Volume 213
Petroleum Development and Technology 1958
Society of Petroleum Engineers of AIME
Papers and discussions included have been approved for publication by the Society of Petroleum Engineers Transactions Editorial Committee
Title Page
Errata
Foreword by Basil P. Kantzer
Officers and Staff of the AIME
Society of Petroleum Engineers Officers and Committee Chairmen
Contents
1958 Society of Petroleum Engineers Transactions Editorial Committee
The John Franklin Carll Award
The Anthony F. Lucas Medal and Fund
The Cerdric K. Ferguson Medal
Society of Petroleum Engineers Past Chairman
Local Section Officers for 1958

PAPERS

Drilling – Equipment, Methods and Materials

TITLE AUTHOR
Effect of Pressure on Rock Drillability John R. Eckel
Properties of Cementing Compositions at Elevated Temperatures and Pressure Greg Carter and Dwight K. Smith
Use of Chemicals to Maintain Clear Water for Drilling J. P. Gallus, J. L. Lummus and J. E. Fox Jr.
The Cutting Carrying Capacity of Air at Pressures Above Atmospheric Kenneth E. Gray
Mechanics of Differential Pressure Sticking of Drill Collars H. D. Outmans
A Correlation of the Electrical Properties of Drilling Fluids with Solids Content Harold L. Overton and Leonard B. Lipson
Development and Field Testing of a Core Barrel for Recovering Unconsolidated Oil Sands A. B. Hildebrandt, H. C. Bridwell and J. M. Kellner
Effect of Low Frequency Percussion in Drilling Hard Rock E. Topanelian, Jr.
The Effect of Temperature on the Flow Properties of Clay-Water Drilling Muds S. Srini-Vasan and Carl Gatlin

Producing – Equipment, Methods and Materials

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Factors Affecting the Rate of Deposition of Cement in Unfractured Perforations During Squeeze-Cementing Operations G. W. Binkley, G. K. Dumbauld and R. E. Collins
Pressure Measurements During Formation Fracturing Operations J. K. Godbey and H. D. Hodges
Effect of Flow Rate on Paraffin Accumulation in Plastic, Steel and Coated Pipe F. W. Jessen and James N. Howell
Hydraulic Fracturing – Fracture Flow Capacity vs Well Productivity H. K. van Poollen, John M. Tinsley and Calvin D. Saunders
Producing Wells on Casing Flow – An Analysis of Flowing Pressure Gradients P. B. Baxendell
A Copper Ion Displacement Test for Screening Corrosion Inhibitors William B. Hughes
Note on Buckling of Tubing in Pumping Wells T. Seldenrath and A. W. Wright
Identification of Mixtures of Waters from Chemical Water Analyses J. C. McKinnell

Logging and Log Interpretation

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Departure Curves for the Self-Potential Log A. E. Worthington and R. F. Meldau
Porosity Balance Verifies Water Saturation Determined from Logs M. P. Tixier
Streaming Potential and the SP Log M. Gondouin and C. Scala
Velocity Log Characteristics A. A. Stripling
Reverse-Wetting Logging J. W. Graham
A Report on the Displacement Log R. H. Winn
Evaluation of Porosity Derivation from Neutron Logs R. H. Widmyer and G. M. Wood
On the Streaming Potential Problem in Well Logging M. R. J. Wyllie, A. J. deWitte and J. E. Warren

Natural Gas Technology

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Spacing of Natural Gas Wells R. C. Craze
The Importance of Reliable Data in Gas-Condensate Calculations R. F. Hinds

Reservoir Engineering Equipment

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Application of a Resistance Network for Studying Mobility Ratio Effects M. A. Nobles and Harold B. Janzen
A Linear Programming Model for Scheduling Crude Oil Production A. S. Lee and J. S. Aronofsky

