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OILS GAS JOURNAL A Pennwell Publication CONTENTS OF INDEX Technical Offshore Report Exploration Offshore Technology Drilling Conference Roundup Production Refining/Gas Processing Gas Processing Technology Report Pipeline U.S.S.R./Eastern Refining Europe Report Petrochemical Worldwide Tanker Report International Gas Trade Report General Gas Processing Report International Midyear Forecast/Review States Annual Pipeline Report Industry Affairs Far East Report Government Offshore Northern Organizations Europe Report Contributing Authors Worldwide Pipeline Construction Report September 9 Annual Drilling Report September 16 Special Issues OGJ 300 Report September 30 South America Report January 14 Independent Operations/ Forecast/Review January 28 Petroleum Engineering Report October 7 Worldwide Pipeline Worldwide Catalyst Report October 14 Construction Report February 11 World Petroleum Congress—1 October 21 Capital Spending Survey February 18 Worldwide Construction Report October 28 Drilling Technology Report March 11 World Petroleum Congress—2/ Annual Refining Report March 18 Annual Geophysical Report November 4 Computer Report March 25 Annual API Report November 18 Petrochemical Report il 1 Pipeline Economics Report November 25 Exploration/Development U.S.A. ....April 8 Middle East Report December 2 Worldwide Construction Report April 15 Hazardous Waste Report December 16 Annual Production Report April 22 Worldwide Report December 30 Annual Index — 199] Date Page API monthly well completions API monthly well completions EXPLORATION ANNUAL GEOPHYSICAL REPORT. Trends: contractors’ challenges, abilities—Mark H. Houston API monthly well completions EXPLORATION/DRILLING (by G. Alan Petzet) COMMENT: U.S. oil supply problems require new attention to giant West Feliciana given Miocene, Wilcox pays 1-7 prospects—Thomas D. Barber Deep Smackover wildcat starting in lighly drilled Mississippi area 1-14 API monthly well completions Arkoma exploration heats, production builds 1-21 International seismic crew count Cambrian test, other exploratory drilling light up Paradox basin 1-28 Ohio operators setting sights on objectives in Cambrian, Ordovician .... 2-4 More Pennsylvanian discoveries popping up on Las Animas arch—G. GEOLOGY Alan Petzet 2-11 Sweden's Siljan ring well evaluated—Thomas Gold Oklahoma's Ouachita area beginning to stir 2-18 Reasons for deeper exploration on Illinois basin’s western shelf— Exploration pace fast in Mississippi, Alabama 3-4 Barry W. Koch Deep formations due look in faulted area of western West Virginia.. 3-11 Cambrian test, other exploratory drilling light up Paradox basin— Nonproducing Hays County, Tex., site of remote Ellenburger wildcat 3-18 G. Alan Petzet Firms to drill wildcats in Virginia, Maryland 3-25 Multiple pays possible in Chandeleur Sound—Rodney Jackson Nesson anticline L. Interlake oil area growing 4-15 Nonproducing Hays County, Tex., site of remote Ellenburger wildcat— Remote wildcat added to Mississippi search 5-6 G. Alan Petzet Stateline Morrow oil drilling enlarges Jace field 6-17 Another Northwest Palawan find boosts exploration off Philippines... Texas’ lightly drilled Dalhart basin getting more oil exploration.. . 6-24 Ordovician oil potential in New York detailed—Joseph E. Robinson . Paradox-Uncompahgre area exploration stirs 7-1 EXPLORATION & DEVELOPMENT USA REPORT. Frontiers, mature Water’s arrival to prompt drilling in Nevada’s Grant Canyon field—G. areas share onshore spotlight in Lower 48— Alan Petzet 8-12 G. Alan Petzet Las Animas exploratory drilling strong, oil production increasing 8-19 Namibia, practically unexplored, may have land, offshore potential— Rare Wisconsin wildcat to target Midcontinent rift Nonesuch shale... 10-21 M. P. R. Light and H. Shimutwikeni Horizontal Niobrara play proceeding with caution 11-11 Large accumulations of oil likely beneath thrust faults in east Temblor Range area—Russell R. Simonson COMPUTERS More wells will expand knowledge of Knox group, ANNUAL GEOPHYSICAL REPORT. Trends: integrating basin—Dorothy E. Raymond computer systems—Marc de Buyl Italy to open ‘exclusive’ Po basin area in 1992—Fabrizio Rigo Cooperative 3D seismic group set up Amu-Daria liquids potential indicated—Robert B. O'Connor Jr. Clarksville field, Red River County, Tex.: production and facies interpretation—Chris H. Reed COMPUTERS, Programs Alabama's Appalachian overthrust amid exploratory drilling Upstream software integration group grows resurgence—Michael L. Epsman and John D. Taylor Fast, easy, inexpensive program for mapmaking from spreadsheet— Compartmentation, fluid pressure important in Anadarko exploration— Scott T. Schad Zuhair Al-Shaieb Active oil seep at Nevada gold mine holds intrigue for more exploration—Michael L. Pinnell, Jason G. Blake, and COSTS Jeffrey B. Hulen Well cost rise relaxed in 1989, survey shows Clues point to oil in Arizona's deep Tertiary—Steven L. Rauzi Vehicles can be structured to take advantage of E&P investment Oil, gas prospectivity of western Siberia’s Tomsk oblast listed—Nikolai opportunities in ’90 tax act—Philip Mandelker |. Karapuzov, Eduard V. Krivosheyev, and Victor EXPLORATION & DEVELOPMENT USA REPORT. Costs of adding M. Tishchenko reserves sliding in the U.S.—Bob Tippee and Bob Beck Brazil’s many sedimentary basins offer attractive exploration Full-cycle economics helps focus programs, financial performance— targets—lan Davison Dan L. Wilson Australian Proterozoic oil search to resume How Nigeria looked at fiscal terms, prospects—M. A. Ofurhie, M. C. Promising hydrocarbon potential seen in Canning basin off Australia— Amaechi, and A. O. Idowu Virginia L. Passmore LOCATING NIOBRARA FRACTURES—1: Using resistivity to assess Niobrara fracture patterns for horizontal wells— Reed A. Johnson and FORECASTS, TRENDS, STATISTICS, SURVEYS R. Timothy Bartshe World well completions— 1989 Newfoundland tests land exploration interest—G. Alan Petzet International seismic crew count Shallow Gunsight oil find lights North Texas rn API monthly well completions Exploration basics led to Chalkley gas find—Gilbert E. Klefstad ....... API monthly well completions Rare wildcat drilling in remote Arizona strip—Daniel J. Brennan EXPLORATION & DEVELOPMENT USA REPORT. Costs of adding Pre-Neogene reservoirs, Pliocene strat traps likely targets in reserves sliding in the U.S.