This document contains the proceedings from the 1995 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition held in Dallas, Texas from October 22-25, 1995. It includes 57 papers on various topics related to drilling and completion such as kick detection systems, extended reach drilling, hydraulic fracturing, drilling fluids, wellbore stability, and sand control. The papers provide information on recent research, field case studies, and new technologies within the petroleum engineering industry.

1. PROCEEDINGS
1995 SPE Annual Technical Conference
and Exhibition
A Drilling and Completion
22-25 October 1995
Dallas, Texas
UB/TIB Hannover 89
11.3 797 583
SOCIETY OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERS (SPE), INC.

2. CONTENTS
SPE 30449 Full Scale Kick Detection System Testing Relevant for Slim-Hole/HPHT Drilling . . . 9
O.G. SteineandR. Rommetveit, RF-Rogaland Research, andT.W.R. Harris, Shell Research B.V.
SPE 30450 Cost Reduction and Safety Improvement through Integrated Drilling Operations ... 25
O. Stromsnes and H. Stakkeland, HITECA/S, andS. Pedersen, RF-Rogaland Research
SPE 30451 Advances in Extended Reach Drilling—An Eye to 10 km Stepout 33
G.A. Ryan, J.T. Reynolds, and F. Raitt, Halliburton Energy Services
SPE 30453 Casing Window Milling With Abrasive Fluid Jet 45
O.M. Vestavikand T.H. Fidtje, RF-Rogaland Research, and A.M. Faure, Shell Research B.V
SPE 30454 A New MWD Concept for Geological Positioning of Horizontal Wells 851
E.I. Nakken, StatoilA/S, andS. Mjaaland and A. Solstad, IKU Petroleum Research
SPE 30455 A New Analysis of Pressure Decline for Acid Fracturing 51
F. Gu, S. Ren, and Z. Zhao, Southwest Petroleum Inst.
SPE 30456 Newly Discovered Equilibrium Controls HF Stoichiometry 61
R.D. Gdanski and C.E. Shuchart, Halliburton Energy Services
SPE 30457 The Use of CT Scanning in the Investigation of Acid Damage to Sandstone Core ... 69
K.M. Bartko, D.P. Newhouse, C.A. Anderson, andR.J. Treinen, Arco E&P Technology
SPE 30458 An Experimental Study on Fluid-Loss Behavior of Fracturing Fluids and Formation
Damage in High-Permeability Porous Media 79
M. Parlar, E.B. Nelson, andl.C. Walton, Schlumberger Dowell; E. Park, BP Exploration; and
V. Debonis, Schlumberger Dowell
SPE 30459 Mechanical Skin Damage on Wells 95
R.H. Morales, E. Brown, W.D. Norman, V. Debonis, and M. Mathews, Schlumberger Dowell;
E.I. Park, BP Exploration Inc.; and D. Brown, Schlumberger Dowell .
SPE 30460 Real Time Stimulation Evaluation in Deepwater Well Completions 103
LN. Morgenthaler, E&P Technology Co.; S.B. Malochee, Baker Hughes INTEQ; and CD. Smith,
Shell Offshore Inc.
SPE 30461 Drilling and Completing Wells for High Productivity in the Point Mclntyre Field:
Strategy, Implementation, and Verification Ill
J.B. Bloys, Arco E&P Technology; J. Murphy, MI Drilling Fluids; andJ.S. Weingarten and
M.W. Wheatall, Arco Alaska Inc.
SPE 30462 Application of a Highly Variable Gauge Stabilizer at Wytch Farm to Extend the ERD
Envelope 119
A.C Odell II, Halliburton Energy Services; M.L. Payne, Arco E&P Technology; and D.A. Cocking,
BP Exploration Operating Co. Ltd.
