 158303 Dead Horizontal Well Revival Utilizing Fiber-Optic Enabled Coiled Tubing Combined with

Underbalance Perforating Gun Deployment Technique (Case Study) 249

Fehead Subaie, Nashi Otaibi, Fouad Sultan, Anton Burov, Azwan Keong

SPE 158432 Optimizing Oil-Rim Development of a Tight Reservoir with Large Gas Cap by Minimizing Gas

Cusping Phenomenon C “Case Study C” 272

Ashraf El Gazar, Saleh Bin Sumaidaa, Ahmed El Mahdi, M Basioni, M Ayoub, Ahmed Dawoud, Izzet Arslan

SPE 158568 First Deep Slim Hole Design Well in Kuwait: Significant Achievement and Cost Optimization

Drilling/Completing a 9.25-in Hole Section 291

Ayad Al-Kandari, Waleed Al-Baghli, Ali Al-Khaldy, Abdullah Naser Al-Mekhyal, Faisal Al Mutawa, Harish Maliekkal, Osama

Ghoneim, Mustafa Saleh

SPE 158941 Feed Endorsement - A Challenge to Epc Contractor’s Engineering Team 301

Satish K Srivastava, Ousama Takeidinn

SPE 159091 3D Geomechanical Modeling and Wellbore Stability Analysis in Abu Butabul Field 312

Li Qiuguo, Xing Zhang, Khalid Al-Ghammari, Labib Mohsin

SPE 159116 Mega Projects Integrated Readiness Assurance Process 320

Ahmed Nossair, Ali Al Tamimi, Ali Al Amri, Khaled Al Katheeri, Tom Hann, Tim Finigan

SPE 159223 Planning for Successful Jarring Operations - Effective Use of Drilling Impact Systems Helps Release

Stuck Pipe 337

Jose L Mercado

SPE 159280 Performance of Inline Separation Technology in Unlocking Restricted/Shut Down Wet Gas Wells 346

A J W H Vissers, V Van Asperen, R Akdim, A A Boudi

SPE 159441 Case Histories of Life Cycle Well Integrity Management Using iWIT Software 352

L M Smith, G Lunt

SPE 159449 Pitfalls of Oversizing Plant Rotating Equipment 361

Mohamed Soliman

SPE 159454 Offshore First Fiber Optic Enable Coil Tubing Application for Water Shut-off, Cementing and

Perforation Operation - Malay Basin Historical Milestone 369

Shakri Shaifi B Shahril, Parveen Abd Rahim, M Fakhrurazi Ishak, M Heikal Kasim, Adzlan Ayob

SPE 159484 Maximising the Life of Corroding Tubing by Combining Accurate Multi-Finger Caliper Data with

Corrosion Modelling 380

M A Billingham, B King, A Murray

SPE 160253 Formation Flow Impairment in Carbonate Reservoirs Due to Asphaltene Precipitation and Deposition

During Hydrocarbon Gas Flooding 392

Fahad I Syed, Shawket G Ghedan, Ahmed R Hage, Syed M Tariq, Hesham Shebl

SPE 160445 Managing LNG Deliverability: An Innovative Approach Using Neural Network and Proxy Modeling

for Australian CSG Assets 406

Shripad Biniwale, Rajesh Trivedi

SPE 160634 Persistent Approach to Improve Well Performance and Production Sustenance 423

Mankala Raju, Dalal Al-Sirri, Mohammad Harier Al-Husaini, Nasser Al-Hajeri, H B Chetri, Hussain Al-Ajmi

SPE 160638 A Novel Approach to Handle Continuous Wettability Alteration during Immiscible CO 2 Flooding

Process 431

Saad M Al-Mutairi, Sidqi A Abu-Khamsi, M Enamul Hossain

SPE 160650 Using Real Time Automated Optimisation & Diagnosis to Manage an Artificially Lifted Reservoir - A

Case Study 443

Julian Cudmore

SPE 160653 Managing One of the Biggest Turnarounds/Shutdowns - Approach and Lessons Learnt 453

Darrell Dowd, Elie Daher

SPE 160666 Fast Track Development - Production Achievement from Zubair and Ratawi Reservoir in North

Kuwait – Challenges and Lessons Learnt 459

Noura Al-Hajeri, Hom Chetri, Hussain Al-Ajmi

SPE 160677 New Technology Drillpipe for Critical Sour Drilling with First Sour Service Friction Welds 467

Michael Jellison, Kosay El-Rayes, Scott Fraser, Nasser Al-Khanferi

SPE 160683 An Improved Approach for Generating Saturation Functions for Simulation Models Using Dynamic

Rock Types 476

Shawket G Ghedan, Qingfeng Huang, Yahong Wu

SPE 160688 Case Study: Predicting to Refine Mitigation Plans to Ensure Well Integrity for Supercritical CO2

Injection for EOR Projects 496

Adel Obeidi, Fatema Al Aryani

SPE 160699 The Application of Streamline Reservoir Simulation Calculations to the Management of Oilfield Scale 507

Tharwat Hassane, Eric Mackay

SPE 160703 Simultaneous Well Stimulation and Scale Squeeze Treatments in Sandstone and Carbonate

Reservoirs 523

M M Jordan

SPE 160764 Saudi Arabia’s Two World Records for Aided Coiled Tubing Reach and Real Time Logging in

Extended Reach Well 544

James O Arukhe, Mubarak A Dhufairi, Saleh A Ghamdi, Laurie Duthie, Karam Yatem, Tamer Elsherif, Danish Ahmed

SPE 160794 New Project Management Approach for Offshore Facilities Rehabilitation Projects 558

Mohamed Abdallah El-Reedy

SPE 160802 Behavioral Based Approaches in Preventing Incidents Using Incident Root Causes & Trend Analysis 570