—Bob Tippee and Bob Beck Hungary—Matthew R. Silverman and Eric W. Barton EXPLORATION & DEVELOPMENT USA REPORT. Alaska dominates Inorganic origin in upper mantle seen likely for solid hydrocarbon in exploration and development activity on U.S. West Syria plateau basalt—Robert F. Mahfoud and James N. Beck Coast—Bob Williams Horizontal Niobrara play proceeding with caution—G. Alan Petzet.... EXPLORATION & DEVELOPMENT USA REPORT. Frontiers, mature How Nigeria looked at fiscal terms, prospects—M. A. Ofurhie, M. C. areas share onshore spotlight in Lower 48—G. Alan Petzet Amaechi, and A. O. Idowu API monthly well completions Corehole to evaluate coalbeds in Mississippi—Rudy E. Rogers and API monthly well completions Karl W. Carlson Successes in 1980s bode well for W. Canada search—P. J. Lee and Tunisia’s production peaks, exploration busy—Ridha Mrad, Ali Paul R. Price M’Rabet, Neila Chine, and W. Cameron Davies. API monthly well completions Geology cited in uneven areal, stratigraphic oil, gas extent International seismic crew count Newark basin cores, logs yield information—G. Alan Petzet COMMENT: Oil price, government policies fuel industry’s shift from Western Newfoundland’s oil, gas hopes lie with carbonate platform— U.S.—C. J. (Pete) Silas Neil R. De Silva U.S.S.R./EASTERN EUROPE REPORT. U.S.S.R. offers variety of exploration targets—G. A. Gabrielyants API monthly well completions Tight gas sand tax credit yields opportunities— Frank W. Lewis and Ann GEOPHYSICS S. Osburn... Big land 3D survey to aid Cameron operators 86 Industry's E&P focus is outside N. America Moscow data center to support joint ventures 88 API monthly well completions Multilevel geophone tool strings improve well seismic projects—William Land wells may push Australian wildcatting to 3 year high Barry and Gildas Omnes 73 API monthly well completions Analysis of pre-1960 logs can pinpoint pay in Illinois’ Aux Vases, other Dominant Middle East oil reserves critically important to world—Joseph zones, regions—Hannes E. Leetaru 2-25 50 P. Riva Jr. Modifications extend log tool runs at 25,500 ft 3-4 59 MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE: New technology for gas finding: How Molecular geochemistry assists exploration—Gary H. Isaksen 3-18 127 important has it been?—Phillip A. Ellis Weight drop seis source tests in wells 3-25 60 ANNUAL INDEX 1991 Date U.S.-Soviet joint venture to press seismic prestack interpretation 5-27 Frequent surveys guide relief well to underground blowout—Humberto How Washington crew got good, thrifty seismic in bad data area—Craig Uzcategui, Javier Cruz, and Fernando Rodrigues M. Jarchow, Rufus D. Catchings, and William J. Lutter.................. 6-17 International wildcats show decline in yield Sandia reports improved downhole seismic receiver Oil, gas prospectivity of western Siberia’s Tomsk oblast listed—Nikolai CASING |. Karapuzov, Eduard V. Krivosheyev, and Victor M. Tishchenko .. 7-29 DRILLING TECHNOLOGY REPORT. North Sea HPHT wells require Project seeks to improve seismic modeling changes in drilling procedures—Henrik Baller LOCATING NIOBRARA FRACTURE—S1 : Using resistivity to assess Niobrara fracture patterns for horizontal wells—Reed A. Johnson and CEMENTING (Also see Production) R. Timothy Bartshe re Solids-free gel, expanding cement repair poor primary cement jobs— LOCATING NIOBRARA FRACTURES—2 (Conclusion): Analyzing Ryan Cox and Keng Seng Chan 7-8 resistivity, oil production of Niobrara in Wyoming's Silo field— Reed A. Johnson and R. Timothy Bartshe COALBED METHANE Estimating decline curves with confidence—Wayne A. Beninger and Water storage key factor in coalbed methane production—Brian J. Robert H. Caldwell Luckianow and William L. Hall 3-11 ANNUAL GEOPHYSICAL REPORT. Trends: providing value-added technology—L. C. Layer COMPLETIONS, GENERAL AND MULTIPLE (Also see ANNUAL GEOPHYSICAL REPORT. Trends: bringing geophysical Production) technology into sharper focus—Hugh W. Hardy World well completions— 1989 ANNUAL GEOPHYSICAL REPORT. Trends: integrating computer systems—Marc de Buyl COMPUTERS/MICROCOMPUTERS ANNUAL GEOPHYSICAL REPORT. Trends: contractrs’ challenges, ANNUAL DRILLING REPORT. Offshore data base shows decline in rig abilities—Mark H. Houston... accidents—Alain Bertrand and Laurence Escoffier ANNUAL GEOPHYSICAL REPORT. ‘Data cube’ depicting fluid flow history in Gulf Coast sediments—Roger N. Anderson, Lawrence M. CONTRACTS Cathles Ill, and H. Roice Nelson Jr ANNUAL DRILLING REPORT. Operator and contractor benefit from ANNUAL GEOPHYSICAL REPORT. Seismic hydrocarbon indicators incentive contracts—Bethany Brandon lower risks—Otto Welper, James L. Allen, and Gus Fiongos CORING (For Core Analysis, see Production) Ark-La Megaregional seismic data available—Allen J. Bertagne and SLIM HOLE DRILLING—1: Mining technique finds applications in oil Claude Vuillermoz exploration—E. P. Deliac, J. P. Messines, and B. A. Thierree Cooperative 3D seismic group set up SLIM HOLE DRILLING—Conclusion: Well cored to 9,800 ft in Seismic vessel heads for Mississippi Canyon Paraguay—Kenneth B. Gunn 5-13 Technique to reheat cores improves analysis—Pairick W. Bent, Steven R. Radford, and Lawrence B. Owen 12-23 METHODS AND TECHNIQUES COSTS Practically estimating field size, chance of success vital in U.S.— Well cost rise relaxed in 1989, survey shows Dan L. Wilson DRILLING TECHNOLOGY REPORT. Horizontal wells drilled Knowing field size distributions crucial in estimating profitability— successfully under turnkey contract—Bill Johnson and Eric Hajas 3-11 Dan L. Wilson Method quickly evaluates oil, gas property value—Field Roebuck..... 12-16 Data on field size useful to supply planners—L. F. lvanhoe and George JAS pinpoints cost of drilling U.S. wells—G. Alan Petzet G. Leckie ISO QUALITY SYSTEM—1: E&P companies, suppliers move to DIRECTIONAL, CROOKED-HOLE, WELL-BORE SURVEYS international standards—Gene Schindler and James Lamprecht.... Algorithm facilitates preplanning well bore trajectories— How to learn reservoir geometry from electrical borehole images— John Taft Nicholson Laura S. Foulk Monitoring of barite sag important in deviated drilling—Arild Saasen, Norsk Hydro method speeds arctic seismic. Craig Marken, Njal Sterri, and Jon Jakobsen How 12 geochemical methods fared in GERT project in Permian Frequent surveys guide relief well to underground blowout—Humberto basin—Gerry G. Calhoun Uzcategui, Javier Cruz, and Fernando Rodrigues Official coordinates of U.S. offshore installations will change ANNUAL DRILLING REPORT. Growth in the measurement-while- BP puts airborne laser fluorosensor to work drilling sector continues—Gordon T. Hall ANNUAL GEOPHYSICAL REPORT. Trends: providing value-added technology—L. C. Lawyer DRILL PIPE ANNUAL GEOPHYSICAL REPORT. Seismic hydrocarbon indicators DRILLING TECHNOLOGY REPORT. North Sea HPHT wells require lower risks—Otto Welper, James L. Allen, and Gus Fiongos changes in drilling procedures—Henrik Baller. - Fast, easy, inexpensive program for