Volume 237
American Institue of Mining Engineers, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers, Inc.
1966

Title Page

Foreword by H. Mark Krause Jr.

Officers and Staff of AIME

Society of Petroleum Engineers Officers and Committee Chairmen

Contents

The Anthony F. Lucas Medal

The Cedric K. Ferguson Medal

The John Franklin Carll Award

The Lester C. Uren Award

The DeGolyer Distinguished Service Medal

Society of Petroleum Engineers Certificate of Service

Local Section Officers for 1966

1966 Society of Petroleum Engineers of AIME Transactions Editorial Committee

Errata

Technical Papers

(This volume is divided into two parts: Part I reprinted from JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY and Part II reprinted from SOCIETY OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERS JOURNAL. Papers listed here have a part number designation preceding the page number).

Drilling - Equipment, Methods and Materials

TITLE	AUTHOR
Hole Deviation and Drill String Behavior	C. E. Murphey and J. B. Cheatham Jr.
Filtration Behavior of Circulating Drilling Fluids	C. Bezemer and I. Havenaar
Ultimate Lateral Resistance of Anchor Plates in Cohesionless Soils	A. O. P. Casbarian
Cumulative Fatigue Damage of Drill Pipe in Dog-Legs	J. E. Hansford and A. Lubinski
Measurement of Some Mechanical Properties of Rocks and Their Relationship to Rock Drillability	S. Gstalder and J. Raynal
Recent Trends in Research on Tubular Connections	J. G. Bouwkamp

Logging and Log Interpretation

TITLE	AUTHOR
Determining Formation Water Resistivity From Chemical Analysis	E. J. Moore, S. E. Szasz and B. F. Whitney
Computer Evaluation of Logs	E. A. Breitenbach
Reservoir Inhomogeneities Deduced From Outcrop Observations and Production Logging	J. Groult, L. H. Reiss and L. Montadert
Evaluation of Fracture Treatments With Temperature Surveys	B. G. Agnew
The Sidewall Epithermal Neutron Porosity Log	J. Tittmann, H. Sherman, W. A. Nagel and R. P. Alger

Natural Gas Technology

TITLE	AUTHOR
Performance Predictions for Gas Reservoirs Considering Two-Dimensional Unsteady-State Flow	R. D. Carter
Methods for Predicting Gas Well Performance	D. G. Russell, J. H. Goodrich, G. E. Perry and J. F. Bruskotter
Application of the Alternating Direction Explicit Procedure to Two-Dimensional Natural Gas Reservoirs	D. Quon, P. M. Dranchuk, S. R. Allada and P. K. Leung
Mechanisms by Which Pentane and Hexane Adsorb on Silica Gel	H. O. McLeod Jr. and J. M. Campbell
Predicting Phase and Thermodynamic Properties of Natural Gases With the Benedict-Webb-Rubin Equation of State	J. W. Wolfe
The Flow of Real Gases Through Porous Media	R. Al-Hussainy, H. J. Ramey Jr. and P. B. Crawford
Application of Real Gas Flow Theory to Well Testing and Deliverability Forecasting	R. Al-Hussainy and H. J. Ramey Jr.
Viscosity of Natural Gases	A. L. Lee, M. H. Gonzalez and B. E. Eakin
Phase Behavior of a High-Pressure Condensate Reservoir Fluid	K. H. Kilgren

Pipelining – Equipment, Methods and Materials

TITLE	AUTHOR
Drag and Lift Forces on a Submarine Pipeline Subjected to a Transverse Horizontal Current	R. J. Brown

Processing- Equipment, Methods and Materials

TITLE	AUTHOR
Mechanisms by Which Pentane and Hexane Adsorb on Silica Gel	H. O. McLeod Jr. and J. M. Campbell

Producing - Equipment, Methods and Materials

TITLE	AUTHOR
Effect of Isolated Vertical Fractures Existing in the Reservoir on Fluid Displacement Response	J. W. Givens and P. B. Crawford
Computer Diagnosis of Down-Hole Conditions in Sucker Rod Pumping Wells	S. G. Gibbs and A. B. Neely
Ultimate Lateral Resistance of Anchor Plates in Cohesionless Soils	A. O. P. Casbarian
Conduction Heating of Formations With Limited Permeability by Condensing Gases	H. A. Lesser, G. H. Bruce and H. L. Stone
Relation of Formation Rock Strength to Propping Agent Strength in Hydraulic Fracturing	B. B. McGlothlin and J. L. Huitt
Practical Use of Recent Research in Multiphase Vertical and Horizontal Flow	J. P. Brill, T. C. Doerr, A. R. Hagedorn and K. E. Brown
The Effect of Perforating on Well Productivity	M. H. Harris
Distribution in Fracture Permeability of a Granite Rock Mass Following a Contained Nuclear Explosion	C. R. Boardman and J. Skrove
Propping Agent Transport in Horizontal Fractures	D. K. Lowe and J. L. Huitt
Evaluation of Fracture Treatments With Temperature Surveys	B. G. Agnew
The Effect of Production History on Determination of Formation Characteristics From Flow Tests	A. S. Odeh and G. W. Nabor
Short-Term Well Testing to Determine Wellbore Damage	L. R. Raymond and J. L. Hudson
Paraffin Deposition and Prevention in Oil Wells	R. M. Jorda
Calculation of the Production Rate of a Thermally Stimulated Well	T. C. Boberg and R. B. Lantz