SPE 30463 Experience With Drilling C-26A, A World Record Extended Reach Horizontal Well
in the Oseberg Field, North Sea 131
S. Andresen and S. Hovda, Norsk Hydro Production A/S, and T.L Olsen, Baker Hughes INTEQ
SPE 30464 An Integrated Approach to Evaluating and Managing Wellbore Instability in the
Cusiana Field, Colombia, South America 147
N. Last, BP Exploration Colombia; R. Plumb, Schlumberger Cambridge Research; R. Harkness,
U. of Southampton; P. Charlez, Total Exploration Production; J. Alsen, Triton Energy Corp.; and
M. McLean, British Petroleum
SPE 30465 Assessing the Impact of Trajectory on Wells Drilled in an Overthrust Region 161
N.C. Last and M.R. McLean, BP Exploration
SPE 30466 New Concepts Lower Deep Water Drilling Costs 173
R. W. Jenkins, Texaco E&P Inc.
SPE 30467 Screenless Frac Pack Completions Utilizing Resin Coated Sand in the
Gulf of Mexico 183
R.L. Kirby, C.C. Clement, andS.W. Asbill, DALENResources Oil & Gas Co., andJ.W. Ely, Ely &
Assocs. Inc.
SPE 30469 Fracture Dimensions in Frac & Pack Stimulation 189
Y. Fan, U. ofTulsa, and M.J. Economides, Texas A&M U.
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3. SPE 30470 Economic Justification for Fracturing Moderate to High Permeability Formations
in Sand Control Environments 201
B.R. Stewart, M.E. Mullen, and R.C. Ellis, Pennzoil E&P Co.; W.D. Norman, Schlumberger Dowell; and
W.K. Miller, NSI Technologies
SPE 30471 Gulf Coast Section SPE Production Operations Study Group—Technical Highlights
From a Series of Frac Pack Treatment Symposiums 215
J.L. McLarty, Halliburton Energy Services, and V. DeBonis, Schlumberger Dowell
SPE 30472 Economical Management of Sand Production by a Methodology Validated on an
Extensive Database of Field Data 227
F. Sanfilippo, G. Ripa, M. Brignoli, and F.J. Santarelli, AGIP SpA
SPE 30473 Rolling Cone Bits With Novel Gauge Cutting Structure Drill Faster, More
Efficiently 241
R.C.O. Pessier, R.E. Grimes, M.R. Isbell, and D.E. Scott, Hughes Christensen Co.
SPE 30474 Simultaneous Drilling and Reaming With Fixed Blade Reamers 251
T.M. Warren, L.A. Sinor, and M. W. Dykstra, Amoco Production Co.
SPE 30475 Flexible Bit: A New Anti-Vibration PDC Bit Concept 263
P. Defourny, Security DBS, and F. Abbassian, BP Exploration
SPE 30476 Drilling Plastic Formations Using Highly Polished PDC Cutters 277
J.B. Lund, R.H. Smith, and M. Anderson, Hughes Christensen Co., and R. Baxter, Enron Oil & Gas Co.
SPE 30479 Success Achieved in Lenticular Reservoirs Through Enhanced Viscosity, Increased Sand
Volume, and Minimization of Echelon Fractures 293
J.W. Ely, Ely & Assocs. Inc.; T.D. Brown, Barrett Resources Corp.; and S.D. Reed, BJ Services
SPE 30480 The Evolution of Hydraulic Fracturing in the Almond Formation 307
D.D. Cramer, BJ Services Co. Inc.
SPE 30481 Effect of Pressure Depletion on Fracture Geometry Evolution and Production
Performance 323
H. Mukherjee and B. Poe, Dowell; H. Heidt, Amoco Production Co.; T. Watson, Dowell; andR.D. Barree,
Marathon Oil Co.
SPE 30482 Mitigation of Multiple Fractures From Deviated Wellbores 331
B.W. Hainey and X. Weng, Arco E&P Technology, and R.F. Stoisits, Arco Alaska Inc.