Muhammad R Tayab

SPE 160804 Successful Application of a Fit-for-Purpose Acid Program in the Tengiz Field 580

K Ussenbayeva, D Utebaeva, G Molesworth, D Dunger, R Howery, C Akwukwaegbu, T Salikhov, A Kamispaev, M Zielinski,

T Yakovlev, A Savin, M Aglyamov

SPE 160806 Wellbore Strengthening and Continuous Mud Circulation Allow to Save an Expandable Liner: Field

Application Offshore Italy 592

Giuseppe De Grandis, Alberto Maliardi, Angelo Ligrone, Franco Arpini

SPE 160812 Novel Method of Production Back-Allocation Using Geochemical Fingerprinting 604

Xavier Nouvelle, Katherine Rojas, Artur Stankiewicz

SPE 160829 Tight Gas Reservoirs; Challenges for Appraisal and Development, Case History from Abu Dhabi Oil

Company for Onshore Operations (ADCO) Fields 618

Osama A Al-Shaarawy, Fatima Al-Ameri, Duaa Abdulla, Abdulla Al Baloushi, Alex De Castro, Tarek Sulaiman, Rashad Masoud,

Khalid Al-Ammari

SPE 160936 Genetic-based Characterization of Fractured Reservoirs from Interpreted Well Tests 627

Chakib Kada Kloucha, Arnaud Lange

SPE 160938 Near Sea Bed Characterization Study Using Scholte Wave Data Offshore Abu Dhabi-UAE 635

Tarek Matarid, Kamel Belaid, Tomohide Ishiyama, Christoph Lehman, Ahmed Al Riyami, Sameh Seddik, Arunava Bhowmick, Ali

R Al-Jarwan, Claudio Strobbia, Andreas Laake, M Anastasia, Dave Morrison

SPE 160940 Vital Role of Nanomaterials in Drilling Fluid and Reservoir Protection Applications 640

Li Long, Xu Xianguang, Sun Jinsheng, Yuan Xubo, Li Yingmin

SPE 160944 3D OBC Seismic Data Acquisition Productivity Enhancement 648

Shotaro Nakayama, Kamel Belaid, Tomohide Ishiyama

SPE 160952 A Novel Based Approach to Offshore Rig Positioning 660

Mohamed Salman, Fadi Fahmy

SPE 160956 The Use of a Formation Tester to Characterize Permeability and Vertical Communication Across

Stylolite Zones in a Carbonate Reservoir - Case Study 666

Omar Yahya Al-Amrie, Mohamed Ahmed Ben Saad, Khalid Ibrahim Al Marzouqi, Atul Kshirsagar, Sefer B Coskun

SPE 160957 Tengiz Field Surveillance: Planning Strategy and Implementation 682

Damira Tursinbayeva, Karl Lindsell, Tom Zalan, Darrin Dunger, Baurzhan Kassenov, Randy Howery

SPE 160967 Fracture Growth Monitoring in Polymer Injectors- Field Examples 692

Khalfan Shuaili, Pradeep Kumar Cherukupalli, Faisal Salim Al-Saadi, Khalid Al Hashmi, Henri F Jaspers, Subrata Sen

SPE 161029 Experiments and Simulation of the Near-Wellbore Dynamics and Displacement Efficiencies of

Polymer Injection, Matzen Field, Austria 703

Thomas Gumpenberger, Marie Deckers, Martin Kornberger, Torsten Clemens

SPE 161035 Major Accident Prevention and Lessons Learned in Oil & Gas: Four Guidelines and Thirteen Best

Practices for Governing Safe Supply Chains 713

David S Jacoby

SPE 161039 Reservoir Characterization and Modeling of a Carbonate Reservoir - Case Study 728

Mohamed Tariq, Paulo Bizarro, Ana De Sousa, Maria T Ribeiro

SPE 161040 A Diagenetic Diagram as a Tool for Systematic Detailed Characterization of Carbonate Rocks:

Applications to the Diagenetic Evolution of Hydrocarbon Reservoirs 746

Nuno Inês, Ana Azerêdo, Paulo Bizarro, Teresa Ribeiro, Adnan Nagah

SPE 161060 Multistage Transverse Fracturing of Horizontal Well: A New Integrated Model to Develop Tight Gas

Sands 765

Haiqing Yu, M M Rahman

SPE 161062 H 2 S Early Notification System for Production Pipelines: A Pilot Test 781

George J Hirezi, Faisal T Al-Khelaiwi, Mohammed N Al-Khamis

VOLUME 2

SPE 161063 Advanced Utilization of Downhole Sensors for Water-cut and Flow Rate Allocation 794

Meshal A Al-Amri, Faisal T Al-Khelaiwi, Mohammad S Al-Kadem

SPE 161069 ADCO's Assets Integrity Requirements during Projects Execution 802

Mohamed Daoud, Alaa Mohamed, Saleh Drahib, Ahmed Badyab

SPE 161070 Experience and Lessons Learned in Quality Management of Major Projects 812

Mohamed Daoud, Alaa Mohamed, Mohamed Fawzi, Haytham Hegazy, Ali Al Folathi

SPE 161073 Stress Testing with a Wireline Tool Using a Drilled Hole Sealed with a Compression Pad 819

John Edwards, Adrian Rodriguez, Tobias Judd, Morten Kristensen, Chris Tevis, Edward Harrigan, Yaqoob Al Rashdi, Cornelius

Hindriks

SPE 161074 Experimental Investigation of Oil Recovery by Different Injection Scenarios Under Low Oil/Gas IFT

and Mixed-Wet Condition: Water-Flood, Gas Injection, WAG and SWAG Injection 828

Mehran Sohrabi, S Mobeen Fatemi

SPE 161076 Computation of Axial Load and Torque Distribution in Tubulars Used for Extended-Reach

