Volume 246
American Institue of Mining Engineers, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers, Inc.
1969

Title Page

Foreword by J. M. C. Gaffron

Officers and Staff of AIME

Society of Petroleum Engineers Officers and Committee Chairmen (year ending February 1970)

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 1969

1969 Society of Petroleum Engineers of AIME Transactions Editorial Committee

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
Temperature Distribution in a Circulating Drilling Fluid	L. R. Raymond
The Effect of Additives on Impregnated Diamond Bit Performance	A. A. Selim, C. W. Schultz and K. C. Strebig
A Theoretical Description of Rotary Drilling for Idealized Down-Hole Bit/Rock Conditions	P. F. Gnirk and J. B. Cheatham Jr.
Theoretical Forces for Prescribed Motion of a Roller Bit	M. D. Biggs and J. B. Cheatham Jr.
Computerized Drilling Control	F. S. Young Jr.
An Analysis of Uncertainty in Directional Surveying	J. E. Walstrom, A. A. Brown and R. P. Harvey
A Laboratory Investigation of Borehole Stability	H. C. H. Darley
Fracture Gradient Prediction and Its Application in Oilfield Operations	B. A. Eaton

Logging and Log Interpretation

TITLE	AUTHOR
The Borehole Televiewer – A New Logging Concept for Fracture Location and Other Types of Borehole Inspection	J. Zemanek, R. L. Caldwell, E. E. Glenn Jr., S. V. Holcomb, L. J. Norton and A. J. D. Straus

Natural Gas Technology

TITLE	AUTHOR
PVT Behavior for Mixtures of Methane, Propane and C7 Hydrocarbons	D. S. Roberts, C. R. Clark and G. Swift
Well Test Interpretation of Vertically Fractured Gas Wells	R. A. Wattenbarger and H. J. Ramey Jr.
Realistic K Values of C7+ Hydrocarbons for Calculating Oil Vaporization During Gas Cycling at High Pressures	A. B. Cook, C. J. Walker and G. B. Spencer
Analysis and Prediction of Minimum Flow Rate for the Continuous Removal of Liquids from Gas Wells	R. G. Turner, M. G. Hubbard and A. E. Dukler

Producing – Equipment, Methods and Materials

TITLE	AUTHOR
A Study of the Behavior of Partially Penetrating Wells	M. W. Clegg and M. Mills
Scaled Model Studies of Thin Oil Columns Produced by Natural Water Drive	A. R. Khan and B. H. Caudle
New Concepts in Sucker-Pod Pump Design	A. H. Juch and R. J. Watson
Deformable Diverting Agent for Improved Well Stimulation	J. P. Gallus and D. S. Pye
Prevention of Carbonate Scale Deposition: A Well -Packing Technique with Controlled Solubility Phosphates	Cornelis Bezemer and Karl A. Bauer
Well Test Interpretation of Vertically Fractured Gas Wells	R. A. Wattenbarger and H. J. Ramey Jr.
Vertical Fracture Height – Its Effect on Steady-State Production Increase	J. M. Tinsley, J. R. Williams Jr., R. L. Tiner and W. T. Malone
Effect of Anisotropy and Stratification on Pressure Transient Analysis of Wells with Restricted Flow Entry	H. Kazemi and M. S. Seth
Application of Material and Energy Balances to Geothermal Steam Production	R. L. Whiting and H. J. Ramey Jr.
Fracture Gradient Prediction and Its Application in Oilfield Operations	B. A. Eaton
Analysis and Prediction of Minimum Flow Rate for the Continuous Removal of Liquids from Gas Wells	R. G. Turner, M. G. Hubbard and A. E. Dukler
The Skin Effect in Producing Wells	W. Hurst, J. D. Clark and E. B. Brauer
A Rapid Method of Predicting Width and Extent of Hydraulically Induced Fractures	J. Geertsma and F. de Klerk

Reservoir Engineering Equipment

TITLE	AUTHOR
An Investigation of the Flow Regime for Hele-Shaw Flow	R. C. Smith and R. A. Greenkorn
The Borehole Televiewer – A New Logging Concept for Fracture Location and Other Types of Borehole Inspection	J. Zemanek, R. L. Caldwell, E. E. Glenn Jr., S. V. Holcomb, L. J. Norton and A. J. D. Straus