Reservoir Engineering - General

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A Model for the Mechanism of Oil Recovery from the Porous Matrix Due to Water Invasion in Fractured Reservoirs J. S. Aronofsky, L. Massé and S. G. Natanson
A Study of Anomalons Pressure Build-up Behavior G. L. Stegemeier and C. S. Matthews
A Method for Predicting Pressure Maintenance Performance for Reservoirs Producing Volatile Crude Oil R. H. Jacoby and V. J. Berry Jr.
The Effect of Partial Penetration on Pressure Build-up in Oil Wells Robert G. Nisle
Calculation of Linear Waterflood Behavior Including the Effects of Capillary Pressure Jim Douglas Jr., P. M. Blair and R. J. Wagner
Comparison Between the Predicted and Actual Production History of a Condensate Reservoir J. K. Rodgers, N. H. Harrison and S. Regier
Estimation of Ultimate Recovery from Solution Gas-Drive Reservoirs W. L. Wahl, L. D. Mullins and E. B. Elfrink
The Use of High-Speed Computers for Predicting Flood-Out Patterns D. G. McCarty and E. C. Barfield
Application of Numerical Methods to Predict Recovery from Thin Oil Columns H. H. Rachford Jr., R. D. Taylor, Jim Douglas Jr. and P. M. Dyke
Producing Wells on Casing Flow-An Analysis of Flowing Pressure Gradients P. B. Baxendell
Spacing of Natural Gas Wells R. C. Craze
Reservoir Analysis for Pressure Maintenance Operations Based on Complete Segregation of Mobile Fluids John C. Martin
Field Results of South Belridge Thermal Recovery Experiment C. F. Gates and H. J. Ramey Jr.
Pressure Fall-Off in Water Injection Wells P. Hazebroek, H. Rainbow and C. S. Matthews
Application of Decline Curves to Gravity-Drainage Reservoirs in the Stripper Stage H. C. Lefkovits and C. S. Matthews
Improving Miscible Displacement by Gas-Water Injection B. H. Caudle and A. B. Dyes
Extensions of the Muskat Depletion Performance Equation R. D. West
The Simplification of the Material Balance Formulas by the Laplace Transformation William Hurst
Profitability of Capital Expenditures for Development Drilling and Producing Property Appraisal J. J. Arps
The Application of the Buckley-Leverett Frontal Advance Theory to Petroleum Recovery Stephen G. Dardaganian
A Method for Determining Optimum Second Stage Pressure in Three Stage Separation Kenneth F. Whinery and John M. Campbell
Bubble Point Pressure Correlation J. S. Lasater
Laboratory Evaluation of Prospective Enriched Gas-Drive Projects D. M. Kehn, G. T. Pyndus and M. H. Gaskell
Application of Statistics to the Analysis of Production Decline Data A. T. Chatas and W. W. Yankie Jr.
Pressure Interference Correction to the Material Balance Equation for Water-Drive Reservoirs Using a Digital Computer Michael P. Robinson
Limitations on Pressure Predictions for Water-Drive Reservoirs L. H. Simons and H. H. Spain
A Comparison of Calculated krg /k16 Ratios with a Correlation of Field Data Michael A. Torcaso and M. R. J. Wyllie