Horizontal Wells Using A Holistic Design Philosophy 849

E Omojuwa, S Osisanya, R Ahmed

SPE 161082 Nabucco Gas Pipeline Project - A Challenging Project in the Prequalification Phase 862

Michael Kuepper, Joachim Roloff

SPE 161083 Engineering Aspects in the Design and Implementation of Onshore Smart Oil Fields 866

Mohamed Hafez, Simon Jakeman, Bahir Al Azawi, Ihtisham Ur-Rahim, Moutaz Khaled

SPE 161086 Successful Cementing Through Bottomhole Drilling Assemblies 874

Rune Godøy, Sølve Grude, Cecilie Dyrkorn, Roberta Illuminati, Ola Rørvik

SPE 161089 Evaluation and Comparison of Innovative Environmental Monitoring Methods for the Offshore Oil

and Gas Industry 885

François Galgani, Benjamin Kampala, Laurent Cazes, Cédric Michel, Marie-Charlotte Alboussière, Sophie Canovas

SPE 161112 Optimized 3D Seismic Design Geometries for High Density Surveys 906

Ghiath Ajlani, Fawzi Boukhanfra

SPE 161113 Project Management Consultants Performance Enhancement Program 912

Muhammad M Al-Ghuraiba; Mohammad Al-Qahtani, Bill Bray

SPE 161144 Black Oil, Heavy Oil and Tar in One Oil Column Understood by Simple Asphaltene Nanoscience 918

Douglas J Seifert, Murat Zeybek, Chengli Dong, Julian Y Zuo, Oliver C Mullins

SPE 161147 Asphaltene Precipitation Behavior During Gas Injection in a UAE Carbonate Reservoir and a Faster

Experimental Strategy to Predict Asphaltene Onset Pressure 929

Yu Zhou, Hemanta K Sarma

SPE 161148 Challenging Rig-less Intervention Succeeds in Severance of Heavy-Walled Tubular 942

A H Qutob, G R Forsyth, I K Hassan

SPE 161155 Solving Stick-Slip Dilemma: Dynamic Modeling System Significantly Reduces Vibration, Increases

ROP by 54% 948

Norain Abd Rahman, Azlan Mohaideen, Farah Hanim Bakar, Kien Hoe Tang, Radha Maury, Paul Cox, Phi Le, Hugh Donald,

Edwin Brahmanto, Bramanta Subroto

SPE 161160 A Novel Approach to Measuring the Quality of Well Integrity Performance in ADMA-OPCO 964

Faisal M Al-Marri, Hussein S Abdalla, Ashiq Hussain, Khalid Chishti

SPE 161163 Compression Solutions for CO2 Enhanced Oil Recovery 972

Gerrit Jan Dekker, Benjamin Keim, Gaston Mathijssen

SPE 161186 Experimental and Numerical Modeling of Double Displacement Oil Recovery Process in Tight

Fractured Carbonate Reservoirs 978

A M Alsumaiti, H Kazemi

SPE 161187 Digital Rock Physics and Challenge in Formation Evaluation of Carbonate Reservoir, Case Study 998

Muhammad A Gibrata, Mohammed R Ayoub, M Zubair Kalam, Mahmoud Ali Basioni, Omar Y Al-Amrie, Irfan Hendrawan, Oliver

Lopez

SPE 161189 BP North Sea Gas Injection Projects: Sustaining Offshore Production 1012

James Brodie, Pinggang Zhang, Sigrun Mellemstrand Hetland, Tim Moulds, Bharat Jhaveri

SPE 161190 Integrated Reservoir Characterization of an Upper Kharaib Carbonate Reservoir from Onshore Abu

Dhabi (UAE) 1023

Michel Rebelle, Christine Duval, Véronique Munoz, Maurice Lescoeur, Mathieu Rousseau

SPE 161194 100MBD Interface and Shutdown Management 1037

Hussain Ahmed M Binthabet, Marc Cochrane, Michael Pettigrew

SPE 161197 Integrated Reservoir Modeling on Heterogeneous Ordovician Sandstone of IR-Fields, Murzuq Basin

Libya, Helps Optimizing Field Development Plan and Reduce Uncertainty 1045

Abel Castro, Sandrya Laksana, Gaaim Abdussalam, Osama Allotai, Muhaned Shaiebi, Tarek Alkhemri, Candido Gomez Nacarino,

Aljilani Almhedwi, Faisal Burghig, Faiza Omar

SPE 161204 Engineered Internal Downhole Coating Solutions for Corrosion & Deposition Control in Downhole

Production Tubulars 1070

Laurence W McKeen, Jurgen Hofmans, Joke Nelissen

SPE 161207 Managing the Corrosion Impact of Dense Phase CO2 Injection for an EOR Purpose 1081

Michel Bonis

SPE 161209 A New Fracture Gradient Prediction Technique That Shows Good Results in Gulf of Guinea 1092

Oriji, A Boniface, Joel Ogbonna

SPE 161217 Innovative Scheme for Crude Oil Stabilization Using Condensate 1101

Dinesh Agrawal, Badrul Huda

SPE 161237 Evolution of the Smart Production Testing Strategy 1109

M A Al-Hosani, M N Khan

SPE 161240 Achievements and Expected Challenges of the Current Maintenance Strategy 1118

Mokhtar Elmi

SPE 161243 IP of Pipelines with Associated Subsea Tie-Ins 1129

Hassan Al Hammadi, Ebrahim Alshehhi, Djaffar Hadji, Olivier Dognon

SPE 161249 ADMA OPCO Development of Asset Replacement Plans for 20 Years for Zakum, Umm Shaif and Das