Reservoir Engineering - General

TITLE	AUTHOR
Some Practical Considerations in the Design of Steam Injection Wells	R. C. Earlougher Jr.
Steady-State and Unsteady-State Flow of Non-Newtonian Fluids Through Porous Media	H. K. van Poollen and J. R. Jargon
A Mathematical Model of Repeated Steam Soaks of Thick Gravity Drainage Reservoirs	R. D. Seba and G. E. Perry
Cyclic Steam Injection Project Performance Analysis and Some Results of a Continuous Steam Displacement Pilot	R. H. Adams and A. M. Khan
Early Results of the First Large-Scale Steam Soak Project in the Tia Juana Field, Western Venezuela	H. J. de Haan and J. van Lookeren
Performance Analysis of a Major Steam Drive Project in the Tia Juana Field, Western Venezuela	H. J. de Haan and L. Schenk
The Compositional Reservoir Simulator: Case I – The Linear Model	I. F. Roebuck Jr., G. E. Henderson, J. Douglas Jr. and W. T. Ford
A Study of the Behavior of Partially Penetrating Wells	M. W. Clegg and M. Mills
Galerkin Methods for the Numerical Solution of Boundary Value Problems	J. C. Cavendish, H. S. Price and R. S. Varga
Flow Test Analysis for a Well with Radial Discontinuity	A. S. Odeh
Three-Phase Reservoir Simulation	J. H. Perry and E. H. Herron Jr.
Internal Anatomy of a Tight, Fractured Hunton Lime Reservoir Revealed by Performance – West Edmond Field	L. F. Elkins
A Model for Two-Phase Flow in Consolidated Materials	R. Ehrlich and F. E. Crane
Three-Phase Fluid Flow Including Gravitational, Viscous and Capillary Forces	M. Sheffield
The Heat Efficiency of Thermal Recovery Processes	M. Prats
Predicting Depletion Behavior of Condensates	R. W. Farley, C. F. Weinaug and J. F. Wolfe
Estimating the Combustion Drive Air Requirements by Back-Flowing an Injection Well in the Delaware-Childers Field	J. C. Todd
Optimization of Multicycle Steam Stimulation	K. C. Hong and R. B. Jensen
Simultaneous Determination of Basic Geometrical Characteristics of Porous Media	C. Perez-Rosales
Solution of Two-Phase Flow Problems Using Implicit Difference Equations	P. M. Blair and C. F. Weinaug
An Investigation of the Flow Regime for Hele-Shaw Flow	R. C. Smith and R. A. Greenkorn
Pressure Transient Analysis of Naturally Fractured Reservoirs with Uniform Fracture Distribution	H. Kazemi
The Interpretation of Interference Tests in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs with Uniform Fracture Distribution	H. Kazemi, M. S. Seth and G. W. Thomas
Effect of Anisotropy and Stratification on Pressure Transient Analysis of Wells with Restricted Flow Entry	H. Kazemi and M. S. Seth
New Single-Well Test for Determining Vertical Permeability	W. A. Burns Jr.
Pulsed Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies of Porosity, Movable Fluid and Permeability of Sandstones	A. Timur
Application of Material and Energy Balances to Geothermal Steam Production	R. L. Whiting and H. J. Ramey Jr.
Aquifer Behavior with Injection	E. J. Bonet and P. B. Crawford
The Skin Effect in Producing Wells	W. Hurst, J. D. Clark and E. B. Brauer
A Dynamic Programming Model of the Cyclic Steam Injection Process	R. G. Bentsen and D. A. T. Donohue

Reservoir Engineering – Laboratory Research

TITLE	AUTHOR
Heat and Mass Transport in Steam-Drive Processes	G. Mandl and C. W. Volek
An Experimental Study of Heat Flow in Steam Flooding	P. E. Baker
The Injection of a Hot Liquid into a Porous Medium	J. E. Chappelear and C. W. Volek
Numerical, Three-Phase Simulation of the Linear Steamflood Process	N. D. Shutler
A Laboratory Study of Gravity Drainage in Fractured Systems Under Miscible Conditions	J. L. Thompson and N. Mungan
Scaled Model Studies of Thin Oil Columns Produced by Natural Water Drive	A. R. Khan and B. H. Caudle
Experimental and Numerical Simulation of Two-Phase Flow with Interphase Mass Transfer in One and Two Dimensions	W. E. Culham, S. M. Farouq Ali and C. D. Stahl
PVT Behavior for Mixtures of Methane, Propane and C7 Hydrocarbons	D. S. Roberts, C. R. Clark and G. Swift
Vertical Fracture Height – Its Effect on Steady-State Production Increase	J. M. Tinsley, J. R. Williams Jr., R. L. Tiner and W. T. Malone
Laboratory Study of a Combination of Forward Combustion and Waterflooding – The COFCAW Process	D. R. Parrish and F. F. Craig Jr.
Realistic K Values of C7+ Hydrocarbons for Calculating Oil Vaporization During Gas Cycling at High Pressure	A. B. Cook, C. J. Walker and G. B. Spencer
The Effect of Temperature on the Permeability Ratio of Different Fluid Pairs in Two-Phase Systems	L. B. Davidson