Reservoir Engineering Equipment

TITLE	AUTHOR
A New Approach to the Two-Dimensional Multiphase Reservoir Simulator	R. A. Fagin and C. H. Stewart Jr.
The Sidewall Epithermal Neutron Porosity Log	J. Tittmann, H. Sherman, W. A. Nagel and R. P. Alger
Pulse-Testing: A New Method for Describing Reservoir Flow Properties Between Wells	C. R. Johnson, R. A. Greenkorn and E. G. Woods

Reservoir Engineering - General

TITLE	AUTHOR
A Stochastic Model for Predicting Variations in Reservoir Rock Properties	D. W. Bennion and J. C. Griffiths
Performance Predictions for Gas Reservoirs Considering Two-Dimensional Unsteady-State Flow	R. D. Carter
Numerical Solutions of the Equations for One-Dimensional Multi-phase Flow in Porous Media	B. S. Gottfried, W. H. Guilinger and R. W. Snyder
Numerical Calculation of Immiscible Displacement by a Moving Reference Point Method	H. H. Rachford Jr.
Methods for Predicting Gas Well Performance	D. G. Russell, J. H. Goodrich, G. E. Perry and J. F. Bruskotter
Unsteady Spherical Flow in Petroleum Reservoirs	A. T. Chatas
Bellamy Field Tests: Oil From Tar by Counterflow Underground Burning	J. C. Trantham and J. W. Marx
Controlled Solution Mining in Massive Salt	G. F. Sears and F. W. Jessen
Permeability of Idealized Fractured Rock	R. W. Parsons
Application of the Alternating Direction Explicit Procedure to Two-Dimensional Natural Gas Reservoirs	D. Quon, P. M. Dranchuk, S. R. Allada and P. K. Leung
Three-Phase Relative Permeability Measurements by Unsteady-State Method	A. M. Sarem
Improved Treatment of Dispersion in Numerical Calculation of Multidimensional Miscible Displacement	D. W. Peaceman
Unit Mobility Ratio Displacement Calculations for Pattern Floods in Homogeneous Medium	H. J. Morel-Seytoux
Locating a Burning Front by Pressure Transient Measurements	H. Kazemi
Unstable Miscible Flow in Heterogeneous Systems	R. L. Perrine and G. M. Gay
Cost Comparison of Reservoir Heating Using Steam or Air	L. A. Wilson and P. J. Root
Effect of Adjacent Expansible Fluids and Caprock Leakage on Build-Up and Drawdown Behavior of Wells in an Aquifer	M. C. Miller, M. R. Tek and D. L. Katz
Reservoir Performance During Two-Phase Flow	W. T. Weller
Some Theoretical Aspects of Underground Combustion in Segregated Oil Reservoirs	B. S. Gottfried
A Rapid Method for Obtaining a Two-Dimensional Reservoir Description From Well Pressure Response Data	H. O. Jahns
Pressure Behavior of a Limited Circular Composite Reservoir	R. D. Carter
Correlation of Interfacial Tension of Hydrocarbons	E. W. Hough and H. G. Warren
Comparison of Alternating Direction Explicit and Implicit Procedures in Two-Dimensional Flow Calculations	K. H. Coats and M. H. Terhune
A New Approach for Determining Equation-of-State Parameters Using Phase Equilibria Data	K. E. Starling
Predicting Phase and Thermodynamic Properties of Natural Gases With the Benedict-Webb-Rubin Equation of State	J. F. Wolfe
Practical Use of Recent Research in Multiphase Vertical and Horizontal Flow	J. P. Brill, T. C. Doerr, A. R. Hagedorn and K. E. Brown
Application of Real Gas Flow Theory to Well Testing and Deliverability Forecasting	R. Al-Hussainy and H. J. Ramey Jr.
A Numerical Study of Waterflood Performance in a Stratified System with Crossflow	C. S. Goddin Jr., F. F. Craig Jr., J. O. Wilkes and M. R. Tek
Reservoir Inhomogeneities Deduced From Outcrop Observations and Production Logging	J. Groult, L. H. Reiss and L. Montadert
Waterflood Mobility Control: A Case History	M. A. Jones
The Effect of Production History on Determination of Formation Characteristics From Flow Tests	A. S. Odeh and G. W. Nabor
A Viscosity-Temperature Correlation at Atmospheric Pressure for Gas-Free Oils	W. B. Braden
Pulse-Testing: A New Method for Describing Reservoir Flow Properties Between Wells	C. R. Johnson, R. A. Greenkorn and E. G. Woods
Extensions of Pressure Build-Up Analysis Methods	D. G. Russell