mapmaking from spreadsheet— STUCK PIPE—1: Flow charts help prevent stuck pipe problems 4-1 Scott T. Schad Task force reduces stuck-pipe costs—W. B. Bradley, D. Jarman, R. A. Auflick, R. S. Plott, R. D. Wood, T. R. Schofield, and D. Cocking 5-27 OFFSHORE Drill pipe management extends drillstring life—Jeff S. Shepard 10-28 Multiple pays possible in Chandeleur Sound—Rodney Jackson EXPLORATION & DEVELOPMENT USA REPORT. Low gas prices FLUIDS (MUD, AIR, GAS) PRACTICES, SYSTEMS slow action in Gulf of Mexico—A. D. Koen Modified mud reduces borehole enlargement in Egypt—Osama el Namibia, practically unexplored, may have land, offshore potential— lbiary, Anmed Shimi, Mohamed el Zayat, Hisham Ramadan, M. P. R. Light and H. Shimutwikeni John E. Hostettler, and David H. Beardmore Air drilling has some pluses for horizontal wells—Richard S. Carden RESERVES Mixed metal hydroxide mud improves drilling in unstable shales— Lower 48 gas reserves rising Donald P. Sparling and Don Williamson Reserves estimated, production listed for Florida’s 22 oil fields— Increasing water-drilling hydraulics helps improve drilling Charles H. Tootle 10-21 performance—James Andrew Sutherland Oil-based drill cuttings treated by landfarming—Peter K. Zimmerman and James D. Robert Monitoring of barite sag important in deviated drilling—Arild Saasen, Craig Marken, Njal Sterri, and Jon Jakobsen DRILLING Dewatering cuts mud and disposal—Gary West and Bob Pharis FORECASTS, TRENDS, STATISTICS, SURVEYS BITS FORECAST/REVIEW. U.S. drilling to rise unless oil prices slump— DRILLING TECHNOLOGY REPORT. Jet-assisted drilling nears G. Alan Petzet commercial use—Mike Cure and Peter Fontana DRILLING TECHNOLOGY REPORT. Horizontal drilling technology Bits with diamond-coated inserts reduce gauge problems— keeps advancing—Guntis Moritis Darren Eckstrom Spears trims forecast of U.S. drilling activity Most U.S. coal seam gas wells drilled in ‘90 BLOWOUTS, DISASTERS, FIRES, WILD WELLS MIDYEAR FORECAST/REVIEW. Second half work to boost 1991 Task of fighting Kuwait's wild wells growing drilling in the U.S.—G. Alan Petzet Kuwait poised for massive well kill effort OFFSHORE NORTHERN EUROPE REPORT. Drilling remains brisk First wild well fires extinguished in Kuwait off northern Europe—Roger Vielvoye 9 Global effort to study, combat Kuwait fires continues to expand International wildcats show decline in yield ANNUAL INDEX 1991 Date Page ANNUAL DRILLING REPORT. Challenge for drilling contractors Stricter marine pollution standards accelerate move to zero discharge continues into 1990s—Matthew R. Simmons - 54 rigs—John A. Thorson ANNUAL DRILLING REPORT. Growth in the measurement-while- drilling sector continues—Gordon T. Hall RESEARCH Reed tally shows slide in U.S. rig utilization Drag and torque calculations for horizontal wells simplified for field JAS pinpoints cost of drilling U.S. wells—G. Alan Petzet. use—Jiang Wu and Hans C. Juvkam-Wold Oil-based drill cuttings treated by landfarming—Peter K. Zimmerman HORIZONTAL DRILLING and James D. Robert Texas horizontal drilling permit numbers dramatically increased Horizontal drilling technology advances RIGS (Land, Jack Ups, Drillships, Barges, etc.) DRILLING TECHNOLOGY REPORT. Horizontal drilling arena OCTG, rig supply/demand outlook stabilizing in U.S.—Kent H. Wall. keeps advancing—Guntis Moritis Contracts for big rigs, remote wells signed DRILLING TECHNOLOGY REPORT. Horizontal wells drilled Interlocking mats support drilling rig on frozen swamp successfully under turnkey contract—Bill Johnson and Eric Hajas OFFSHORE REPORT. North Sea rig quarters designed with hotel Second lateral in horizontal well solves water problem—Stephen A. standards Graham and Greg Nazzal 3-18 SLIM HOLE DRILLING—1: Mining technique finds applications in oil Horizontal drilling spreading out in several U.S. states vee 41 exploration—E. P. Deliac, J. P. Messines, and B. A. Thierree Austin chalk maintains brisk drilling pace 4-1 U.S.S.R. turbodrilling ROP exceeds U.S. rotary rate—Alexey Air drilling has some pluses for horizontal wells—Richard S. Carden 4-8 Alexandrovich Pogarskiy and Anatoliy Michailovich Yasashin Horizontal drilling yields more good wells 4-22 Four rigs refurbished for West Africa drilling Drag and torque calculations for horizontal wells simplified for field Stricter marine pollution standards accelerate move to zero discharge use—Jiang Wu and Hans C. Juvkam-Wold 4-29 rigs—John A. Thorson U.S. horizontal drilling action still spreading 5-20 Unocal redevelops Helder field with horizontal wells 5-20 SAFETY Horizontal drilling boosts Devonian gas flow 6-10 OFFSHORE REPORT. Shear rams hold 10,000 psi after cutting pipe— Horizontal wells may tap North Sea field . 6-10 Einar Framnes and Joseph R. Roche First Bolivian horizontal well drilled—Mario Carazas Miranda 7-29 Shear ram use affected by accumulator size—Brian E. Varcoe Utah’s Cane Creek horizontal play expanding—Robin Buckner Price 8-12 OFFSHORE NORTHERN EUROPE REPORT. Safety central to Piper Logging while drilling keeps horizontal well on small target—Jack B platform design—Roger Vielvoye Leake and Frank Shray 9-23 ANNUAL DRILLING REPORT. Offshore data base shows decline in rig Horizontal drilling pace brisk in Rockies 11-4 accidents—Alain Bertrand and Laurence Escoffier Statoil sets world mark for horizontal drilling with well in North Sea. 11-18 Larger diverters safer for shallow gas control—David Mills and Chalk play tops Gulf Coast horizontal scene 11-18 Einar Dyhr.. Horizontal well replaces hydraulic fracturing in North Sea gas well— Subsea BOP stack built for Caspian drilling Derek A. Reynolds and Ken P. Seymour 11-25 MWD resistivity too! guides bit horizontally in thin bed—Richard A. WASTE DISPOSAL Fagin, Jane E. Trusty, Lisa R. Emmet, and Mark K. Mayo 12-9 Waste minimization program can reduce drilling costs—Charles R. Hall and Richard A. Spell MAINTENANCE HAZARDOUS WASTE REPORT. UPSTREAM OPERATIONS: Drilling STUCK PIPE—1: Flow charts help prevent stuck pipe problems wastes require extra attention—Keith Rappold STUCK PIPE—Conclusion: Team effort essential in combating stuck Solids-free gel, expanding cement repair poor primary cement jobs— Ryan Cox and Keng Seng Chan PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT Environmental rules make scrutiny of rig work practices a must— ANALYSIS Dissolution analysis improves oil field scale treatment—A. B. Carel and Waste minimization program can reduce drilling costs—Charles R. Hall J. W. Wimberley and Richard A. Spell ANNUAL DRILLING REPORT. Operator and contractor benefit from CEMENTING incentive contracts—Bethany Brandon KCI may in some cases prevent good casing cement jobs—Robert L. Method quickly