Volume 231
Society of Petroleum Engineers, American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum 1964
Papers and Discussions Included have been Approved for Publication by the Society of Petroleum Enginers’ Transactions Editorial Committee
Title Page
Foreword by John C. Calhoun Jr.
Officers and Staff of AIME (year ending February, 1965)
Society of Petroleum Engineers Officers and Committee Chairmen (year ending February, 1965)
Contents
Anthony F. Lucas Medal
Cedric K. Ferguson Medal
John Franklin Carll Award
Lester C. Uren Award
Society of Petroleum Engineers Certificate of Service
Local Section Officers for 1964
1964 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)

Drilling- Equipment, Methods and Materials

TITLE AUTHOR
Chip Removal by a Hydraulic Jet J. B. Cheatham Jr. and J. G. Yarbrough
Effects of Drilling Vessel Pitch or Roll on Kelly and Drill Pipe Fatigue J. E. Hansford and A. Lubinski
Full-Scale Experiments on Jets in Impermeable Rock Drilling R. Feenstra and S. J. M. van Leeuwen
Experimentally Determined Resistivity Profiles In Invaded water and Oil Sands for Linear Flows M. Gondouin and A. Heim
Effects of Fracturing Fluid Velocity on Fluid-Loss Agent Performance C. D. Hall Jr. and F. E. Dollarhide
The Hydroxyl Factor in Shale Control W. C. Browning
Crossflow and Impact Under Jet Bits R. H. McLean

Logging and Log Interpretation

TITLE AUTHOR
Effects of Pressure and Fluid Saturation on the Attenuation of Elastic Waves in Sands G. H. F. Gardner, M. R. J. Wylie and D. M. Droschak
Factors Affecting the Responses of Laterolog-Type Logging Systems (LL3 and LL7) H. Guyod
Neutron Lifetime, a New Nuclear Log A. H. Youmans, E. C. Hopkinson, R. A. Bergan and H. I. Oshry
Experimentally Determined Resistivity Profiles in Invaded Water and Oil Sands for Linear Flows M. Gondouin and A. Heim
The Dual Spacing Formation Density Log J. S. Wahl, J. Tittman, C. W. Johnstone and R. P. Alger

Natural Gas Technology

TITLE AUTHOR
Physical and Thermal Properties of Frozen Soil and Ice L. H. Wolfe and J. O. Thieme
An Approximate Method for Non-Darcy Radial Gas Flow G. Rowan and M. W. Clegg
Mechanism of the Dissolution of Salt in the Formation of Underground Salt Cavities R. W. Durie and F. W. Jessen
Gas-Phase Viscosity of Hydrocarbon Mixtures A. L. Lee and B. E. Eakin
The Influence of Surface Features in the Salt Dissolution Process R. W. Durie and F. W. Jessen
Mechanism of Flow and Controlled Dissolution of Salt in Solution Mining H. Kazemi and F. W. Jessen
Calculating Viscosities of Reservoir Fluids From Their Compositions J. Lohrenz, B. G. Bray and C. R. Clark

Pipelining - Equipment, Methods and Materials

TITLE AUTHOR
Fluid Mechanics Research and Engineering Application in Non-Newtonian Fluid Systems L. L. Melton and W. T. Malone
Drag Reduction Characteristics of Solutions of Macromolecules In Turbulent Pipe Flow J. G. Savins

Producing - Equipment, Methods and Materials

TITLE AUTHOR
The Effect of Liquid Viscosity in Two-Phase Vertical Flow A. R. Hagedorn and K. E. Brown
Drag Reduction Characteristics of Solutions of Macromolecules In Turbulent Pipe Flow J. G. Savins
Effect of Proximity of Permeable and Impermeable Lenses on Well Performance E. P. Miesch and P. B. Crawford
Use of Two-Dimensional Methods for Calculating Well Coning Behavior H. J. Welge and A. G. Weber
Effects of Fracturing Fluid Velocity on Fluid-Loss Agent Performance C. D. Hall Jr. and F. E. Dollarhide
Evaluation of a Stabilizer Charged Gas Lift Valve for Multiple-Phase Flow Using Graphical Techniques V. L. Forsyth, Discussion by H. W. Winkler
A Systematic Study of Gas and Water Coning By Potentiometric Models G. L. Chierici, G. M. Ciucci and G. Pizzi
Behavior of Casing Subjected to Salt Loading J. B. Cheatham Jr. and J. W. McEver
Transient Pressure Behavior in Vertically Fractured Reservoirs D. G. Russell and N. E. Truitt
Evaluation of a Stabilizer Charged Gas Lift Valve for Multiple-Phase Flow Using Graphical Techniques: Discussion I E. P. Whittemore
Evaluation of a Stabilizer Charged Gas Lift Valve for Multiple-Phase Flow Using Graphical Techniques: Discussion II G. W. White
Cementing Geothermal Steam Wells G. W. Ostroot and S. Shryock

