Volume 216
Petroleum Development and Technology 1959, Society of Petroleum Engineers of AIME
Title Page
Errata
Foreword by John S. Bell
Officers and Staff of the AIME (for year ending February, 1960)
Society of Petroleum Engineers Officers and Committee Chairman (for year ending February, 1960)
Contents
1959 Society of Petroleum Engineers Transactions Editorial Committee
The John Franklin Carll Award
The Anthony F. Lucas Fund and Medal
The Cedric K. Ferguson Medal
Society of Petroleum Engineers Certificate of Service
Local Section Officers for 1959

Technical Papers and Notes

Drilling – Equipment, Methods and Materials

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Laboratory Study of Effect of Overburden, Formation and Mud Column Pressures on Drilling Rate of Permeable Formations R. A. Cunningham and J. G. Eenink
A Laboratory Study of Rock Breakage by Rotary Drilling W. H. Somerton
A Water Shut-Off Method for Sand-Type Porosity in Air Drilling R. J. Goodwin and A. J. Teplitz
Increased Bit Life Through Use of Extreme Pressure Lubricant Fluids M. Rosenberg and R. J. Tailleur
Laboratory Studies of Formation Damage in Sands Containing Clays P. H. Monaghan, R. A. Salathiel, B. E. Morgan and A. D. Kaiser Jr.
Phenomena Affecting Drilling Rates at Depth A. J. Garnier and N. H. van Lingen
Water-In-Oil Emulsion Cements F. D. Patchen, R. F. Burdyn and I. R. Dunlap
The Effect of Particle Size Distribution and Exchange Cation on Gel Properties of Fractionated Bentonite Suspensions F. W. Jessen and N. Mungan

Producing – Equipment, Methods and Materials

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Evaluation of Acid Treatments from Pressure Build-Up Analysis P. Pollard
Laboratory Studies of Formation Damage in Sands Containing Clays P. H. Monaghan, R. A. Salathiel, B. E. Morgan and A. D. Kaiser Jr.
Influence of Propping Sand Wettability on Productivity of Hydraulically Fractured Oil Wells J. W. Graham, P. H. Monaghan and J. S. Osoba
Field Evaluation of Cathodic Protection of Casing W. D. Greathouse, J. L. Lehman, J. E. Landers and J. D. Sudbury
The Mechanics of Sand Movement in Fracturing L. R. Kern, T. K. Perkins and R. E. Wyant

Logging and Log Interpretation

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Sonic Logging M. P. Tixier, R. P Alger and C. A. Doh
Some Effects of Invasion on the SP Curve F. Segesman and M. P. Tixier
Streaming Potential Phenomena in SP Log Interpretation H. J. Hill and A. E. Anderson
Acoustic Velocity in Porous Media J. E. Berry
Some Aspects of Streaming Potential and the Electrochemical SP in Shales F. Bernstein and C. Scala

Natural Gas Technology

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Effect of Unsteady-State Aquifer Motion on the Size of an Adjacent Gas Storage Reservoir D. L. Katz, M. R. Tek and K. H. Coats
Design of Gas Storage Fields D. L. Katz, J. A. Vary and J. R. Elenbaas
Calculation of the Stabilized Performance Coefficient of Low Permeability Natural Gas Wells F. H. Poettmann and R. E. Schilson
Method for Predicting the Behavior of Mutually Interfering Gas Reservoirs Adjacent to a Common Aquifer K. H. Coats, M. R. Tek and D. L. Katz

Reservoir Rock Characteristics

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Effect of Pore and Confining Pressures on Failure Characteristics of Sedimentary Rock L. H. Robinson Jr.
Improving Oil Displacement Efficiency by Wettability Adjustment O. W. Wagner and R. O. Leach
Observations Relating to the Wettability of Porous Rock E. Amott
Nonlinear Behavior of Elastic Porous Media W. van der Knapp
The Instability of Slow, Immiscible, Viscous Liquid-Liquid Displacements in Permeable Media R. L. Chuoke P. van Meurs and C. van der Poel
Three Component Saturation in Porous Media by X-Ray Techniques A. D. K. Laird and J. A. Putnam
The Effect of Gypsum on Core Analysis Results B. G. Hurd and J. L. Fitch
Correlation of kg/ko Data with Sandstone Core Characteristics


M. Felsenthal

Effects of Crude Components on Rock Wettability M. O. Denekas, C. C. Mattax and G. T. Davis
Effect of Pressure and Temperature on Cavities in Salt F. W. Jessen and K. E. Brown
Effect of Viscosity Ratio on Relative Permeability A. S. Odeh
Calculation of Relative Permeability from Displacement Experiments E. F. Johnson, D. P. Bossler and V. O. Naumann
The Alteration of Rock Properties by Percussion Sidewall Coring G. M. Webster and G. E. Dawsongrove
Effect of Gas-Oil Ratio on the Behavior of Fractured Limestone Reservoirs J. Jones-Parra and R. S. Reytor
Effect of Fractional Wettability on Multiphase Flow Through Porous Media I. Fatt and W. A. Klikoff Jr.
Oil Production from Frozen Reservoir Rocks, Umiat, Alaska O. C. Baptist