evaluates oil, gas property value—Field Roebuck Dillenbeck, Bill D. Strickland, and Billy R. Orr OFFSHORE COALBED METHANE OFFSHORE REPORT. Shear rams hold 10,000 psi after cutting pipe— Water storage key factor in coalbed methane production—Brian J. Einar Framnes and Joseph R. Roche Luckianow and William L. Hall OFFSHORE REPORT. North Sea rig quarters designed with hotel Core tests speed coalbed methane gas development—Charles Willis standards Tax incentives spur development of coalbed methane—Peet M. Soot OFFSHORE NORTHERN EUROPE REPORT. Drilling remains brisk Coiled tubing lowers completion costs for coalbed methane wells— off northern Europe—Roger Vielvoye Alan Coats and Ken Johnson OFFSHORE NORTHERN EUROPE REPORT. Safety central to Piper Amoco plans test of nitrogen injection for coalbed methane B platform design—Roger Vielvoye 9-2 Method forecasts coalbed methane production—Peet M. Soot Stacked subsea templates accelerate deepwater development— James F. Ramsey, R. Michael Blincow, and Robert D. Pickard..... 10-21 COMMUNICATIONS Horizontal well replaces hydraulic fracturing in North Sea gas well— Scada system by third party cuts staffing in gas sche— John Derek A. Reynolds and Ken P. Seymour. 11-25 N. McEwen Subsea BOP stack built for Caspian drilling 12-16 COMPLETIONS PRACTICES Epoxy-coated sand taps new gas in old wells—Lloyd Stutz, Travis Drilling optimized by monitoring BHA dynamics with MWD—Brod Cavender, and Joe Murphey Sutcliffe and David Sim Water-packing techniques successful in gravel packing high-angle Environmental rules make scrutiny of rig work practices a must— wells—Douglas J. Wilson and Mark F. Barrilleaux John Candler Through-tubing sand control is now important option—Michael H. SLIM HOLE DRILLING—Conclusion: Well cored to 9,800 ft in Mayer, J. David McLaurin, and Darrel G. Gurley Paraguay—Kenneth B. Gunn Advances in drilling covered at SPE/IADC conference COMPUTERS/MICROCOMPUTERS Increasing water-drilling hydraulics helps improve drilling Modularity adds flexibility to process control on Veslefrikk performance—James Andrew Sutherland Workstations cut costs and boost productivity of reservoir simulations— Shear ram use affected by accumulator size—Brian E. Varcoe Steven Smith 11-11 Dewatering cuts mud and disposal—Gary West and Bob Pharis Innovative techniques cut costs in wetlands drilling—Armando R. COMPUTERS, Programs Correction improves z-factor values for high gas density—Pedro Stacked subsea templates accelerate deepwater development— Roncada Borges 3-4 James F. Ramsey, R. Michael Blincow, and Robert D. Pickard..... 10-21 KTB completes first year of drilling on ultradeep borehole—L. R. Aalund 11-11 CORE ANALYSIS Larger diverters safer for shallow gas control—David Mills and Technique to reheat cores improves analysis—Patrick W. Bent, Steven Einar Dyhr 12-2 R. Radford, and Lawrence B. Owen 12-23 90 ANNUAL INDEX 1991 Date Page CORROSION Water fracs outperform gel fracs in coalbed pilot—lan D. Palmer, R. T. Dissolution analysis improves oil field scale treatment—A. B. Carel and Fryar, Kelly A. Tumino, and Rajen Puri J. W. Wimberley Equation predicts effective gas permeability—i. M. Kutasov OFFSHORE NORTHERN EUROPE REPORT. Sleipner mishap jolts COST booming Norway—Roger Vielvoye Coiled tubing lowers completion costs for coalbed methane wells— Fracturing technique stimulates massive, fractured limestones—Jim Alan Coats and Ken Johnson Wilke, Jean Harris, Sammy Graham, Dan Holloman, and Jack Ward.. ELECTRICAL High-energy gas fracturing succeeds in central Lake Erie—Paul A. Druet and Sara J. O’Connor Classifying hazardous areas complicated by multiple standards— Jimo A. Arasi GAS LIFT Operation know-how obtained by production units of Nagylengyel CO. EMULSIONS AND TREATING gas cap recovery—Daniel Magyari and Geza Udvardi MEOR screening criteria fit 27% of U.S. oil reservoirs—Rebecca Smith Bryant GAS STORAGE Simulation demonstrates economics of Minnelusa polymer floods— OSHA proposes Union Carbide penalty John R. Schuyler and Steven M. Hochanadel Molecular modeling aids design of downhole chemicals—Khamis S. HORIZONTAL WELLS Siam, Rick D. Gdanski, Bruce E. Landrum, and David Simon Horizontal well will be employed in hydraulic fracturing research Simulation shows effectiveness of downhole chokes in horizontal ENHANCED RECOVERY METHODS wells—Roger Tailby, Jostein Alvestad, and Adolfo Henriquez Gas storage enhances oil production—Rudolph W. Weibel Horizontal-well pilot waterflood tests shallow, abandoned field—J. L. MEOR screening criteria fit 27% of U.S. oil reservoirs—Rebecca Smith McAlpine and Sada D. Joshi Bryant Horizontal drilling pace brisk in Rockies Shell presses expansion of CO. operations DOE to start EOR program LEASE AUTOMATION Horizontal-well pilot waterflood tests shallow, abandoned field—J. L. Analysis indicates benefits of supervisory pump-off control—Todd A. McAlpine and Sada D. Joshi Blackford, John R. Dunn, and Randy R. Joseck Horizontal waterflood scheduled in Texas carbonate reservoir Diverse methods spread thermal EOR in U.S.S.R.—Arcadi A. LOGGING (Formation, Spinner, etc.) Bokserman, Yusuf G. Mamedov, and Dmitri G. Antonlady Drilling optimized by monitoring BHA dynamics with MWD—Brod Sutcliffe and David Sim Calibrating old, new logs to cores needed for planning CO. flood— EQUIPMENT Dennis W. Dull More collapse tests add to coiled tubing applications—Eric J. Walker Logging while drilling Keeps horizontal well on small target-—Jack and Doug Costall Leake and Frank Shray Selecting TLP subsea wellhead requires complex process—Robert E. Sokoll, Carl W. Sauer, and William G. Kelly MAINTENANCE Can-pump maintenance problems solved by engineered FIELD OPERATIONS modifications—Rush E. Allen and Luey C. Chang Water storage key factor in coalbed methane production—Brian J. Epoxy-coated sand taps new gas in oil wells—Lloyd Stutz, Travis Luckianow and William L. Hall Cavender, and Joe Murphey PRODUCTION REPORT. Compressor scheme will reduce gas flaring in India’s oil field—N. Banerjee MANAGEMENT Fast-track production project cuts installation time in half—K. J. Vargas FLUID INJECTION ISO QUALITY SYSTEM—1: E&P companies, suppliers move to Simulation demonstrates economics of Minnelusa polymer floods— international standards—Gene Schindler and James Lamprecht.... John R. Schuyler and Steven M. Hochanadel INDEPENDENT OPERATIONS REPORT. Portfolio management Hydrocarbon injection improves condensate recovery in U.S.S.R.