Volume 207
Petroleum Development and Technology 1956
Petroleum Branch
Papers and Discussions included have been approved for publication by The Petroleum Branch Transactions Editorial Committee. They were selected from papers presented before the branch at meetings held in New Orleans, October 2-5, 1955; Los Angeles, October 20-21, 1955; College Station, January 9-10, 1956; Dallas, March 29-30, 1956; Los Angeles, October 14-17, 1956; and papers not presented at these meetings but offerred to the petroleum branch, A.I.M.E., for publication
Title Page
Foreword by Thomas C. Frick
Officers and Staff of the A.I.M.E.
Petroleum Branch Officers and Committee Chairmen
Contents
1956 Petroleum Branch Transactions Editorial Committee
Cedric K. Ferguson Medal
The Anthony F. Lucas Medal and Fund
Petroleum Branch Certificate of Service
Petroleum Branch Past Chairman
Local Section Officers for 1956

PAPERS

Capillarity - Permeability

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Determining Gravity Drainage Characteristics on the Centrifuge J. W. Marx
Theory of Dimensionally Scaled Models of Petroleum Reservoirs G. A. Croes, J. Geertsma, and N. Schwarz
The Network Model of Porous Media  
I. Capillary Pressure Characteristics I. Fatt
II. Dynamic Properties of a Single Size Tube Network I. Fatt
III. Dynamic Properties of Networks with Tube Radius Distribution I. Fatt
Oil-Water Displacements in Microscopic Capillaries C. C. Templeton and S. S. Rushing, Jr.
Darcy’s Law and the Field Equations of the Flow of Underground Fluids M. King Hubbert
An Evaluation of a Gas Drive Method for Determining Relative Permeability Relationships W. W. Owens, D. R. Parrish and W. F. Lamoreaux

Drilling and Producing – Equipment, Methods and Materials

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Development and Testing of Jet Pump Pellet Impact Drill Bits J. E. Eckel, F. H. Deily, and L. W. Ledgerwood, Jr.
An Accelerated Squeeze-Cementing Technique G. K. Dumbauld, D. Perry, G. W. Binkley, and F. A. Brooks, Jr.
Lost Circulation Information with a New Tool for Detecting Zones of Loss T. Bardeen and A. J. Teplitz
A New Material for Deep Well Cementing Dwight K. Smith
An Engineering Appraisal of Small Diameter Hole Drilling in Soft Rock Operations J. H. Faulk
A Lightweight, Low Water-Loss, Oil-Emulsion Cement for Use in Oil Wells  
The Use of Barium Hydroxide in Drilling Muds H. C. H. Darley and R. A. Generes

Logging and Log Interpretation

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Spectral Gamma-Ray Logging H. R. Brannon, Jr. and J. S. Osoba
Neutron Log Correction Charts for Borehole Conditions and Bed Thickness J. T. Dewan
Effect of Clay and Water Salinity on Electrochemical Behavior of Reservoir Rocks H. J. Hill and J. D. Milburn
A Graphical Method of Dipmeter Interpretation Using the Stereonet A. J. De Witte

Natural Gas Technology

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Simultaneous Flow of Liquid and Gas Through Horizontal Pipe A. F. Bertuzzi, M. R. Tek and F. H. Poettmann
Practical Solution of Gas-Flow Equations for Wells and Pipelines with Large Temperature Gradients M. H. Cullender and R. V. Smith

Reservoir Engineering Equipment

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The Determination of the Water-Injection Program for the Delhi Field by Means of the Automatic Multi-Pool Analyzer O. L. Patterson, Granville Dutton, and H. E. Ellis
Determining Gravity Drainage Characteristics on the Centrifuge J. W. Marx
Effect of Dip on Five-Spot Sweep Pattern C. S. Matthews and M. J. Fischer
Theory of Dimensionally Scaled Models of Petroleum Reservoirs G. A. Croes, J, Geertsma and N. Schwarz
The Network Model of Porous Media  
I. Capillary Pressure Characteristics I. Fatt
II. Dynamic Properties of a Single Size Tube Network I. Fatt
III. Dynamic Properties of Networks with Tube Radius Distribution I. Fatt
Scale Limitations in Potentiometric Model Construction A. S. Odeh, H. B. Bradley, and J. P. Heller
Water-Coning before Breakthrough – Electronic Analog Treatment Walter J. Karplus
The Reservoir Mechanism of Sulfur Recovery John R. Rayne, B. C. Craft, and Murray F. Hawkins, Jr.
Gravity Drainage Performance of Depletion-Type Reservoirs in the Stripper Stage C. S. Matthews and H. C. Lefkovits

Reservoir Engineering – General

TITLE AUTHOR
Modifications to Decline Curve Analysis Homer N. Mead
Comparison of Pressure Distributions During Depletion of Tilted and Horizontal Aquifers D. S. Howard, Jr., and H. H. Rachford, Jr.
Gas Drive and Gravity Analysis for Pressure Maintenance for Pressure Maintenance Operations D. R. Shreve and L. W. Welch, Jr.
Estimation of Primary Oil Reserves J. J. Arps
Darcy’s Law and the Field Equations of the Flow of Underground Fluids M. King Hubbert
An Extended Analysis of Bottom Water Drive Reservoir Performance T. S. Hutchinson and C. E. Kemp
An Evaluation of a Gas Drive Method for Determining Relative Permeability Relationships W. W. Owens, D. R. Parrish and W. E. Lamoreaux