Reservoir Engineering – Laboratory Research

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Miscible Displacements of Reservoir Oil Using Flue Gas H. A. Koch Jr. and C. A. Hutchinson Jr.
Process Variables of In Situ Combustion William L. Martin, John D. Alexander and John N. Dew
The Effect of Fluid-Flow Rate and Viscosity on Laboratory Determinations of Oil-Water Relative Permeabilities C. R. Sandberg, L. S. Gournay and R. F. Sippel
Miscible Fluid Displacement in Porous Media James W. Lacey, Arthur L. Draper and George G. Binder Jr.
The Thermal Recovery Process – An Analysis of Laboratory Combustion Data A. L. Benham and Fred H. Poettmann
A Theoretical Description of Water-Drive Processes Involving Viscous Fingering P. van Meurs and C. van der Poel
Laboratory Studies of Five-Spot Waterflood Performance L. A. Rapoport, C. W. Carpenter Jr. and W. J. Leas
A Laboratory Study of Laminar and Turbulent Flow in Heterogeneous Porosity Limestones Charles R. Stewart and William W. Owens
Fluid Dynamics During an Underground Combustion Process L. A. Wilson, R. J. Wygal, D. W. Reed, R. L. Gergins and J. H. Henderson
Reservoir Rock Wettability – It’s Significance and Evaluation J. E. Bobek, C. C. Mattax and M. O. Denekas
The Injection of Detergent Slugs in Water Floods J. J. Taber
The Deterioration of Miscible Zones in Porous Media John A. Sievert, John N. Dew and Francis R. Conley
Effects on Fractures on Sweep-Out Pattern A. B. Dyes, C. E. Kemp and B. H. Caudle
Determination of Wettability by Dye Absorption O. C. Holbrook and George G. Bernard
A Laboratory Study of Oil Recovery by Solution Gas Drive L. L. Handy
A Practical Utilization of the Theory of Bingham Plastic Flow in Stationary Pipes and Annuli J. C. Melrose, J. G. Savins, W. R. Foster and E. R. Parish
Generalized Newtonian (Pseudoplastic) Flow in Stationary Pipes and Annuli J. C. Savins
Evidence of Chromatographic Effect During Flow of Gases Through Oilfield Cores W. A. Roper, Todd Doscher and Riki Kobayashi
Pore Volume Compressibilities of Sandstone Reservoir Rocks I. Fatt
Laboratory Evaluation of Prospective Enriched Gas-Drive Projects D. M. Kehn, G. T. Pyndus and M. H. Gaskell
The Effective Compressibility of Reservoir Rock and It’s Effects on Permeability A. S. McLatchie, R. A. Hemstock and J. W. Young
Linear Waterflood Behavior and End Effects in Water-Wet Porous Media J. R. Kyte and L. A. Rapoport
Effect of Applied Pressure on the Conductivity, Porosity and Permeability of Sandstones D. O. Wyble

Secondary Recovery

TITLE AUTHOR
Miscible Displacements of Reservoir Oil Using Flue Gas H. A. Koch Jr. and C. A. Hutchinson Jr.
Process Variables of In Situ Combustion William L. Martin, John D. Alexander and John N. Dew
A Method for Predicting Pressure Maintenance Performance for Reservoirs Producing Volatile Crude Oil R. H. Jacoby and V. J. Berry Jr.
Miscible Fluid Displacement in Porous Media James W. Lacey, Arthur L. Draper and George C. Binder Jr.
Calculation of Linear Waterflood Behavior Including the Effects of Capillary Pressure Jim Douglas Jr., P. M. Blair and R. J. Wagner
A Theoretical Description of Water-Drive Processes Involving Viscous Fingering P. van Meurs and C. van der Poel
Laboratory Studies of Five-Spot Waterflood Performance L. A. Rapaport, C. W. Carpenter Jr. and W. J. Leas
The Use of High-Speed Computers for Predicting Flood-Out Patterns D. G. McCarty and E. C. Barfield
Fluid Dynamics During an Underground Combustion Process L. A. Wilson, R. J. Wygal, D. W. Reed, R. L. Gergins and J. H. Henderson
The Injection of Detergent Slugs in Water Floods J. J. Taber
Reservoir Analysis for Pressure Maintenance Operations Based on Complete Segregation of Mobile Fluids John C. Martin
The Deterioration of Miscible Zones in Porous Media John A. Sievert, John N. Dew and Francis R. Conley
Field Results of South Belridge Thermal Recovery Experiment C. F. Gates and H. J. Ramey Jr.
Effect of Fractures on Sweep-Out Pattern A. B. Dyes, C. E. Kemp and B. H. Caudle
Pressure Fall-Off in Water Injection Wells P. Hazebroek, H. Rainbow and C. S. Matthews
Improving Miscible Displacement by Gas-Water Injection B. H. Caudle and A. B. Dyes
Some Thermal Characteristics of Porous Rocks Wilbur H. Somerton
Laboratory Evaluation of Prospective Enriched Gas-Drive Projects D. M. Kehn, G. T. Pyndus and M. H. Gaskell
The Thermal Recovery Process – An Analysis of Laboratory Combustion Data A. L. Benham and Fred H. Poettmann

INDEX

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