Island 1138

Brian Balmer, Ali Saleh Khorooh

SPE 161278 Robust Maximum Reservoir Contact Pilot Well Design, Optimization and Implementation for

Development of a Giant Oilfield 1146

Osama Khedr, M Al Marzouqi, Alfred Jackson, Muhammad Ibrahim, Muhammad Nadeem

SPE 161279 Interfacial Tension (IFT) and Surface Alteration Interplay 1155

Mikhail Stukan, Wael Abdallah

SPE 161280 A Unique Integrated Asset Modeling Solution to Optimize and Manage Uncertainty in a Giant

Offshore Oil Field Development Mega-Project 1165

Osama Khedr, Jayant Amur, Rakkad Al Ameri, Richard Torrens, Ahmed Amtereg

SPE 161281 Successful Application of Extended Reach Drilling (ERD) Technology in Super Giant Onshore Middle

East Field, Case Study 1176

Juma Al Shamsi, Adnan Mohammed Al Menhali, Ibrahim Hamdy, Andrew Parkinson, Chris Kuyken

SPE 161288 Best Safety Practices for New Drilling Rigs, ADCO’s Successful Precautions Approach 1198

Sultan Mohamed Karrani, Mustapha Nasreddine Boucif, Rui Carvalho, Chris Kuyken, Brad Kerr

SPE 161289 Flotation, Filtration, and Adsorption Pilot Trials for Oilfield Produced Water Treatment 1206

Rashid S Maamari, Mark Sueyoshi, Masaharu Tasaki, Kazuo Okamura, Yasmeen Lawati, Randa Nabulsi, Mundhir

Al-Battashi

SPE 161299 Optimization of Effective Horizontal Length Utilizing Underbalanced Technique 1223

Adnan Mohammed Al Menhali, Hadi Belhaj

SPE 161306 The First Successful Field Demonstration of Alkaline Surfactant and Polymer Flooding Through Thin

Layer 1234

Jiecheng Cheng, Xu Dianping, Sui Xinguang, Wang Hongwei

SPE 161307 Produced Water Re-Injection, A Successful Strategy, from Pilots to Field Wide Implementation 1248

K Katchi, Luís Remísio, Dalia Abdullah

SPE 161314 Chemical Incompatibilities between Formation Water and Injection Water; Comparison between

Modeling and Site Observations in Fields 1259

Salima Baraka-Lokmane, Christian Hurtevent

SPE 161318 Permeability Scalar from Seismic-Based Fracture Prediction 1269

Tarek Matarid, Mohamed S Afia, Khalil I Al-Hossani, Mohamed M Amer

SPE 161337 Improved Understanding of Static and Dynamic Geomechanical Stability and BHI Data Integration:

Key for Improving the Completion of a Horizontal Well in Tiered Complex of Laminated Unconventional and

Fractured Carbonate Reservoirs 1273

Mihira N Acharya, Mir R Kabir, Saad A Al-Ajmi, San P Pradhan, Qasem M Dashti, Ealian H Al-Anzi, Sandeep Chakravorty

SPE 161362 Asset Monitoring by Wireless Technology 1283

Somen Mukherjee

SPE 161371 Innovative Modelling Method of Diagenetic Overprints in Carbonate Reservoirs 1288

Caroline Planteblat, Gérard Massonnat, Aurélien Virgone, Bruno Caline, Cécile Pabiangoyheneche

SPE 161372 Some Thoughts of Acquisition Footprints Removal on 3D Seismic Data 1300

Mohamed Mahgoub, Saif Al Mesaabi, Hiroshi Hagiwara, Tarek Matarid, Shotaro Nakayama

SPE 161376 Under-Balanced Drilling: A Game-Changing Technology for the Development Strategy of a Giant

Carbonate Reservoir 1315

Karim Khan, Khalid Abdel Aziz, Mohamed El Baramawi, Klaus Mueller, Tomas Mata, Khaled Al Hassani

SPE 161381 Facies Characteristics of Aptian Formation Within the Regional Stratigraphic Framework of a Giant

Carbonate Field in the Middle East 1328

Zinhom El Wazir, Noura Al Madani, Klaus Müller

SPE 161382 Well Log Conditioning for Quantitative Seismic Interpretation 1341

Fatema Al Shekaili, Soman Chacko, Samy Serag El Din, Yahui Yin, Pujol Aurelie, Lecante Gael

SPE 161383 Textural Analysis of MCT Images: Measurements Beyond Rock Properties 1357

Soman Chacko, Noomane Keskes, Jonathan C Hall, Stephane Noyer

SPE 161386 Human Factors in HSE Performance 1375

Achal Misra

SPE 161391 Drilling through Abnormally High- and Low-Pressured Compartments in the Bolontiku Offshore

Field 1385

Silvestre Ramirez, Ricardo Ramirez, Eduardo Alvarez, Simon Bevilacqua, Guillermo Barrera, Renier Leon, Miguel Leal, Jose

Padilla, Salvador Elias, Erik Martinez

SPE 161394 China’s Early Stage Marine Shale Play Exploration: A Deep Asia Pacific Region Horizontal

Multiple-Stage Frac: Case History, Operation, and Execution 1396

Zonggang Lv, Lin Wang, Sufen Deng, King Kwee Chong, James S Wooley, Qiang Wang, Peng (Marks) Ji

SPE 161405 Downhole Tool Tracking Software Significantly Improves Equipment Readiness, Utilization, and

Reliability of Coiled-Tubing Operations in Malaysia 1419

Charles Connell, Victor Lyashkov, Maria Yunda, Richard Morrison

SPE 161406 Best Practices in Turnaround Management 1425

Roy Festus

SPE 161409 Generation of Saturation Functions from Historic SCAL Data for Simulation of a Super-Giant