Reservoir Engineering – Laboratory Research

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The Determination of Partial Pressure Maintenance Performance by Laboratory Flow Tests F. F. Craig, Jr., and T. M. Geffen
The Effect of Gas Composition Upon Oil Recovery by Gas Drive H. L. Stone and J. S. Crump
Mechanism of Water Flooding in the Presence of Free Gas J. R. Kyte, R. J. Stanclift, Jr., S. C. Stephan, Jr., and L. A. Rapoport
The Reservoir Mechanism of Sulfur Recovery John R. Rayne, B. C. Craft, and Murray F. Hawkins, Jr.
Measurements of Fractional Wettability of Oilfield Rocks by the Nuclear Magnetic Relaxation Method Robert J. S. Brown and Irving Fatt
Gravity Drainage Performance of Depletion-Type Reservoirs in the Stripper Stage C. S. Matthews and H. C. Lefkovits
An Evaluation of a Gas Drive Method for Determining Relative Permeability Relationships W. W. Owens, D. R. Parrish and W. E. Lamoreaux

Secondary Recovery

TITLE AUTHOR
The Determination of the Water-Injection Program for the Delhi Field by Means of the Automatic Multi-Pool Analyzer O. L. Patterson, Granville Dutton, and H. E. Ellis
The Effect of Gas Composition Upon Oil Recovery by Gas Drive H. L. Stone and J. S. Crump
Effect of Dip on Five-Spot Sweep Pattern C. S. Matthews and M. J. Fischer
Gas Drive and Gravity Analysis for Pressure Maintenance for Pressure Maintenance Operations D. R. Shreve and L. W. Welch, Jr.
Mobility Ratio – Its Influence on Injection or Production Histories in Five-Spot Water Flood J. S. Aronofsky and H. J. Ramey, Jr.
Mechanism of Water Flooding in the Presence of Free Gas J. R. Kyte, R. J. Stanclift, Jr., S. C. Stephan, Jr., and L. A. Rapoport
Water-Coning before Breakthrough – Electronic Analog Treatment Walter J. Karplus

Further Discussion of Paper Published in Transactions, Volume 204 (1955)

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Discussion  

Technical Notes

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Experimental Waterflooding Recoveries Above and Below the Bubble Point Daniel M. Bass, Jr., and Paul B. Crawford
The Application of Electrical Transients to Well Logging Walter J. Karplus and Otto J. M. Smith
Programming Reservoir Problems on the Electric Analyzer Mary Barrett and Walter Rose
Analog Study of Water Coning H. I. Meyer and D. F. Searcy
A Simplified Pore Size Distribution Apparatus H. P. Bucker, Jr., M. Felsenthal, and F. R. Conley
Effect of Pressure, Temperature and Wellstream Composition on the Quantity of Stabilized Separator Fluid W. E. Portman and John M. Campbell
Mud Filtration at the Bottom of the Borehole I. Havenaar
Drag Forces on an Accelerated Cylinder A. D. K. Laird and C. A. Johnson
A Flowmeter for Measuring Subsurface Flow Rates J. L. Newman, C. Waddell, and H. L. Sauder
The Effect of a Short Term Shut-In on a Subsequent Pressure Build-Up Test on an Oil Well Robert G. Nisle
Conditioning of Pacific Ocean Water for Waterflood Injection J. D. Sudbury, C. F. Knutson, Martin Felsenthal, and J. D. Lung
Sedimentation in Emulsions of Water in Petroleum Edward Tipman and Gordon W. Hodgson
Determination of the Viscosity-Temperature Relationship for Crude Oils with the Ultra-Viscoson James N. Howell and F. W. Jessen
Application of the Gelatin Model for Studying Mobility Ratio Effects Melvin B. Burton, Jr., and Paul B. Crawford
Gas Slippage and Permeability Measurements Robert K. Estes and Paul F. Fulton
A Centrifuge Core Cleaner Francis R. Conley and David B. Burrows
Prediction of Oil Recovery by Water Flood – A Simplified Graphical Treatment of the Dykstra-Parsons Method Carl E. Johnson, Jr.
Material Balance above the Bubble Point G. D. Hobson and I. Mrosovsky
Three-Phase Relative Permeability A. T. Corey, C. H. Rathjens, J. H. Henderson, and M. R. J. Wyllie
Adaptation of Friction Factors to the Flow of Fluids through Censolidated Formations L. F. Stutzman and George Thodos
A Note on the Skin Effect Murray F. Hawkins, Jr.
Effect of Stratification on Relative Permeability A. T. Corey and C. H. Rathjens
The Breakthrough Sweep Efficiency of the Staggered Line Drive M. Prats
Performance Calculations For Combination Drive Reservoirs L. D. Wooddy Jr. and Robert Moscrip III

INDEX

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Letter Symbols for Petroleum Reservoir Engineering and Electric Logging 1956  
Index