Reservoir Engineering- Laboratory Research

TITLE	AUTHOR
Some Effects of Overburden Pressure on Oil Shale During Underground Retorting	G. W. Thomas
The Flow of Foam Through Porous Media and Apparent Viscosity Measurements	S. S. Marsden and S. A. Khan
Imbibition Model Studies on Water-Wet Carbonate Rocks	R. W. Parsons and P. R. Chaney
Application of Air-Mercury and Oil-Air Capillary Pressure Data in the Study of Pore Structure and Fluid Distribution	J. J. Pickell, B. F. Swanson and W. B. Hickman
Sweep Efficiency by Miscible Displacement in a Five-Spot	J. L. Mahaffey, W. M. Rutherford and C. S. Matthews
Effect of Isolated Vertical Fractures Existing in the Reservoir on Fluid Displacement Response	J. W. Givens and P. B. Crawford
Waterflood Behavior of High Viscosity Crudes in Preserved Soft and Unconsolidated Cores	H. Y. Jennings Jr.
Fluid Dispersion and Distribution in Porous Media Using the Frequency Response Method With a Radioactive Tracer	R. R. Goddard
Physical Characteristics of Natural Films Formed at Crude Oil-Water Interfaces	O. K. Kimbler, R. L. Reed and I. H. Silberberg
Design and Operation of Laboratory Combustion Tubes	W. L. Penberthy Jr. and H. J. Ramey Jr.
Detection and Estimation of Dead-End Pore Volume in Reservoir Rock by Conventional Laboratory Tests	I. Fatt, M. Maleki and R. N. Upadhyay
Certain Wettability Effects in Laboratory Waterfloods	N. Mungan
Interfacial Effects in Immiscible Liquid-Liquid Displacement in Porous Media	N. Mungan
Fluid Distributions During Immiscible Displacements in Porous Media	L. L. Handy and P. Datta
Natural Convection in Porous Media and Its Effect on Segregated Forward Combustion	C. Dirksen
Effect of Cleavage Rate and Stress Level on Apparent Surface Energies of Rocks	T. E. Perkins and W. W. Krech
Effect of Interfacial Tension on Displacement Efficiency	O. R. Wagner and R. O. Leach
Determining Formation Water Resistivity From Chemical Analysis	E. J. Moore, S. E. Szasz and B. F. Whitney
Prediction of Tracer Performance in a Five-Spot Pattern	D. E. Baldwin Jr.
Waterflood Pressure Pulsing for Fractured Reservoirs	W. W. Owens and D. L. Archer
The Viscosity of Natural Gases	A. L. Lee, M. H. Gonzalez and B. E. Eakin
Phase Behavior of a High-Pressure Condensate Reservoir Fluid	K. H. Kilgren
Some Aspects of Polymer Floods	N. Mungan, F. W. Smith and J. L. Thompson
Casing Temperature Studies in Steam Injection Wells	K. Leutwyler
The Effect of Connate Water on the Efficiency of High-Viscosity Waterfloods	D. L. Kelley