Reservoir Engineering Equipment

TITLE AUTHOR
A Technique for the Determination of Capillary Pressure Curves Using a Constantly Accelerated Centrifuge; Discussion D. L. Luffel

Reservoir Engineering - General

TITLE AUTHOR
A Calculation Method for Carbonated Water Flooding N. De Nevers
Fluid Mechanics Research and Engineering Application in Non-Newtonian Fluid Systems L. L. Melton and W. T. Malone
The Vaporization-Condensation Phenomenon in a Linear Heat Wave C. Chu
Applying the Frontal Advance Equation to Vertical Segregation Reservoirs W. J. Joslin
Prediction of Waterflood Performance for Arbitrary Well Patterns and Mobility Ratios W. C. Hauber
An Approximate Method for Non-Darcy Radial Gas Flow G. Rowan and M. W. Clegg
Prediction of Waterflood Behavior in a Stratified System J. E. Warren and J. J. Cosgrove
A Numerical Method for Computing the Dynamical Behavior of Fluid-Fluid Interfaces in Permeable Media J. W. Sheldon and E. L Dougherty
The Use of Fluid-Fluid Interfaces to Predict the Behavior of Oil Recovery Processes E. L. Dougherty and J. W. Sheldon
Calculation of Oil Displacement by Countercurrent Water Imbibition P. M. Blair
The Cricondentherm and Cricondenbar Pressures of Multicomponent Hydrocarbon Mixtures R. G. Grieves and G. Thodos
Gas-Phase Viscosity of Hydrocarbon Mixtures A. L. Lee and B. E. Eakin
A Mathematical Theory for the Displacement of Oil and Water by Alcohol C. Wachmann
Integration of Partial Differential Equation for Transient Linear Flow of Gas-Condensate Fluids in Porous Structures C. K. Eilerts
Prediction of K-Values for Ternary Hydrocarbon Systems: Conditions up to the Critical Point R. J. Smialek and G. Thodos
A Simplified Model of Conduction Heating in Systems of Limited Permeability G. W. Thomas
Use of Two-Dimensional Methods for Calculating Well Coning Behavior H. J. Welge and A. G. Weber
Rapid Methods for Estimating Reservoir Compressibilities H. J. Ramey Jr.
Linear Aquifer Behavior G. W. Nabor and R. H. Barham
Correlation of the Viscosity of Light Paraffin Hydrocarbons and Their Mixtures in the Liquid and Gaseous Regions J. G. Giddings and R. Kobayashi
The Material Balance as an Equation of a Straight Line-Part II, Field Cases D. Havlena and A. S. Odeh
Aids to Forecasting the Performance of Water Floods R. V. Higgins, D. W. Boley and A. J. Leighton
Transient Pressure Behavior in Vertically Fractured Reservoirs D. G. Russell and N. E. Truitt
Calculating Viscosities of Reservoir Fluids From Their Compositions J. Lohrenz, B. G. Bray and C. R. Clark
Restoration of Permeability to Water-Damaged Cores D. K. Atwood
Determination of Aquifer Influence Functions From Field Data K. H. Coats, L. A. Rapport, J. R. McCord and W. P. Drews