Reservoir Engineering Equipment

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Improved High Pressure Capillary Tube Viscometer B. E. Eakin and R. T. Ellington
Transient Pressure Distributions in Fluid Displacement Programs B. L. Landrum and P. B. Crawford
An Improved Pendant Drop, Interfacial Tension Apparatus and Data for Carbon Dioxide and Water E. W. Hough, G. J. Heuer and J. W. Walker

Reservoir Engineering - General

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Effect of Unsteady-State Aquifer Motion on the Size of an Adjacent Gas Storage Reservoir D. L. Katz, M. R. Tek and K. H. Coats
Viscosity Correlation for Gas-Saturated Crude Oils J. N. Chew and C. A. Connally Jr.
Effect on Gas Saturation on Static Pressure Calculations from Two-Phase Pressure Build-Up Curves R. E. Cook
In Situ Combustion Process – Results of a Five-Well Field Experiment in Southern Oklahoma J. T. Moss, P. D. White and J. S. McNiel Jr.
Fluid Migration Across Fixed Boundaries in Reservoirs Producing by Fluid Expansion R. E. Collins
Fosterton Field – An Unusual Problem of Bottom Water Coning and Volumetric Water Invasion Efficiency L. F. Elkins
The Effect of Capillary Pressure and Gravity on Two-Phase Fluid Flow in a Porous Medium F. L. Fayers and J. W. Sheldon
A Generalized Water-Drive Analysis T. S. Hutchinson and V. J. Sikora
Calculation of the Stabilized Performance Coefficient of Low Permeability Natural Gas Wells F. H. Poettmann and R. E. Schilson
Method for Predicting the Behavior of Mutually Interfering Gas Reservoirs Adjacent to a Common Aquifer K. H. Coats, M. R. Tek and D. L. Katz
The Meaning of the Triple Value in Noncapillary Buckley-Leverett Theory W. T. Cardwell Jr.
The Use of the Method of Characteristics in Determining Boundary Conditions for Problems in Reservoir Analysis E. H. Lee and F. J. Fayers
One-Dimensional, Incompressible, Noncapillary, Two-Phase Fluid Flow in a Porous Medium J. W. Sheldon, B. Zondek and W. T. Cardwell Jr.
Method for Calculating Multi-Dimensional Immiscible Displacement J. Douglas Jr., D. W. Peaceman and H. H. Rachford Jr.
Simplified Equations of Flow in Gas Drive Reservoirs and the Theoretical Foundation of Multiphase Pressure Buildup Analyses J. C. Martin
Maximum Reservoir Worth – Proper Well Spacing C. C. Miller and A. B. Dyes
Pressure Inversion and Material Balance Calculations H. N. Mead
Effect of Gas-Oil Ratio on the Behavior of Fractured Limestone Reservoirs J. Jones-Parra and R. S. Reytor
Control of Injection Gas Composition in Enriched Gas-Drive Projects J. K. Elliott and H. C. Johnson
Effect of Composition and Temperature on Phase Behavior and Depletion Performance of Rich Gas-Condensate Systems R. H. Jacoby, R. C. Koeller and V. J. Berry Jr.
A Numerical Solution of the Linear Displacement Equation with Capillary Pressure C. R. McEwen
A Comparison of Theoretical Pressure Build-Up Curves with Field Curves Obtained from Bottom-Hole Shut-In Tests S. C. Pitzer, J. D. Rice and C. E. Thomas
Simplified Water Influx-Pressure Calculations Above the Bubble Point F. M. Stewart
Equilibrium Calculations on the Kelly-Snyder Reservoir H. T. Kennedy, S. G. Dardaganian and J. L. Clanton
Effect of Fractional Wettability on Multiphase Flow Through Porous Media I. Fatt and W. A. Klikoff Jr.
Prediction of Approximate Time of Interference Between Adjacent Wells W. F. Stevens and G. Thodos
A Demonstration of the Effect of ‘Dead-End’ Volume on Pressure Transients in Porous Media I. Fatt
Unsteady-State Liquid Flow Through Porous Media Having Elliptic Boundaries K. H. Coats, M. R. Tek and D. L. Katz
An Improved Pendant Drop, Interfical Tension Apparatus and Data for Carbon Dioxide and Water E. W. Hough, G. J. Heuer and J. W. Walker