SPE 30483 Estimating Fracture Geometry in the Naturally Fractured Antrim Shale 343
C.W. Hopkins andJ.H. Frantz, S.A. Holditch & Assocs. Inc.; D.G. Hill, Gas Research Inst.; and
F. Zamora, Halliburton Energy Services
SPE 30484 Hydraulic Fracture Reorientation in Primary and Secondary Recovery From
Low-Permeability Reservoirs 357
C.A. Wright and R.A. Conant, Pinnacle Technologies Inc.
SPE 30485 High-Power Slim-Hole Drilling System 371
J.H. Cohen, W.C. Maurer, andC.E. Leitko, Maurer Engineering Inc.
SPE 30486 Sidetracking Technology for Coiled Tubing Drilling 377
L.J. Leising, Schlumberger Dowell; D.D. Hearn, Arco Alaska Inc.; E.A. RikeJr. and D.M. Doremus,
Schlumberger Dowell; and PR. Paslay, Techaid Corp.
SPE 30489 The Applicability of Current Slimhole Hydraulics Algorithms Under Field
Conditions—A Critical Review 393
G. Thonhauser and K.K. Millheim, Mining U. ofLeoben, and H.F. Spoerker, Oil & Gas Tek Intl.
SPE 30490 Technical and Economical Feasibility of Coiled Tubing Drilling 405
S.C. Gary and D.M. Doremus, Schlumberger Dowell
SPE 30492 Characterization of Breaker Efficiency Based Upon Size Distribution of Polymeric
Fragments 415
H.D. Brannon and R.M. Tjon Joe Pin, BJ Services Co.
SPE 30493 The Effect of Long-term Shut-in Periods on Fracture Conductivity 431
D.M. Bilden, BJ Services Co.; P.A. Fletcher and C.T. Montgomery, Arco E&P Technology; R.J. Guillory,
Arco Indonesia; and T.P. Allen, Arco Intl. Oil & Gas Co.
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4. SPE 30494 The Development of Laboratory Correlations Showing the Impact of Multiphase Flow,
Fluid, and Proppant Selection Upon Gas Well Productivity 437
G.S. Penny and L Jin, STIM-LAB Inc.
SPE 30495 Fiber/Proppant Mixtures Control Proppant Flowback in South Texas 453
PR. Howard, M.T. King, M. Morris, and J-P. Feraud, Schlumberger Dowell, and G. Slusher and
S.A. Lipari, Enron Oil & Gas Co.
SPE 30496 An Investigation of Fluid Leakoff Phenomena Employing a High-Pressure
Simulator 465
D.L. Lord, Halliburton Energy Services, and PS. Vmod, S.N. Shah, andM.L. Bishop, U. of Oklahoma
SPE 30497 Hydraulic Wellbore Erosion While Drilling 475
B. Chemerinski, Imperial Oil Resources, Ltd., and L. Robinson, OGCI
SPE 30498 Formate Brines for Drilling and Completion: State of the Art 483
S.K. Howard, Shell Research B. V
SPE 30499 Manipulation of Coupled Osmotic Flows for Stabilisation of Shales Exposed to
Water-Based Drilling Fluids 497
E. van Oort, Shell Research; A.H Hale, Shell Development Co.; and F.K. Mody,
Baroid Drilling Fluids Inc.
SPE 30500 Use of Hollow Glass Spheres for Underbalanced Drilling Fluids 511
G.H. Medley Jr., W.C. Maurer, andA.Y. Garkasi, Maurer Engineering Inc.
SPE 30501 Mechanistic Investigation of the Formation Damaging Characteristics of Mixed Metal
Hydroxide Drill-In Fluids and Comparison With Polymer-Base Fluids 521
L.J. Fraser, Schlumberger Dowell; P. Reid, Schlumberger Cambridge Research; and D. Williamson and
F. Enriquez Jr., Schlumberger Dowell
SPE 30502 Uncertainty Analysis of Borehole Stability Problems 533
N. Morita, Waseda U.
SPE 30503 Robust Technique for Real-Time Closure Stress Determination 543
C.A. Wright, L. Weijers, and W.A. Minner, Pinnacle Technologies Inc., and D.M. Snow, Texaco E&P Inc.