— strategy offered for producing properties—David A. B. Brown Rudolf Ter-Sarkisov and Alexander Gritsenko Correlation simplifies obtaining downhole brine density—|. M. Kutasov 8-5 OFFSHORE OFFSHORE REPORT. First production off Canada to start in '92— Norman W. Miller, Paul J. Hopkins, Donald P. LeBlanc, and FORECASTS, TRENDS, STATISTICS, SURVEYS Barbara K. Riley Worldwide crude oil and gas production Flexible liner safeguards environment during offshore workover Texas horizontal drilling permit numbers dramatically increased Resin salvages gravel pack in offshore well—C. Patrick Mcinturff, Worldwide crude oil and gas production Richard Rowe, Travis Cavender, and Joe Murphey OPEC hike paces 1.4% rise in 1990 world crude output— Selecting TLP subsea wellhead requires complex process—Robert E. Robert J. Beck Sokoll, Carl W. Sauer, and William G. Kelly Worldwide crude oil and gas production High-energy gas fracturing succeeds in central Lake Erie—Paul A. Communist/eastern Europe output slide biggest ever Druet and Sara J. O’Connor Worldwide crude oil and gas production Slide seen for non-OPEC oil production OFFSHORE PLATFORMS U.S. logs rare gain in crude oil production Modularity adds flexibility to process control on Veslefrikk IPPA: U.S. oil flow headed for further decline Worldwide crude oil and gas production OPERATING IDEAS Worldwide crude oil and gas production PRODUCTION REPORT. Compressor scheme will reduce gas flaring Herold pinpoints reserves replacement cost in India’s oil fields—N. Banerjee Worldwide crude oil and gas production PRODUCTION REPORT. Compact catalytic reactor controls vent Worldwide crude oil and gas production odors from oil field—Keith Eddington and Peter Carnell OFFSHORE NORTHERN EUROPE REPORT. Norway eclipses U.K. Operation know-how obtained by production units of Nagylengyel CO2 in North Sea oil flow—Roger Vielvoye gas cap recovery—Daniel Magyari and Geza Udvardi 7 Worldwide crude oil and gas production Simulation shows effectiveness of downhole chokes in horizontal Soviet woes, Middle East crisis cut first half world crude oil production— wells—Roger Tailby, Jostein Alvestad, and Adolfo Henriquez Robert J. Beck Oil production off sharply in former Communist bloc POLLUTION CONTROL Classification system targets unrecovered U.S. oil reserves—R. Water storage key factor in coalbed methane production—Brian J. Michael Ray, Jerry P. Brashear, and Khosrow Biglarbigi Luckianow and William L. Hall Worldwide crude oil and gas production PRODUCTION REPORT. Compact catalytic reactor controls vent Method forecasts coalbed methane production odors from oil field—Keith Eddington and Peter Carnell Worldwide crude oil and gas production Flexible liner safeguards environment during offshore workover Worldwide crude oil and gas production Condensate cleans up oily produced water—C. Dean Cockshutt and Gerry Fode FORMATION FRACTURING HAZARDOUS WASTE REPORT. UPSTREAM OPERATIONS: Frac height may increase away from well bore—Ercill Hunt Producers modify activities as threat of new rules looms—Guntis Horizontal! well will be employed in hydraulic fracturing research Moritis ANNUAL INDEX 1991 PRESSURE MAINTENANCE INSTRUMENTATION, General Correlation simplifies obtaining downhole brine density—|. M. Kutasov 8-5 Automation enhances coalseam gas-plant performance—Larry E. Compositional correlation estimates bubblepoint pressure—Mansour Anderson, George C. Bozant, R. Jan Carman, and Craig A. Almalik and Said El-Din Desouky.. . 12-9 Wentworth PUMPING LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG) Can-pump maintenance problems solved by engineered Wider search for LNG supplies predicted modifications—Rush E. Allen and Luey C. Chang Plans for three LNG export projects advance RESERVES MANAGEMENT Herold pinpoints reserves replacement cost Western Gas revamps former EPNG Midkiff plant—Bruce D. Portz and U.S. gas reserves show gain; oil reserves slip less than 1%............ Tony Marques 3-4 SPR reaches capacity target Classification system targets unrecovered U.S. oil reserves—R. OFFSHORE Michael Ray, Jerry P. Brashear, and Khosrow Biglarbigi.... t REFINING/PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY REPORT. H.-S control Increasing withdrawal rates add oil reserves in Java Sea area— eff keeps gas from big offshore field on spec—George W. Spice Ventura and Atmawan D. Temansja and Colin Woodward 5-27 RESERVOIR STUDIES PLANT PRACTICES Compositional correlation estimates bubblepoint pressure—Mansour Redesigned filters solve foaming, amine-loss problems at Louisiana A. Almalik, and Said El-Din M. Desouky gas plant—C. Richard Pauley, Donald G. Langston, and Frank 2-4 SAFETY Gas-desulfurization plant handles wide range of sour gas Classifying hazardous areas complicated by multiple standards—Jimo compositions—Nigel A. Taylor, Jim A. Hugill, Mathieu M. van Kessel, and Rene P. J. Verburg 8-19 OFFSHORE NORTHERN EUROPE REPORT. Safety management changing in U.K. North Sea—Roger Vielvoye 9 PLANTS, Construction Western Processors near end of expansion 3-4 SEPARATION (oil, gas, water) Condensate cleans up oily produced water—C. Dean Cockshutt and PLANTS, General Gerry Fode Western Gas revamps former EPNG Midkiff plant—Bruce D. Portz and Tony Marques 3-4 WELL STIMULATION Western closes purchase of Amoco plant. Stripper well production increased with MEOR treatment—Sidney J. Major Caribbean gas processing plant starts up—Michael J. Morgan Nelson and Phillip D. Launt . 3-18 and Mark R. Cousino 10-28 PRODUCTION REPORT. STIMULATING SHALE—1: Understanding the reservoir important to successful stimulation—David D. Pollution Control 4-22 HAZARDOUS WASTE REPORT. PIPELINES AND GAS STIMULATING SHALES—Conclusion: Experience reveals better PROCESSING: Pipelines and gas processors target even Bakken stimulation techniques—David D. Cramet............secsesseseee 4-29 cleaner operations—Warren R. True Water-packing techniques successful in gravel packing high-angle wells—Douglas J. Wilson and Mark F. Barrilleaux PROCESSES Resin salvages gravel pack in offshore well—C. Patrick Mcinturff, Redesigned filters solve foaming, amine-loss problems at Louisiana Richard Rowe, Travis Cavender, and Joe Murphey gas plant—C. Richard Pauley, Donald G. Langston, and Frank C. Betts 2-4 WORKOVERS, REPAIRS, RECOMPLETION Gas-desulfurization plant handles wide range of sour gas More collapse tests add to coiled tubing applications—Eric J. Walker compositions—Nigel A. Taylor, Jim A. Hugill, Mathieu M. van and Doug Costall Kessel, and Rene P. J. Verburg 8-19 Structured packing proven superior for TEG gas drying—James A. Kean, Harry M. Turner, and Brian C. Price STORAGE GAS PROCESSING Gas storage enhances oil production—Rudolph W. Weibel Danish projects reveal characteristics and limits of gas cavern CORROSION storage—Jesper Magtengaard VESSEL CORROSION REPAIR—1: Weld overlay chosen for U.S. gas storage capacity slated to increase corrosion repair at Texas CO, plant—K. R. Ferguson and A. G. Stutheit..... TREATING (Also see Refining) REFINING/PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY REPORT. H.2S control DEHYDRATION keeps gas from big offshore field on spec—George W. Spicer Structured packing proven superior for TEG gas drying—James A. and Colin Woodward 5-27 Kean, Harry M. Turner, and Brian C. Price Diary! disulfide solves sulfur-deposition problems at sour gas field— Robert J. Voorhees, Eugene R. Thomas, and Kevin J. FORECASTS, TRENDS, STATISTICS, SURVEYS Kennelley 9-2 WORLDWIDE CONSTRUCTION REPORT. Sulfur—Lou Ann Thrash 4-15 WORLDWIDE CONSTRUCTION REPORT. Gas Processing— Lou Ann Thrash... 