Reservoir Engineering – Laboratory Research

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Factors Influencing the Efficiency of Miscible Displacement R. J. Blackwell, J. R. Rayne and W. M. Terry
A New Experimental Model for Studying Transient Phenomena B. L. Landrum, D. A. Flanagan, B. C. Norwood and P. B. Crawford
Improving Oil Displacement Efficiency by Wettability Adjustment O. W. Wagner and R. O. Leach
Swept Areas After Breakthrough in Vertically Fractured Five-Spot Patterns J. Simmons, B. L. Landrum, J. M. Pinson and P. B. Crawford
Prediction of Injection Rate and Production History for Multifluid Five-Spot Floods M. Prats, C. S. Matthews, R. I. Jewett and J. D. Baker
Three Component Saturation in Porous Media by X-Ray Techniques A. D. K. Laird and J. A. Putnam
The Effect of Gypsum on Core Analysis Results B. G. Hurd and J. L. Fitch
Carbon Dioxide Solvent Flooding for Increased Oil Recovery L. W. Holm
Studies on Pilot Water Flooding M. J. F. Rosenbaum and C. S. Matthews
Transfer of Fluid Components in a Porous Medium at Constant Saturation and Fluid Velocity R. F. Nielsen and R. E. Gilchrist
Calculation of Relative Permeability from Displacement Experiments E. F. Johnson, D. P. Bossler and V. O. Naumann
Application of Laboratory Data in Calculating the Primary Production History of the Cisco K-I Reservoir W. C. Hardy and B. W. McArthur
Theory and Application of Imbibition Phenomena in Recovery of Oil J. W. Graham and J. G. Richardson
An Evaluation of Diffusion Effects in Miscible Displacement L. L. Handy
A Laboratory Investigation of the Water-Driven Carbon Dioxide Process for Oil Recovery D. M. Beeson and G. D. Ortloff
Equilibrium Calculations on the Kelly-Snyder Reservoir H. T. Kennedy, S. G. Dardaganian and J. L. Clanton
Oil Production from Frozen Reservoir Rocks, Umiat, Alaska O. C. Baptist
Production Potential Changes During Sweepout in a Five-Spot System B. H. Caudle and M. D. Witte

Secondary Recovery

TITLE AUTHOR
Factors Influencing the Efficiency of Miscible Displacement R. J. Blackwell, J. R. Rayne and W. M. Terry
In Situ Combustion Process – Results of a Five-Well Field Experiment in Southern Oklahoma J. T. Moss, P. D. White and J. S. McNiel Jr.
Improving Oil Displacement Efficiency by Wettability Adjustment O. W. Wagner and R. O. Leach
Swept Areas After Breakthrough in Vertically Fractured Five-Spot Patterns J. Simmons, B. L. Landrum, J. M. Pinson and P. B. Crawford
Prediction of Injection Rate and Production History for Multifluid Five-Spot Floods M. Prats, C. S. Matthews, R. L. Jewett and J. D. Baker
Transient Heat Conduction During Radial Movement of a Cylinderical Heat Source – Applications to the Thermal Recovery Process H. J. Ramey Jr.
Heat Conduction in Underground Combustion H. R. Bailey and B. K. Larkin
Carbon Dioxide Solvent Flooding for Increased Oil Recovery L. W. Holm
Mathematical Description of Detergent Flooding in Oil Reservoirs F. J. Fayers and R. L. Perrine
A Method for Calculating Multi-Dimensional Immiscible Displacement J. Douglas Jr., D. W. Peaceman and H. H. Rachford Jr.
Reservoir Heating by Hot Fluid Injection J. W. Marx and R. H. Langenheim
Studies on Pilot Water Flooding M. J. F. Rosenbaum and C. S. Matthews
Theory and Application of Imbibition Phenomena in Recovery of Oil J. W. Graham and J. G. Richardson
An Evaluation of Diffusion Effects in Miscible Displacement L. L. Handy
A Laboratory Investigation of the Water-Driven Carbon Dioxide Process for Oil Recovery D. M. Beeson and G. D. Ortloff
Control of Injection Gas Composition in Enriched Gas-Drive Projects J. K. Elliott and H. C. Johnson
Computing Techniques for Water-Drive Reservoirs A. L. Hicks, A. G. Weber and R. L. Ledbetter
Transient Pressure Distributions in Fluid Displacement Programs B. L. Landrum and P. B. Crawford
Production Potential Changes During Sweepout in a Five-Spot System B. H. Caudle and M. D. Witte

Further Discussion of Paper Published in Transactions Volume 216

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A Laboratory Study of Rock Breakage by Rotary Drilling Wilbur H. Somerton
Reservoir Heating by Hot Fluid Injection J. W. Marx and R. H. Langenheim

INDEX

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Index