Reservoir Rock Characteristics

A Stochastic Model for Predicting Variations in Reservoir Rock Properties	D. W. Beunion and J. C. Griffiths
The Flow of Foam Through Short Porous Media and Apparent Viscosity Measurements	S. S. Marsden and S. A. Khan
Imbibition Model Studies on Water-Wet Carbonate Rocks	R. W. Parsons and P. R. Chaney
Application of Air-Mercury and Oil-Air Capillary Pressure Data in the Study of Pore Structure and Fluid Distribution	J. J. Pickell, B. F. Swanson and W. B. Hickman
Numerical Solutions of the Equations for One-Dimensional Multi-Phase Flow in Porous Media	B. S. Gottfried, W. H. Guilinger and R. W. Snyder
Controlled Solution Mining in Massive Salt	G. F. Sears and F. W. Jessen
Permeability of Idealized Fractured Rock	R. W. Parsons
Fluid Dispersion and Distribution in Porous Media Using the Frequency Response Method With a Radioactive Tracer	R. R. Goddard
Three-Phase Relative Permeability Measurements by Unsteady-State Method	A. M. Sarem
Detection and Estimation of Dead-End Pore Volume in Reservoir Rock by Conventional Laboratory Tests	I. Fatt, M. Maleki and R. N. Upadhyay
Effect of Adjacent Expansible Fluids and Caprock Leakage on Build-Up and Drawdown Behavior of Wells in an Aquifer	M. C. Miller, M. R. Tek and D. L. Katz
Certain Wettability Effects in Laboratory Waterfloods	N. Mungan
Interfacial Effects in Immiscible Liquid-Liquid Displacement in Porous Media	N. Mungan
Fluid Distribution During Immiscible Displacements in Porous Media	L. L. Handy and P. Datta
Natural Convection in Porous Media and Its Effect on Segregated Forward Combustion	C. Dirksen
Effect of Cleavage Rate and Stress Level on Apparent Surface Energies of Rocks	T. K. Perkins and W. W. Krech
Conduction Heating of Formations with Limited Permeability by Condensing Gases	H. A. Lesser, G. H. Bruce and H. L. Stone
Relation of Formation Rock Strength to Propping Agent Strength in Hydraulic Fracturing	B. B. McGlothlin and J. L. Huitt
The Flow of Real Gases Through Porous Media	R. Al-Hussainy, H. J. Ramey Jr. and P. B. Crawford
Measurement of Some Mechanical Properties of Rocks and Their Relationship to Rock Drillability	S. Gstalder and J. Raynal

Secondary Recovery and Pressure Maintenance

TITLE	AUTHOR
Some Effects of Overburden Pressure on Oil Shale During Underground Retorting	G. W. Thomas
Sweep Efficiency by Miscible Displacement in a Five-Spot	J. L. Mahaffey, W. M. Rutherford and C. S. Matthews
Numerical Calculation of Immiscible Displacement by a Moving Reference Point Method	H. H. Rachford Jr.
Bellamy Field Tests: Oil From Tar by Counterflow Underground Burning	J. C. Trantham and J. W. Marx
Waterflood Behavior of High Viscosity Crudes in Preserved Soft and Unconsolidated Cores	H. Y. Jennings Jr.
Physical Characteristics of Natural Films Formed at Crude Oil-Water Interfaces	O. K. Kimbler, R. L. Reed and I. H. Silberberg
A New Approach to the Two-Dimensional Multiphase Reservoir Simulator	R. G. Fagin and C. H. Stewart Jr.
Design and Operation of Laboratory Combustion Tubes	W. L. Penberthy Jr. and H. J. Ramey Jr.
Improved Treatment of Dispersion in Numerical Calculation of Multidimensional Miscible Displacement	D. W. Peaceman
Unit Mobility Ratio Displacement Calculations for Pattern Floods in Homogeneous Medium	H. J. Morel-Seytoux
Locating a Burning Front by Pressure Transient Measurements	H. Kazemi
Unstable Miscible Flow in Heterogeneous Systems	R. L. Perrine and G. M. Gay
Cost Comparison of Reservoir Heating Using Steam or Air	L. A. Wilson and P. J. Root
Certain Wettability Effects in Laboratory Waterfloods	N. Mungan
Interfacial Effects in Immiscible Liquid-Liquid Displacement in Porous Media	N. Mungan
Fluid Distributions During Immiscible Displacements in Porous Media	L. L. Handy and P. Datta
Natural Convection in Porous Media and Its Effect on Segregated Forward Combustion	C. Dirksen
Some Theoretical Aspects of Underground Combustion in Segregated Oil Reservoirs	B. S. Gottfried
Effect of Interfacial Tension on Displacement Efficiency	O. R. Wagner and R. O. Leach
Prediction of Tracer Performance in a Five-Spot Pattern	D. E. Baldwin Jr.
Waterflood Pressure Pulsing for Fractured Reservoirs	W. W. Owens and D. L. Archer
A Numerical Study of Waterflood Performance in a Stratified System with Crossflow	C. S. Goddin Jr., F. F. Craig Jr., J. O. Wilkes and M. R. Tek
Some Aspects of Polymer Floods	N. Mungan, F. W. Smith and J. L. Thompson
Waterflood Mobility Control: A Case History	M. A. Jones
Casing Temperature Studies in Steam Injection Wells	K. Leutwyler
The Effect of Connate Water on the Efficiency of High-Viscosity Waterfloods	D. L. Kelley and B. H. Caudle
A Viscosity-Temperature Correlation at Atmospheric Pressure for Gas-Free Oils	W. B. Braden

INDEX

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Index