SPE 30504 A Quantitative Investigation of the Fracture Pump-In/Flowback Test 555
S.V. Plahn and KG. Nolte, Schlumberger Dowell, and S.Z. Miska, U. ofTulsa
SPE 30506 Theoretical Model and Numerical Investigation of Near-Wellbore Effects in Hydraulic
Fracturing 569
/. Romero, M.G. Mack, and J.L. Elbel, Schlumberger Dowell
SPE 30507 Microseismic Mapping of Hydraulic Fractures Using Multi-Level Wireline
Receivers 579
N.R. Warpinski, B.P. Engler, and C.J. Young, Sandia Natl. Laboratories; R. Peterson, CER Corp. Inc.;
P.T. Branagan, Branagan & Assocs.; andJ.E. Fix, James E. Fix & Assocs. Inc.
SPE 30508 A Comparison of Hydraulic Fracture Field Experiments, Including Mineback Geometry
Data, With Numerical Fracture Model Simulations 591
R.G. Jeffrey, CSIRO; A. Settari, Simtech Consulting Services Ltd; and N.P. Smith, Global Advertising
SPE 30509 Overcoming Interpretation Problems of Gas-Contaminated Cement Using Ultrasonic
Cement Logs 607
R.J. Butsch, Schlumberger Wireline & Testing
SPE 30510 Innovative Through-Tubing Workover Process Utilizing a Cement Packer 623
L.A. Hathcock, C. Gardner, P. Herbert, and R. Hoss, Chevron U.S.A., and L. King and D. Norman, Dowell
SPE 30511 Slimhole Cementing—Analysis and Possible Solution of the Problem 635
J.P.M. van Vliet, Shell Research B.V, and D.L. Bour and J.E. Griffith, Halliburton Energy Services
SPE 30512 First High-Temperature Applications of Anti-Gas Migration Slag Cement and Settable
Oil-Mud Removal Spacers in Deep South Texas Gas Wells 643
R.E. Sweatman, Halliburton Energy Services; J.J. Nahm and D.A. Loeb, Shell E&P Inc.; and D.S. Porter,
BJ Services
SPE 30513 Portland Cement—Blast Furnace Slag Blends in Oilwell Cementing Applications ... 659
D.T. Mueller, G. DiLullo, J. Hibbeler, and P. Kelly, BJ Services
SPE 30514 Plug Cementing: Horizontal to Vertical Conditions 667
DG. Calvert, Mobil E&P Technical Center, and J.F. Heathman and J.E. Griffith, Halliburton Energy
Services
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5. SPE 30515 The Determination of Dynamic Proppant Concentration Field in Slot Flow
in the FFCF 681
R.B. Beason and J.E. Fagan, U. of Oklahoma
SPE 30518 Down-Hole Water-Oil Separation and Water Reinjection Through Well Branches .. 689
T. Kjos, READ Group A.S.; S. Sangesland, Norwegian Inst. of Technology; J.F. Michelet, READ Group
A.S.; and J. Kleppe, Norwegian Inst. of Technology
SPE 30519 A New Microbial Plugging Process and Its Impact on Fracture Remediation 703
L. Zhong and M.R. Islam, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
SPE 30520 An Integrated Sandstone Acidizing Fluid Selection and Simulation to Optimize
Treatment Design 717
U. Sumotarto, A.D. Hill, and K. Sepehrnoori, U. of Texas
SPE 30521 Interactions Between Torque and Helical Buckling in Drilling 725
X. He, IPACA/S, and G.W. Halsey and A Kyllingstad, RF-Rogaland Research
SPE 30522 Approach to Casing Design for Service in Compacting Reservoirs 731
E.P. Cernocky and F.C. Scholibo, Shell E&P Co.