Carbonate Reservoir 1428

Zahid N Bhatti, Zubair Kalam, Hafez H Hafez, James G Kralik

SPE 161410 Reducing Energy and Emissions through Predictive Performance Monitoring System 1449

Montaser M Zamzam, Vijaya B Reddy, Khalid Al Bisher, Ian Mather

SPE 161412 Modeling of Asphaltene Precipitation in Heavy Oil Reservoirs Using Hydrate-Flory-Huggins Model 1457

M Nikookar, L Sahranavard, E Roayaei, M A Emadi, G R Pazuki

SPE 161422 An Improved Reservoir Understanding Through the Use of a Unique Platform for Reservoir

Management and Simulation: Application to Gas Movement Understanding in a Gain Field 1470

Lafya Bashatah, Mohamed Helmy, Elyes Draoui, Kazuhiro Asakawa, T Hunter Graves, Kaustubh Alurkar, Shekhar Jayanti,

Ronald M Giordano, Amit Bhangale, Nilesh Limaye, Bipin Raut

SPE 161426 Impact and Lessons of Using High Permeability Streaks in History Matching a Giant Offshore Middle

East Carbonate Reservoir 1480

K M Brantferger, G S Kompanik, H M Al-Jenaibi, W S Dodge, H Patel

SPE 161427 Water Saturation Modeling in Khafji Carbonate Reservoir 1487

Mohammad H Al-Otaibi, Rafael Khamatdinov, Nasser Al-Khaldi, Rabei Abdelrahim, Mohamed Bouaouaja

SPE 161430 Best Practices for Drilling an Open Hole Multilateral Well in a Structurally Complex, Fractured

Carbonate Reservoir in Kuwait 1495

Bikramjit Dutta, Bader M Al-Azmi, Abhijit Dutta, Warren Fernandes, Mohammed Zaki

SPE 161432 Streamed Workflow for Static Model Uncertainty Evaluation of Carbonate Reservoir in an Offshore

Abu Dhabi Field 1508

Khalil Al Hossani, Mohamed I Sayed, Tarek Matarid, Haifa Al-Harbi, Samir Walia, Mohamed Essam, Amit Kumar

SPE 161435 Phase Behavior and Displacement Characteristics for CO 2 EOR with a Reservoir Fluid from a Middle

Eastern Offshore Reservoir 1521

Satoru Takahashi, Hiroshi Okabe, Hiroshi Mitsuishi, Hiroshi Kawahara, Hamad Rashed Shehhi, Hamdan Mohamed

Al-Hammadi

SPE 161444 An Innovative Approach to 3D Fracture Modeling 1536

Saud Al-Azri, Muatasam Al-Raisi, Mohamed N Bushara

SPE 161446 Offshore Drilling Waste Discharge: Egyptian Environmental Regulations 1547

Ahmad Agwa, Rehan Sadiq, Heba Leheta

SPE 161448 GeoTime™: A Novel, Automatic 3D Chronostratigraphic Seismic Interpretation Methodology for

Complex Geological Settings 1561

Noomane Keskes, Yahui Yin, Jonathan Gallon, Fatema Al Shekaili

SPE 161453 Reliable Steady-State Relative Permeability Measurement for Carbonate Rocks from a Middle

Eastern Offshore Reservoir with an In-Situ Saturation Monitoring by X-Ray Ct Scanner 1574

Kazuki Watanabe, Yoshihiro Tsuchiya, Satoru Takahashi, Hiroshi Okabe, Hiroshi Mitsuishi, Hamad Rashed Al-Shehhi, Hamdan

Mohamed Al-Hammadi

VOLUME 3

SPE 161457 Hysweet® Technology: A Major Progress in Sour Gas Processing 1583

Jing Zhao, Claire Weiss, Renaud Cadours, Virenkumar Shah

SPE 161458 Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery by Bacillus Subtilis Strains Under Simulated Reservoir Conditions 1593

E J Gudiña, L R Rodrigues, J A Teixeira, J F Pereira, J A Coutinho, L P Soares, M T Ribeiro

SPE 161460 Simulating Early Gas Breakthrough in Undersaturated Oil Using Alpha-Factors 1599

Marcel J Bourgeois, Denis R Gommard, Halim Gouas

SPE 161463 Water Saturation (Sw) from Logging-While-Drilling Resistivity, Capture Sigma and Core Analysis

for ROS Determination in a Giant Middle East Carbonate Reservoir 1610

Samy Serag El Din, Chanh Cao Minh, Doug Murray, Jacob Brahmakulam

SPE 161468 Laboratory Investigation of Low Salinity Waterflooding for Carbonate Reservoirs 1620

Amira S Al-Harrasi, Rashid S Al-Maamari, Shehadeh Masalmeh

SPE 161478 Experimental Investigation of Wet Gas Dew Point Pressure Change with Carbon Dioxide

Concentration 1632

U Odi, H El Hajj, A Gupta

SPE 161485 Developing High Resolution Static and Dynamic Models for Waterflood History Matching and EOR

Evaluation of a Middle Eastern Carbonate Reservoir 1651

S K Masalmeh, Lingli Wei, H Hillgartner, R Al-Mjeni, C Blom

SPE 161487 Quantitative Risk Analysis of Spillage in a Petroleum Pipeline 1670

Alex W Dawotola

SPE 161488 Azimuthal Velocity Analysis for Anisotropic, Laterally Heterogeneous Media 1680

Mamoru Takanashi

SPE 161489 Do Asphaltene Deposition Troubles Happen in Low Asphaltene Content of Crude Oil? 1688

Katsumo Takabayashi, Haruo Maeda, Yoshihiro Miyagawa, Masayuki Ikarashi, Hiroshi Okabe, Satoru Takahashi, Hamad Rashed