Reservoir Engineering-Laboratory Research

TITLE AUTHOR
The Effects of Gravity Segregation in Laboratory Studies of Miscible Displacement in Vertical Unconsolidated Porous Media R. L. Slobod and W. E. Howlett
Numerical Calculation of Multidimensional Miscible Displacement by the Method of Characteristics A. O. Garder Jr., D. W. Peaceman and A. L. Pozzi Jr.
Investigations of Miscible Displacements of Aqueous and Oleic Phases From Porous Media J. J. Taber and W. K. Meyer
Distribution of the Oil Phase Obtained Upon Imbibition of Water P. Raimondi Jr. and M. A. Torcaso
Dead-End Pore Volume and Dispersion in Porous Media K. H. Coats and B. D. Smith
Role of Wettability and Interfacial Tension in Water Flooding N. Mungan
Directional Permeability of Heterogeneous Anisotropic Porous Media R. A. Greenkorn, C. R. Johnson and L. K. Shallenbarger
Instability in Water Flooding Oil from Water-Wet Porous Media Containing Connate Water H. H. Rachford Jr.
Mechanism of the Dissolution of Salt in the Formation of Underground Salt Cavities R. W. Durie and F. W. Jessen
Effects of Pressure and Fluid Saturation on the Attenuation of Elastic Waves in Sands G. H. F. Gardner, M. R. J. Wyllie and D. M. Droschak
A Technique for the Determination of Capillary Pressure Curves Using a Constantly Accelerated Centrifuge; Discussion D. L. Luffel
Areal Sweepout Behavior in a Nine-Spot Injection Pattern 0. K. Kimbler, B. H. Caudle and H. E. Cooper Jr.
Macroscopic Dispersion J. E. Warren and F. F. Skiba
Effect of Chromatographic Transport in Hexylamine on Displacement of Oil by Water in Porous Media A. S. Michaels, A. Stancell and M. C. Porter
Effect of Foam on Permeability of Porous Media to Gas G. G. Bernard and L. W. Holm
The Influence of Surface Features in the Salt Dissolution Process R. W. Durie and F. W. Jessen
Dead-End Pore Volume and Dispersion in Porous Media; Discussion J. E. Warren
Effect of Proximity of Permeable and Impermeable Lenses on Well Performance E. P. Miesch and P. B. Crawford
Flow in Heterogeneous Hele-Shaw Models R. A. Greenkorn, R. E. Haring, H. O. Jahns and L. K. Shallenbarger
Mechanism of Flow and Controlled Dissolution of Salt in Solution Mining H. Kazemi and F. W. Jessen
Stability Considerations in Downward Miscible Displacements J. M. Dumore
Directional Permeability of Heterogeneous Anisotropic Porous Media; Discussion R. W. Parsons
Rapid Analysis of Condensate Systems by Chromatography D. M. Kehn
Influence of Chemical Composition of Water on Clay Blocking of Permeability F. O. Jones Jr.
Prediction of Relative Permeability Characteristics of Intergranular Reservoir Rocks from Electrical Resistivity Measurements S. J. Pirson, E. M. Boatman and R. L. Nettle
Model Studies of the Inverted Nine-Spot Injection Pattern R. E. Watson, I. H. Silberberg and B. H. Caudle
The Effect of Bacteria on Sandstone Permeability P. J. Kalish, J. A. Stewart, W. F. Rogers and E. O. Bennett
Improved Secondary Recovery by Control of Water Mobility D. J. Pye
Laboratory and Field Studies of Water Floods Using Polymer Solutions to Increase Oil Recoveries B. B. Sandiford
A Systematic Study of Gas and Water Coning by Potentiometric Models G. L. Chierici, G. M. Ciucci and G. Pizzi
Experimental and Calculated Performance of Miscible Floods in Stratified Reservoirs R. A. Fitch and J. D. Griffith
The Effect of Light-Gasoline Injection of Oil Recovery by Water Flooding R. Wiesenthal
Improved Secondary Recovery by Control of Water Mobility; Discussion W. B. Gogarty