SPE 30523 An MWD Downhole Assistant Driller 743
M. Hutchinson and V. Dubinsky, Baker Hughes INTEQ, and H. Henneuse, Elf Aquitaine
SPE 30524 A New Approach to the Analysis of Drillstring Fatigue Behaviour 753
A. Baryshnikov, A. Calderoni, A. Ligrone, and P. Ferrara, AGIP SpA
SPE 30525 Full Scale Kick Experiments in Horizontal Wells 765
R. Rommetveit, K.S. Bj0rkevoll, G.F. Bach and B. Aas, RF-Rogaland Research; J. Hy-Billiot, Elf
Aquitaine; R. Maglione, AGIP SpA; and P. Gie, Total A/S
SPE 30526 A Rational Characterization of Proprietary High Collapse Casing Grades 777
E.F. Klementich, Oil Technology Services Inc.
SPE 30527 Well Productivity Improvement Using Extreme Overbalanced Perforating and
Surging—Case History 787
L. Petitjean andB. Couet, Schlumberger-Doll Research, andJ.C. Abel, J.H. Schmidt, and K.R. Ferguson,
Arco Alaska Inc.
SPE 30528 Mud Clean-Up in Horizontal Wells: A Major Joint Industry Study 801
D.F. Ryan, S.V. Browne, and M.P. Burnham, BP Exploration Operating Co. Ltd.
SPE 30530 Optimizing the Productivity of Acid-Fracture Treatments in Horizontal Wells 811
E. Allen, RF-Rogaland Research
SPE 30531 Fracturing Pressures and Near-Well Fracture Geometry of Arbitrarily Oriented and
Horizontal Wells 821
Z Chen and M.J. Economides, Texas A&M U.
SPE 30532 Multiple Hydraulic Fracture Stimulation in a Deep Horizontal Tight Gas Well 837
I.S. Abou-Sayed, Mobil E&P Technical Center; S.K. Schueler and E. Ehrl, Mobil Erdgas-Erdoel GmbH;
and W.P. Hendriks, Halliburton Services Germany GmbH

6. No manuscript received for the following:
SPE 30452 Reduction of Well-Bore Positional Uncertainty Through Application of a New
Geomagnetic In-Field Referencing Technique
J. Russell, BHP Ltd.; G.M. Shiells, Sperry-Sun Drilling Services; and D.J. Kerridge, British
Geological Survey
SPE 30468 Fracturing Behavior in Soft Layered Formations
R.H. Morales, Schlumberger Dowell; M.E. Mullen and B.R. Stewart, Pennzoil E&P Exploration;
S.A. AH, Chevron U.S.A. Production Co.; and W.D. Norman, Schlumberger Dowell
Coiled Tubing Drilling With a Well Tractor
J. Hallundbaek, Welltec
SPE 30477
SPE 30478
SPE 30487
SPE 30488
SPE 30505
SPE 30517
SPE 30529
Application of Stability Approach to Bit Dynamics
V.A. Dunayevsky, IITRI Westport Technology Center Intl., and F. Abbassian, BP Exploration
Is Slimhole Drilling More Cost Effective Than Conventional? Experiences With Both
Systems Drilling the Same Program
H.F. Spoerker, Oil & Gas Tek Intl., and J. Nunez, Corpoven S/A
Drill Pipe Rotation Effects on Frictional Pressure Losses in Slim Annuli
S.A. Hansen and M. Stevn, RF-Rogaland Research
Practical Application of Coupling Fully Numerical 2-D Flow Calculations With a
Pseudo-3-D Fracture Geometry Simulator
M.B. Smith, NSI Technologies Inc., andH.H. Klein, JAYCOR
Unique Concentric Completion Allows Simultaneous Oil Production and Water
Injection
R.R. Appleby, Raven Petroleum Consultants Ltd., and A. Hine, BP Exploration Operating Co. Ltd
Horizontal Well Gravel Pack Model Studies
D.E. SchroederJr. and T.K. Kelly, Marathon Oil Co.