4-15 GAS PROCESSING REPORT. Worldwide gas-processing activity levels out—Warren R. True PIPELINE GAS PROCESSING REPORT. Clean-air legislation will buoy U.S. gas processing—Rick R. Haun, E. E. Ellington, and Ken W. Otto GAS PROCESSING REPORT. Immediate future bright for gas- GENERAL processing industry—Allen J. Tarbutton Jr GAS PROCESSING REPORT. Worldwide Gas Processing Costs GAS PROCESSING REPORT. World sulfur derived from oil, gas PIPELINE ECONOMICS REPORT. 1990 U.S. interstate pipelines’ production—Lou Ann Thrash efficiency continues improving—Warren R. True WORLDWIDE CONSTRUCTION REPORT. Gas Processing— Lou Ann Thrash Forecasts, Trends, Statistics, Surveys Gas-processing profit margin series begins in OGJ—Keith J. PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION REPORT. Gas transmission projects Kovacs pace pipeline construction—A. D. Koen and Warren R. True 23 GAS SWEETENING Pipeline construction boosts U.S. natural gas deliverability 31 GAS PROCESSING REPORT. World sulfur derived from oil, gas WORLDWIDE CONSTRUCTION REPORT. Pipelining—Lou Ann production—Lou Ann Thrash 7-22 Thrash 83 Diaryl disulfide solves sulfur-deposition problems at sour gas field— Formula to be sought for oil pipeline dereg 19 Robert J. Voorhees, Eugene R. Thomas, and Kevin J. Central European projects could alter oil movement patterns—Etienne Kennelley.. 9-2 H. Deffarges, Donald J. Howard, and John E. Treat. 49 ANNUAL INDEX 1991 INTERNATIONAL PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION REPORT. Growing TAPS CORROSION—1: Ultrasonic inspection prompts chemical demand for gas spawns pipeline projects inhibitor program—Peter M. Ricca Pipelines handle most U.S. oil shipments TAPS CORROSION—Conclusion: Inhibitor-injection program showing WORLDWIDE CONSTRUCTION REPORT. Pipelining—Lou Ann early promise—Peter M. Ricca Thrash ve SOUR-GAS PIPELINE—1: Risk-analysis procedures ensure system PIPELINE ECONOMICS REPORT. 1990 U.S. interstate pipelines’ safety—Mahboobul Mannan, Dwight B. Pfenning, efficiency continues improving—Warren R. True and C. Dale Zinn SOUR-GAS PIPELINE—Conclusion: Line, weather conditions among Management variables to determine public risk—Mahboobul Mannan, PIPELINE MANAGEMENT —1: Gas-allocation system yields flexibility, Dwight B. Pfenning, and C. Dale Zinn 6-10 complicates accounting—Matthew E. Wilks Bimetallic pipe chosen for corrosive service 7-29 PIPELINE MANAGEMENT—Conclusion: Computer system allocates Tests show barrier coatings do not block cathodic protection— gas from North Sea fields—Matthew E. Wilks Keith E. W. Coulson, Thomas J. Barlo, and Daniel P. Werner 10-14 VESSEL CORROSION REPAIR—1: Weld overlay chosen for Safety corrosion repair at Texas CO2 plant—K. R. Ferguson and Calculations predict leak-area in gas pipelines—Jan Spiekhout 5-20 A. G. Stutheit 12-2 SOUR-GAS PIPELINE—1: Risk-analysis procedures ensure system safety—Manboobul Mannan, Dwight B. Pfenning, and C. Dale Zinn 6-3 NTSB determines cause of pipeline blast Design Concepts GAO report calls TAPS security ‘very good’ CONDENSATE AT “T’s”—1: Calculations predict condensate Pressure analysis improves lines’ leak-detection capabilities— movement at ‘T’ junctions—Jan M. H. Fortuin, Peter J. Hamersma, Donald T. Schlattman Jaap Hart, Harry J. Smit, and W. P. Baan Phase behavior of glycol in gas pipeline calculated—J. N. J. J. CONSTRUCTION, New Lines ALBERTA EXPANSION—Conclusion: Transient simulations help Natural Gas decide expansion design—Stanley R. Kitt New line links Questar Pipeline segments, enhances supply balance— PIPELINE SPANNING—1: Route selection key first step in avoiding Gerald F. Mouser ocean floor spans—Marvin M. Beckmann, James R. Hale, and PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION REPORT. Gas transmission projects Craig W. Lamison pace pipeline construction—A. D. Koen and Warren R. True PIPELINE SPANNING—Conclusion: Spanning can be prevented, Pipeline construction boosts U.S. natural gas deliverability corrected in deeper water—Marvin M. Beckmann, James R. Hale, New line flows gas from prolific Arkoma basin to eastern U.S.—Rod M. and Craig W. Lamison Gann and Barbara Beverlin ANNUAL PIPELINE REPORT. Canadian-U.S. West Coast system set Inspection for major expansion—John A. Bianucci, Kristi Hein, and Roland K. Young TAPS CORROSION—1: Ultrasonic inspection prompts chemical inhibitor program—Peter M. Ricca Williams dedicates Four Corners gas system In line inspection prompts Forties’ line replacement Two lines lease space on Transok Pressure analysis improves lines’ leak-detection capabilities— Drilled shore approach sets record on Canadian pipeline Donald T. Schlattman U.S. gas-pipeline construction will help producers and consumers— Elbert Johnson Jr. and Albert J. Viscio Maintenance Products Tracer-dilution method indicates flowrate through compressor—Peter Texas Eastern to begin MTBE shipments L. Lagus, Brian S. Flanagan, Michael E. Peterson, and Sam L. Clowney CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES Valve redesign blocks broken-bolt damage—Richard A. Mueller Rehab projects use current stripping and coating procedures— Line Pipe Darrell A. Bacon Bimetallic pipe chosen for corrosive service Double-wrap tape system adopted for in situ recoating— ANNUAL PIPELINE REPORT. Grade 550 line pipe passes tests for Joseph L. Pikas Canadian project—Keith E. W. Coulson, Russell J. Young, and GABON LINE CORROSION—1: Coating disbondment leads causes of Hiroaki Tsukamoto . external pipeline corrosion—Marcel Roche Jolliet project proves flexible pipe for deepwater development—William GABON LINE CORROSION—Conclusion: Systematic program and S. Tillinghast, Hubert Lecomte, Lawnie A. Sturdevant, and internal inspection keys to corrosion control—Marcel Roche Philippe Cranham Calculations predict leak-area in gas pipelines—Jan Spiekhout Pig-train isolation design developed for North Sea ESV work— OPERATION AND DESIGN Terence A. Cooper System pinpoints leaks on Point Arguello offshore line— Analysis Jay L. Sperl ANNUAL PIPELINE