Reservoir Rock Characteristics

TITLE AUTHOR
The Effects of Gravity Segregation in Laboratory Studies of Miscible Displacement in Vertical Unconsolidated Porous Media R. L. Slobod and W. E. Howlett
Chip Removal by a Hydraulic Jet J. B. Cheatham Jr. and J. Y. Yarbrough
Investigations of Miscible Displacements of Aqueous and Oleic Phases From Porous Media J. J. Taber and W. K. Meyer
Distribution of the Oil Phase Obtained Upon Imbibition of Water P. Raimondi Jr. and M. A. Torcaso
Physical and Thermal Properties of Frozen Soil and Ice L. H. Wolfe and J. O. Thieme
Dead-End Pore Volume and Dispersion in Porous Media K. H. Coats and B. D. Smith
Directional Permeability of Heterogeneous Anisotropic Porous Media R. A. Greenkorn, C. R. Johnson and L. K. Shallenbarger
Effects of Pressure and Fluid Saturation on the Attenuation of Elastic Waves in Sands G. H. F. Gardner, M. R. J. Wyllie and D. M. Droschak
A Technique for the Determination of Capillary Pressure Curves Using a Constantly Accelerated Centrifuge; Discussion D. L. Luffel
Effect of Foam on Permeability of Porous Media to Gas G. G. Bernard and L. W. Holm
Dead-End Pore Volume and Dispersion in Porous Media; Discussion J. E. Warren
Full-Scale Experiments on Jets in Impermeable Rock Drilling R. Feenstra and J. J. M. van Leeuwen
Directional Permeability of Heterogeneous Anisotropic Porous Media; Discussion R. W. Parsons
Influence of Chemical Composition of Water on Clay Blocking of Permeability F. O. Jones Jr.
Rapid Methods for Estimating Reservoir Compressibilities H. J. Ramey Jr.
Prediction of Relative Permeability Characteristics of Intergranular Reservoir Rocks from Electrical Resistivity Measurement S. J. Pirson, E. M. Boatman and R. L. Nettle
The Effect of Bacteria on Sandstone Permeability P. J. Kalish, J. A. Stewart, W. F. Rogers and E. O. Bennett
Behavior of Casing Subjected to Salt Loading J. B. Cheatham Jr. and J. W. McEver
Restoration of Permeability to Water-Damaged Cores D. K. Atwood

Secondary Recovery and Pressure Maintenance

TITLE AUTHOR
The Effects of Gravity Segregation in Laboratory Studies of Miscible Displacement in Vertical Unconsolidated Porous Media R. L. Slobod and W. E. Howlett
A Calculation Method for Carbonated Water Flooding N. DeNevers
Numerical Calculation of Multidimensional Miscible Displacement by the Method of Characteristics A. O. Garder Jr., D .W. Peaceman and A. L. Pozzi Jr.
Investigations of Miscible Displacements of Aqueous and Oleic Phases from Porous Media J. J. Taber and W. K. Meyer
The Vaporization-Condensation Phenomenon in a Linear Heat Wave C. Chu
Applying the Frontal Advance Equation to Vertical Segregation Reservoirs W. J. Joslin
Prediction of Waterflood Performance for Arbitrary Well Patterns and Mobility Ratios W. C. Hauber
Role of Wettability and Interfacial Tension in Water Flooding N. Mungan
Instability in Water Flooding Oil from Water-Wet Porous Media Containing Connate Water H. H. Rachford Jr.
Prediction of Waterflood Behavior in a Stratified System J. E. Warren and J. J. Cosgrove
A Numerical Method for Computing the Dynamical Behavior of Fluid-Fluid Interfaces in Permeable Media J. W. Sheldon and E. L. Dougherty
The Use of Fluid-Fluid Interfaces to Predict the Behavior of Oil Recovery Processes E. L. Dougherty and J. W. Sheldon
Calculation of Oil Displacement by Countercurrent Water Imbibition P. M. Blair
Areal Sweepout Behavior in a Nine-Spot Injection Pattern O. K. Kimbler, B. H. Caudle and H. E. Cooper Jr.
Macroscopic Dispersion J. E. Warren and F. F. Skiba
Effect of Chromatographic Transport in Hexylamine on Displacement of Oil by Water in Porous Media A. S. Michaels, A. Stancell and M. C. Porter
A Mathematical Theory for the Displacement of Oil and Water by Alcohol C. Wachmann
A Simplified Model of Conduction Heating in Systems of Limited Permeability G. W. Thomas
Stability Considerations in Downward Miscible Displacements J. M. Dumore
Model Studies of the Inverted Nine-Spot Injection Pattern R. E. Watson, I. H. Silberberg and B. H. Caudle
The Effect of Bacteria on Sandstone Permeability P. J. Kalish, J. A. Stewart, W. F. Rogers and E. O. Bennett
Improved Secondary Recovery by Control of Water Mobility D. J. Pye
Laboratory and Field Studies of Water Floods Using Polymer Solutions to Increase Oil Recoveries B. B. Sandiford
Aids to Forecasting the Performance of Water Floods R. V. Higgins, D. W. Boley and A. J. Leighton
Experimental and Calculated Performance of Miscible Floods in Stratified Reservoirs R. A. Fitch and J. D. Griffith
The Effect of Light-Gasoline Injection on Oil Recovery by Water Flooding R. Wiesenthal
Improved Secondary Recovery by Control of Water Mobility; Discussion W. B. Gogarty

INDEX

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