Reservoir Rock Characteristics

TITLE	AUTHOR
A Model for Two-Phase Flow in Consolidated Materials	R. Ehrlich and F. E. Crane
Simultaneous Determination of Basic Geometrical Characteristics of Porous Media	C. Perez-Rosales
A Theoretical Description of Rotary Drilling for Idealized Down-Hole Bit/Rock Conditions	P. F. Gnirk and J. B. Cheatham Jr.
New Single-Well Test for Determining Vertical Permeability	W. A. Burns Jr.
Pulsed Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies of Porosity, Movable Fluid and Permeability of Sandstones	A. Timur
A Laboratory Investigation of Borehole Stability	H. C. H. Darley

Secondary Recovery and Pressure Maintenance

TITLE	AUTHOR
Heat and Mass Transport in Steam-Drive Processes	G. Mandl and C. W. Volek
Some Practical Considerations in the Design of Steam Injection Wells	R. C. Earlougher Jr.
Steady-State and Unsteady-State Flow of Non-Newtonian Fluids Through Porous Media	H. K. van Poollen and J. R. Jargon
A Mathematical Model of Repeated Steam Soaks of Thick Gravity Drainage Reservoirs	R. D Seba and G. E. Perry
An Experimental Study of Heat Flow in Steam Flooding	P. E. Baker
Cyclic Steam Injection Project Performance Analysis and Some Results of a Continuous Steam Displacement Pilot	R. H. Adams and A. M Khan
The Injection of a Hot Liquid into a Porous Medium	J. E. Chappelear and C. W. Volek
Early Results of the First Large-Scale Steam Soak Project in the Tia Juana Field, Western Venezuela	H. J. de Haan and J. van Lookeren
Performance Analysis of a Major Steam Drive Project in the Tia Juana Field, Western Venezuela	H. J. de Haan and L. Schenk
Flow Test Analysis for a Well with Radial Discontinuity	A. S. Odeh
Three-Phase Reservoir Simulation	J. H. Perry and E. H. Herron Jr.
Internal Anatomy of a Tight, Fractured Hunton Lime Reservoir Revealed by Performance – West Edmond Field	L. F. Elkins
Numerical, Three-Phase Simulation of the Linear Steamflood Process	N. D. Shutler
A Laboratory Study of Gravity Drainage in Fractured systems Under Miscible Conditions	J. L. Thompson and N. Mungan
Three-Phase Fluid Flow Including Gavitational, Viscous and Capillary Forces	M. Sheffield
The Heat Efficiency of Thermal Recovery Process	M. Prats
Experimental and Numerical Simulation of Two-Phase Flow with Interphase Mass Transfer in One and Two Dimensions	W. E. Culham, S. M. Farouq Ali and C. D. Stahl
Estimating the Combustion Drive Air Requirements by Backflowing an Injection Well in the Delaware-Childers Field	J. C. Todd
Optimization of Multicycle Steam Stimulation	K. C. Hong and R. B. Jensen
Laboratory Study of a Combination of Forward Combustion and Waterflooding – The COFCAW Process	D. R. Parrish and F. F. Craig Jr.
The Effect of Temperature on the Permeability Ratio of Different Fluid Pairs in Two-Phase Systems	L. B. Davidson
Aquifer Behavior with Injection	E. J. Bonet and P. B. Crawford
A Dynamic Programming Model of the Cyclic Steam Injection Process	R. G. Bentsen and D. A. T. Donohue

Further Discussion

TITLE	AUTHOR
Further Discussion of General Turbulent Pipe Flow Scale-Up Correlation for Rheologically Complex Fluids	C. D. Hall
Further Discussion of Fracture Gradient Prediction and Its Application in Oilfield Operations	T. K. Smith

INDEX

TITLE	AUTHOR
Index