REPORT. Compressor-fuel engine analysis Tests show barrier coatings do not block cathodic protection—Keith E. locates inefficiency—Daniel C. Zebelean 8-12 W. Coulson, Thomas J. Barlo, and Daniel P. Werner Communications Pipelines, utilities reveal scada plans 3-18 Meters, Metering Compressors Multiphase fraction meter developed and field-tested—Eivind Tracer-dilution method indicates flowrate through compressor—Peter Dykesteen and Karl Herman Frantzen L. Lagus, Brian S. Flanagan, Michael E. Peterson, and Sam L. Clowney Valve redesign blocks broken-bolt damage—Richard A. Mueller Multiphase Flow ALBERTA EXPANSION—1: Angts prebuild expansion solves pressure CONDENSATE AT “T’s”—1: Calculations predict condensate constraints—Stanley R. Kitt 6-24 movement at ‘T’ junctions—Jan M. H. Fortuin, Peter J. Hamersma, ANNUAL PIPELINE REPORT. Compressor-fuel engine analysis Jaap Hart, Harry J. Smit, and W. P. Baan locates inefficiency—Daniel C. Zebelean Phase behavior of glycol in gas pipeline calculated— J. N. J. J. Lammers Computers/Microcomputers Most accurate two-phase pressure-drop correlation identified —Masud PIPELINE MANAGEMENT—Conclusion: Computer system allocates Behnia gas from North Sea fields—Matthew E. Wilks Corrosion Offshore Rehab projects use current stripping and coating procedures— OFFSHORE REPORT. Forties oil line replacement overcomes Darrell A. Bacon sandwave challenge—William J. M. Steel and Robert Inglis Double-wrap tape system adopted for in situ recoating— OFFSHORE REPORT. Canada’s first subsea gas line conquers rocky Joseph L. Pikas approaches—Henry M. Yamauchi and Willem J. Timmermans - GABON LINE CORROSION— 1: Coating disbondment leads causes of In line inspection prompts Forties’ line replacement external pipeline corrosion—Marcel Roche PIPELINE MANAGEMEN—T1 : Gas-allocation system yields flexibility, GABON LINE CORROSION—Conclusion: Systematic program and complicates accounting—Matthew E. Wilks 7-15 internal inspection keys to corrosion control—Marcel Roche System pinpoints leaks on Point Arguello offshore line—Jay L. Sperl 9-9 ANNUAL INDEX 1991 Drilled shore approach sets record on Canadian pipeline More gas pipeline capacity sought for Arkoma basin Jolliet project proves flexible pipe for deepwater development—William Pride starts two U.S. crude line projects S. Tillinghast, Hubert Lecomte, Lawnie A. Sturdevant, and Iroquois project awards more construction contracts Philippe Cranham San Juan gas line capacity due sharp jump PIPELINE SPANNING—1: Route selection key first step in avoiding Plans for U.S.-Canadian gas pipeline taking shape ocean floor spans—Marvin M. Beckmann, James R. Hale, and Trans Mountain changes scope of project Craig W. Lamison Alyeska pipe replacement program advances PIPELINE SPANNING—Conclusion: Spanning can be prevented, Iroquois project faces New York state environmental fines corrected in deeper water—Marvin M. Beckman, James R. Hale, INTERNATIONAL PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION REPORT. Growing and Craig W. Lamison demand for gas spawns pipeline projects Florida Gas eyes big expansion project Storage Northern Border changes expansion plan Plains plans 7 million bb! Cushing storage Iroquois settles N.Y. agency spat, files tariff Texas Eastern to begin MTBE shipments Crude line proposed in Czechoslovakia Two U.S. underground gas storage sites due Big intrastate gas pipeline slated for Florida Danish projects reveal characteristics and limits of gas cavern storage—Jesper Magtengaard Terminals Texport dormant; another U.S. deepwater port on track—A. D. REFINING ALKYLATION OTHER TRANSPORTATION NPRA Q&A—2: HF alkylation draws safety and process questions. . 6-24 Alkylation of MTBE raffinate increases octane, unloads alky unit 11-18 Offshore Mooring CONDENSATE AT “T’s”—Conclusion: Experiments verify predictions ANALYSIS, Methods of of condensate movements—Jan M. H. Fortuin, Peter J. Hamersma, Crude oil polarity measures quality, predicts behavior—Inai Martins Jaap Hart, Harry J. Smit, and W. P. Baan Ribeiro de Andrade Bruning Tankers and Barges ASPHALT Port study solves refinery shipping bottleneck—A. J. Trenchard, New understanding could boost asphalt use Vaughn Bull, and M. J. King NRC: Double hulls not a sure cure for tanker spills CALCULATOR/COMPUTER PROGRAMS Amoco, Mobil place orders for supertankers Equilibrium flash calculations quickly computed on PC—A. K. Coker Chevron Shipping accents midsize tankers Drewry: Tanker orders could spawn surplus during early 1990s CATALYSIS, CATALYSTS (Also see Cracking, Catalytic) Tanker accidents strike in Mediterranean NPRA Q&A—1: FCC catalysts receive concentrated attention Chevron orders more doubie hulled tankers Lube oil catalysts go commercial Intertanko promotes new tanker design New catalyst improves heavey feedstock hydrocracking—Arend Hoek, WORLDWIDE TANKER REPORT. World tanker industry maintains Tom Huizinga, A. A. Esener, lan E. Maxwell, Wim Stork, Frans J. momentum from Persian Gulf war—Roger Vielvoye van de Meerakker and Oscar Sy Shell slates reduction in tanker fleet HYDROTREATING OPTIMIZATION—Conclusion: Optimization of OPI activates upgraded derrick/pipelay unit catalyst system reaps economic benefits—Charles F. LeRoy, U.S. oil spill law to cause growing tanker problen—Robin Buckner Michael J. Hanshaw, Steven M. Fischer, Tariq Malik, and Randall R. Kooiman Texport dormant; another U.S. deepwater port on track—A. D. Koen Rust catalyzed ethylene hydrogenation causes temperature runaway— Coast Guard unveils tanker insurance rules Roy T. Halle and Mo Vadekar 6-17 Intertanko: CG proposal ‘impossible’ WORLDWIDE CATALYST REPORT. Survey shows over 1,000 refining catalysts—Anne K. Rhodes 10-14 Terminals Specialized guard-bed technology can improve resid unit operation— Port study solves refinery shipping bottleneck—A. J. Trenchard, Frans L. Plantenga, Yoshimasa Inoue, and Naoyuki Torihara 10-21 Vaughn Bull, and M. J. King FCC catalyst finds three safe reuse outlets in Europe— Rodolphe Schmitt 11-18 TRANSPORTATION, GENERAL COKING General Design, operation factors can up coker liquid yields—John D. Elliott W. Coast tankering vs. pipelines tiff revived Design improvements increase run length—John R. Wood and Clement K. Marino Pollution Control REFINERY COKE—1: Major growth in coke production takes place— Oil spill response group aiming for full operation—Patrick Crow Edward J. Swain HAZARDOUS WASTE REPORT. PIPELINES AND GAS REFINERY COKE—(Conclusion): Power, cement industries shape PROCESSING: Pipeliners and gas processors target even coke future—Edward J. Swain cleaner operations—Warren R. True CONSTRUCTION Pressure analysis improves lines’ leak-detection capabilities—Donald