Al-Shehhi, Hamdan Mohamed Al-Hammadi

SPE 161494 Salt Tectonism Offshore U.A.E., a Studied Case 1700

Ahmad Saqer Al- Suwaidi, Mohamed Elhami Elsaid, Khalil Ibrahim

SPE 161500 Success & Scope of Infinite Conductivity Fracturing Channels in Cambay Basin of India 1708

A Barasia, V Ramanathan, A Christiawan, A K Srivastava, Vivek Sharma, D C Mishra, S K Biswa

SPE 161506 Wellhead Platform Extension Project - Solution for Additional New Well Slot on an Existing

Wellhead Platform 1720

Chandra Irawan, Wahyu Prawira Husen

SPE 161507 Full Field Development Plan Optimization Integrating Subsurface Reservoirs Uncertainties for Green

Field Offshore Abu Dhabi, UAE 1731

Mohamed S Afia, Khalil Al Hossani, Tarek Matarid, Said Meziani, Bader Saif Al Badi

SPE 161517 Petrophysical Evaluation of a Gas Carbonates Reservoir Through Integrated Workflow 1745

Noora Al Shehhi, Mohamed El-Hamawi, Saif Al Arfi, O Desport, P Padiav

SPE 161520 Using Frontline Data to Understand and Manage Cumulative Risk 1758

Iain Mackay, Scott Lehmann

SPE 161521 Using CFD to Model the Performance of Retrofit Production Separators in Abu Dhabi 1776

Nabil Kharoua, Lyes Khezzar, Hisham Saadawi

SPE 161522 Ichthys: From Challenge to Reality 1785

William Townsend

SPE 161524 Rock Mechanical Facies; Classification and Use in Carbonate Reservoirs, Offshore Abu Dhabi 1794

Math P Williams, H Ewart Edwards, Rolf K Bratli

SPE 161525 Use of Real-Time Surveillance Data for Reservoir Management in a Heterogeneous Carbonate

Reservoir 1806

Lakshi Konwar, Noura Sultan Al Zaabi, Assif Mirza, Shaikh Rakkad Mohamed Al Ameri, Syed Tariq

SPE 161527 Completion and Stimulation Methodology for Long Horizontal Wells in Lower Permeability

Carbonate Reservoirs 1819

Alfred Jackson, Badr Musabbeh Al Azizi, Curtis Kofoed, Chris Shuchart, Stu Keller, Rajes Sau, Marcel Grubert, Mike Phi

SPE 161531 Using Residual Oil Saturation (Sor) to Reduce Uncertainty in Reservoir Modeling - A Case Study 1830

Habeeba Al-Housani, Fathy El Wazeer, Ahmed Elsayed Ali, Hani Al-Sahn, Siqing Xu

SPE 161532 Drilling Multi-Lateral Infill Wells for Incrementing Oil Production A Case Study from a Mature

Field 1845

E Zuckmeyer, A Mathadil, E Gunasan

SPE 161533 Novel Design and Implementation of Kuwait’s First Smart Multilateral Well with Inflow Control

Device and Inflow Control Valve for Life-cycle Reservoir Management in High Mobility Reservoir, West Kuwait 1855

Om Prakash Das, Khalaf Al-Enezi, Muhammad Aslam, Taher El-Gezeeri, Khalid Ziyab, Steven R Fipke, Steven Ewens

SPE 161535 Challenges in Managing Mega Projects in Oil Refining Industry 1872

Mohamed O Ali Al Yabhouni Al Dhaheri, Philip S Harrision

SPE 161536 Enhancement of Geosciences Workflow through an Efficient, User–Friendly Database Management

System 1880

Bina George, Rudi Rudiyono

SPE 161537 Full Integrated Diagenesis and Reservoir Rock-Log Typing: Case Study of Two Complex Carbonate

Reservoirs 1890

Suhaila Al Mazrooei, Anna Matthews, Bovan George, Mirko Looser, Joseph Allen, Nurgul Soyhan, Hamid Abbassi, Vinod Mittal,

Ibrahem Al Ali, Jonathan Hall

SPE 161539 Challenges Make Championship, First Dual Lateral Well with Slotted / Blank Liner in ADCO:

Utilizing Latest Technology to Challenge the Business Plan 1899

Abdel Fattah Salama El-Saify, Adnan Mohammed Al Menhali, Juma Al Shamsi, Chris Kuyken

SPE 161544 Conceptual Structural Model of an Onshore Carbonate Hydrocarbon Field in Abu Dhabi:

Constraints and Implications 1913

Manhal Sirat, Sabry L Mahmoud, Desdemona Magdalena Popa, Hemin Koyi

SPE 161546 Geophysical Fluid Monitoring Strategy and Roadmap - From Concept to Field Acquisition and

Analysis for a Giant Offshore Carbonate Field, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E 1923

Jie Zhang, Amna Al Dhaheri, Gene Skeith, Raed El-Awawdeh, Kamran Jan, William Borland, Allan Campbell, Muhammad Safdar,

Muhammad Atif, Micael Wilt, Bradley Bryans

SPE 161547 From 360 Deg Health Safety Environment Initiatives on the Rig Site to Structured HSE Strategy: A

Field Case in Abu Al Bukhoosh Field 1930

Marc Cuvex-Micholin, Bernard Baccino, Philippe Essel

SPE 161556 Axis of Success: A Unique Professional Plug & Abandonment Project, In Populated Town Area 1945

Hazem Abdelsalam, Rhama Al Rhama, Manal Al Mazrouei, Mohamed Salem Al-Hosani, Chris Kuyken, Adnan Mohammed Al

Menhali

SPE 161558 Air Emission Reduction & Zero Flaring & Venting 1960

Mahboob Mian, Nawal Al Qubais

SPE 161559 Modeling of a New Single-Well EOR Piloting Technique: Application to CO2 EOR 1965

Morten Kristensen, Cosan Ayan, Raghu Ramamoorthy

SPE 161563 Fast and Efficient 2G&R Workflow on a Large Mature Carbonate Field 1981

Denis Gommard, V Wagner, M O Bockel-Rebelle

SPE 161564 Innovative Rigless Application to Reinstate Surface Control of Downhole Safety Valve System and

Restore Well Integrity (Case Study) 1994

Saleh Abdul Samad Al Braiki, Obadah Al Sawadi, Mohamed Afzal, Nadir Odeh, Naeem Khan, Abdullah Al Hosani, Ahmed Bani

Malek, Anwar Yousef, Shamim Faruqi

SPE 161567 Teamwork and Technology Improve Efficiency and Well Performance in Offshore Deep Carbonate

Gas Development 2001

Mohamed El-Sayed Ibrahim, Faisal M Al Marri, Mohamed Abdelsalam Hassane, Hassan Ibrahim Khalil, Emad Sultan, Alan

Salsman, Sherif Abdel-Shakour

SPE 161568 Derivation of Immobile and Non-vaporizing Residual Oil Saturation Under Miscible Flood from CO 2

Coreflood Experiments 2008

Ryo IIzuka, Hamad Rashed Al-Shehhi, Hamdan Mohamed Al-Hammadi

SPE 161572 HP / HT Field Development Tied Back to an Existing Host 2019

Trevor Crowe, Jean-Paul Koninx, Crispin Slater

SPE 161576 Seismic Reprocessing in Mature Production Environments; Defining Critical Objectives and

Objective Assessment of Potential Solutions 2029

J M Reilly

SPE 161588 Uncertainty Identification Using Pressure Transient Analysis for a Complex Carbonate Reservoir 2033

Hiroshi Uematsu, Atsushi IIno, Ryo IIzuka, Mohamed Al Hashemi

SPE 161591 Development of Flank Areas in a Giant Carbonate Field with Optimal Well Placement of Horizontal

Wells 2053

Sameer Khan, Ali Al-Shabeeb, Zankar Jani, Yousef Azoug, Nguyen Minh, Harshad Patel

SPE 161609 Overview of Optical Distributed Sensing for Reservoir Monitoring in Total E&P 2060

Christophe Allanic

SPE 161615 Multi-Phase, Multi-Component Simulation Framework for Advanced Recovery Mechanisms 2073

Arthur Moncorgé, Leonardo Patacchini, Romain De Loubens

SPE 161616 Increasing the Agility of Process Safety Management Systems 2091

Brian Rains

SPE 161618 Feasibility Study of Single Well Tracer Test for High Salinity and High Temperature Reservoirs 2099

Aymen Mechergui, Carolina Romero, Danielle Morel

SPE 161619 The Benefits of Cold-Work in Middle Eastern Brownfield Projects and High Pressure Subsea Piping

Operations 2116

Christian Homilius

SPE 161625 A Scenario for the Creation of H 2 S Heterogeneities in Acid Gas Reservoirs in Contact with an Active

Aquifer: a Simulation Study 2123

E Bonnaud, D Dessort, V Lagneau, P Chiquet

SPE 161626 Enhanced Assessment of the Distribution of Organic Matter in Unconventional Plays and Tarmat in

Reservoirs Using a New Laser Pyrolysis Method on Core 2132

D Dessort, F Gelin, D Duclerc, R Le-Van-Loi

SPE 161627 Getting the Right Seismic Data for the Right Characterization Objective 2137

Benoit Paternoster, Bruno Pagliccia

SPE 161630 Four-Fluid-Phase, Fully Implicit Simulation of Surfactant Flooding 2144

Leonardo Patacchini, Romain De Loubens, Arthur Moncorgé

SPE 161631 Improving Waterflood Recovery Efficiency in Carbonate Reservoirs Through Salinity Variations and

Ionic Exchanges: A Promising Low-Cost “Smart Waterflood” Approach 2163

Yi Zhang, Hemanta Sarma

SPE 161632 Successful Case Histories of Smart Multilateral Well with Inflow Control Device and Inflow Control

Valve for Life-cycle Proactive Reservoir Management in High Mobility Reservoir, Minagish Field West Kuwait 2184

Khalaf Al-Enezi, Om Prakash Das, Muhammad Aslam, Khaled Ziyab, Taher El-Gezeeri

SPE 161633 Design Challenges of Chemical EOR in High-Temperature, High Salinity Carbonates 2195

D Levitt, A Klimenko, S Jouenne, M Chamerois, M Bourrel

SPE 161640 State of the Art of Geoscience and Reservoir Integrated Study for Eor CO2 Pilot Implementation:

Example of a Giant Carbonate Reservoir of Arabian Gulf (UAE) 2212

Jérôme Saniez, Sabrina Van De Beuque, Daniel Eyo Ekpenyong, Nadia Bastos, Paterne Wantong, Baptiste Salley, Ammar Faqqas

Al-Ameri, Abdulla Al Katheeri, Arafat Al-Yafei

SPE 161643 Derivation of Kinetic Rate Constant of Enzyme-Buffer Mud Cake Clean Up Systems - Laboratory

Investigation and Verification in High Temperature Fractured Carbonate Reservoir 2226

M A Mehtar, Y Kasam, A Al-Aleeli, B Ghosh, D Ghosh, B Chaudhuri

SPE 161647 Enhanced Dynamic Simulation through Continuous Fracture Modelling of Carbonate Reservoir,

Oman 2238

Arafa Al-Harthy, Ibrahim Al-Sinani, Daleel Petroleum, Muatasam Al-Raisi, Saud Al-Azri

SPE 161648 Production Optimization and Zonal Allocation for Auto Gas Lift Wells: A Case Study from Oman 2254

Sharifa Al-Ruheili, Mathew Angelatos, Sujith Nair, Chandran Peringod, Kartik Sonti, Ozgur Karacali

SPE 161651 A New Temporary Chemical Packer Enables Efficient Stimulation of a Lower Zone in a HPHT Gas

Well 2265

Mohammed Al-Ghazal, Saad Al-Driweesh, Abdulaziz Al-Sagr, Gopi Krishnan, José Camilo Jiménez

SPE 161657 Trial of Multiphase Flow Meters for Remote Well Head Towers 2271

Raj Sekhar V Challa, Jawed Ismail, Alaa Abdel Karim Amin

SPE 161658 Knowledge Transfer 2276

Fouad Silin

SPE 161662 SUBSEA PEC: The NDT Diverless Robotic System for the Pipeline Corrosion Inspection 2288

E Slomp, M Bertelli, D Milijanovi

SPE 161664 Successful Implementation of Horizontal Multi-Stage Fracturing Enhanced Gas Production in

Heterogeneous & Tight Gas-Condensate Reservoirs: Case Studies 2309

Hamoud A Al-Anazi, Dana M Abdulbaqi, Ali H Habbtar, Adnan A Al Kanaan

SPE 161672 Multiphase and Wet Gas Flow Measurement - It’s Not That Simple 2319

Chip Letton, Andrew Hall

SPE 161674 Advanced 3D Geomechanics in a North African Field 2329

Khelil Kartobi, Feriel Ouriri, Wassila Lalili, Robert Newman, Sylvain Grelaud, Walid Ben Ismail

SPE 161675 Subsurface Uncertainty Assessment for a New Carbonate Field Development 2338

Mohammed Ridha Ouezzani, Paul Belery, Reyad El-Kassawneh, Hossam Daify, Tomohide Ishiyama, Koichi Yoshida, Maher Zidan

SPE 161682 Case Study: New Approach of Chemical Implementation to Improve Oil Recovery and Production for

Tight Carbonate Reservoir in Sungai Lilin 2352

Wisnu Nugroho, Gunawan Saputro, Leksono Mucharam

SPE 161685 Geometry of Porosity Break Plane Associated with Bitumen Zone and Timing of its Generation in an

Upper Jurassic Reservoir, Offshore Abu Dhabi, UAE 2360

Haruo Kojima, Toshiaki Shibasaki, Hiroyuki Inoue, Mohamed B Al Ameri

SPE 161687 Permeability Model Conditioning of a Thin, Heterogeneous High-K Dolomitized Unit in a Supergiant

Carbonate Field, Offshore Abu Dhabi 2372

K Yamamoto, G Kompanik, K Brantferger, O Al-Zinati, G Ottinger, A Al-Ali, S Dodge, E Edwards

VOLUME 4

SPE 161688 Application of Pressure/Fluid Sampling Measurement for the Understanding of the Complex Fluid

Movement and Communication in a Mature, Carbonate, Heterogeneous Reservoir 2381

Khawla Al Mentheri, Salim Ghalem, Salim Kaouche, Osama Mohamed Keshtta, Omar Al-Mutwali, Elbesaily Shabaan

SPE 161690 Effect of ‘Artificial Islands’ on Structural Integrity Management of Existing Offshore Platforms- Case

Study 2392

Abdul Gaffur Varikkodan

SPE 161693 Challenges and Key Learning for Developing Tight Carbonate Reservoirs 2408

Bovan K George, Cedric Clara, Suhaila Al Mazrooei, Saadi Manseur, Medhat Abdou, Tee Sin Chong, Muna Al Raeesi

SPE 161696 A Case Study of Modeling Workflow and Well Performance Assessment of a Complex Fluid / Tight

Reservoir 2423

Cédric Clara, Mohamed Sherief, Ahmed Tawfiq Boalot, Salem El-Abd Salem

SPE 161697 An Integrated Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Enhance Confidence in Development of a Tight

Heterogeneous Reservoir 2434

Shinichi Nakamura, Ali Alhabshi, Ali Hussain, Ashaf Khalil, Jamal Alblooshi

SPE 161701 High Precision Monitoring of Crude Oil Storage 2441

Mohammed Bin Sahem Al Muhairi, Mohammed Abdulla Al Zaabi

SPE 161710 Safety Culture Study to Improve Safety Performance in Organization 2461

A Aryaguna, B Argubie, W Venema, A Budiman, Z Djunaidi, Y Kusminanti, D Erwandi

SPE 161711 An Interference Test Coupled with a Drawdown Analysis of Horizontal Well Using a Multi-Phase

Flow Meter to Evaluate Reservoir Parameters and Connectivity 2473

Farhan Al-Farhan, Naz Gazi, Jamal Al-Humoud, Naween Tirkey, Rafiq Haryono

SPE 161712 Innovative Noise and High-Precision Temperature Logging Tool for Diagnosing Complex Well

Problems 2481

Salim Ghalem, Elyes Draoui, Ayman Mohamed, Osama Keshta, Amr Mohamed Serry, Ali Al-Felasi, Ahmed Berrim, Hicham Abu

Chaker, Maxim Filenev, Alfiya Gabdrakhmanova Irina Aslanyan, Arthur Aslanyan

SPE 161715 Integration of Subsurface Data, Modern Analog Concepts, and History Matching Feedback to Model

a Thick Carbonate Reservoir, Offshore Abu Dhabi 2488

G Ottinger, G Kompanik, M Al Suwaidi, K Brantferger, H Edwards