WORLDWIDE CONSTRUCTION REPORT. Refineries—Lou Ann T. Schlattman Thrash Proposed Lines and Expansion CORROSION PGT-PG&E project advances Rust catalyzed ethylene hydrogenation causes temperature runaway— Northwest gas pipeline plans expansion Roy T. Halle and Mo Vadekar 33 Plans advance for U.S. gas pipeline projects FCC CORROSION—1: Basic steps lead to succcessful FCC corrosion Permit sought for combined Mobile line control—Russell C. Strong, Veronica K. Majestic, and S. Mark Ozark pipeline slates capacity expansion Wilhelm 81 CIG schedules Utah-Colorado gas pipeline FCC CORROSION—Conclusion: Basic corrosion control methods Second trans-Mediterranean line advances solve varied problems—Russell C. Strong, Veronica K. Kenya products pipeline construction starts Majestic, and S. Mark Wilhelm 86 Pearsall oil line scheduled Construction under way on Iroquois system COSTIMATING, Quarterly TransCanada east extension to be sought Quarterly Costimating: How indexes have changed—Gerald L. Farrar 1-7 78 NGPL seeks to expand lowailllinois line Quarterly Costimating: How indexes have changed—Gerald L. Farrar 4- 66 Tennessee seeks permit for system link Quarterly Costimating: New heat exchanger indexes added to table— Prepermit work starts on Californa crude line Gerald L. Farrar 7-1 58 Work starts on German west-east gas line Quarterly Costimating: Materials-labor percentages changing 92 Four Corners line may switch to gas service Another pipeline emerges in Arguello wrangle . COSTS (Nelson-Farrar Cost Indexes) by G. L. Farrar TAGS sponsors defer some project spending Nelson-Farrar Cost Index 7 PGT-PG&E project expects go-ahead soon Nelson-Farrar Cost Index 44 ANNUAL INDEX 1991 Date Page Nelson-Farrar Cost Index 3-4 50 FUELS, Gasoline Nelson-Farrar Cost Index 4-1 60 Additives to have key role in new gasoline era—R. J. Peyla Nelson-Farrar Cost Index 5-6 98 ANNUAL REFINING REPORT. MODERN FUEL BLENDING—1: Nelson-Farrar Cost Index 6-3 87 Blending technology key to making new gasolines—Yalcin Nelson-Farrar Cost Index 7-1 63 Serpemen, Fritz W. Wenzel, and Alfred Hubel Nelson-Farrar Cost Index 8-5 45 MTBE demand to soar if methanol available. Nelson-Farrar Cost Index 9-2 84 GM mounts push for reformulated motor fuel now Nelson-Farrar Cost Index 10-7 91 Refiners have options to deal with reformulated gasoline—Gary Nelson-Farrar Cost Index we 11-4 75 Yepsen and Tony Witoshkin Nelson-Farrar Cost Index 12-2 57 OXYGENATES FOR THE FUTURE—1: U.S. Clean Air Act expands role for oxygenates—George H. Unzelman CRACKING, Catalytic More MTBE, TAME plants scheduled in U.S. ...... i NPRA Q&A—1: FCC catalysts receive concentrated attention 3-25 51 OXYGENATES FOR THE FUTURE—Conclusion: Oxygenate/ Metals removal of FCC catalyst operating in refinery—Frank J. Elvin hydrocarbon shift will rewrite gasoline recipes—George and Stephen K. Pavel 7-22 94 H. Unzelman Additives play important role in FCC development 9-23 50 ARCO claims advance in gasoline formula FCC CORROSION—1: Basic steps lead to successful FCC corrosion Demand for methanol will strain capacity control—Russell C. Strong, Veronica K. Majestic, and S. Mark Way clear for reformulated gasoline rule Wilhelm 81 Texaco begins van checks of product quality. FCC CORROSION—Conclusion: Basic corrosion control methods Study warns against premature order for alternative motor fuel solve varied problems—Russell C. Strong, Veronica K. Majestic, Exxon U.S.A. plans three MTBE plants and S. Mark Wilhelm 86 Global alternate motor fuels action spreading FCC advanced controls increase feed rate and column stability— Alternative auto fuels pose cost or technical challenge... Gareth Rowlands, Aydin Konuk, and Frank Kleinschrodt 64 MTBE key to Total's global octane campaign Shell plans MTBE units CRUDES Water content test for EOR crude simulates desalter—R. B. Duke... 40 FUELS, General EXPORT CRUDES FOR THE '90s: Assays for important Mexican Alternative auto fuels pose cost or technical challenge crudes updated—Leonardo Manriquez, Abel Moreno, and Carlos G. Anaya 45 FURNACES EXPORT CRUDES FOR THE '90s: Alba is first heavy North Sea crude 94 ANNUAL REFINING REPORT. Kinetic model predicts visbreaker EXPORT CRUDES FOR THE '90s: Commingled crude from Brent and yields—Julian Castellanos, Jose Luis Cano, Rodolfo del Rosal, Ninian streams assayed 46 Victor M. Briones, and Ruben L. Mancilla EXPORT CRUDES FOR THE 90s: Assay of Forties stream updated— REFINERY COKE—Conclusion: Power, cement industries shape coke Anne K. Rhodes 53 future—Edward J. Swain Crude oil polarity measures quality, predicts behavior—Inai Martins Ribeiro de Andrade Bruning 38 HEAT TRANSFER EXPORT CRUDES FOR THE ’90s: Characteristics of North Sea’s New algorithm simplifies heat-exchanger calculations—Jorge Flotta crude updated—Anne K. Rhodes 90 Ancheyta, Ruben Nares, Abel Moreno, and Carlos G. Anaya U.S. crude slate gets heavier, higher in sulfur—Edward J. Swain 59 EXPORT CRUDES FOR THE ’90s: North Sea Emerald crude oil HYDROTREATING assayed—Anne K. Rhodes 84 REFINING/PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY REPORT. EXPORT CRUDES FOR THE '90s: U.K. North Sea’s Kittiwake crude HYDROTREATING OPTIMIZATION—1: Refiner conducts full assayed—Anne K. Rhodes ; 55 scale VGO hydrotreating study—Charles F. LeRoy, Michael J. EXPORT CRUDES FOR THE '90s: Two important Saudi crude assays Hanshaw, Steven M. Fischer, Tariq Malik, and Randall R. updated—Anne K. Rhodes Kooiman Gravity of world crude barrel to rise by 1995 HYDROTREATING OPTIMIZATION—Conclusion: Optimization of catalyst system reaps economic benefits—Charles F. LeRoy, FILTRATION Michael J. Hanshaw, Steven M. Fischer, Tariq Malik, and Advanced filter system part of oily groundwater cleanup Randall R. Kooiman FIRES, FLOODS, OTHER DISASTERS Two killed at Corpus plant INSTRUMENTATION, Control FCCU advanced controls increase feed rate and column stability— FORECASTS, TRENDS, STATISTICS, SURVEYS Gareth Rowlands, Aydin Konuk, and Frank Kleinschrodt ANNUAL REFINING REPORT. U.S. refining industry has powerful configuration—L. R. Aalund LUBE OILS ANNUAL REFINING REPORT. Annual refining survey—Lou Ann Large grassroots lube rerefinery in operation—Dennis W. Brinkman Thrash WORLDWIDE CONSTRUCTION REPORT. Refining—Lou Ann MAINTENANCE Thrash REFINERY COKE—1: Major growth in coke production takes place— Edward J. Swain Design, installation pitfalls appear in vac tower retrofit—Norman P. WORLDWIDE CATALYST REPORT. Survey shows over 1,000 Lieberman and Elizabeth T. Lieberman refining catalysts—Anne K. Rhodes. WORLD PETROLEUM CONGRESS REPORT —1: U.S. refiners move MANAGEMENT into another challenging technical era—John R. Hall Process hazard management documents, practices compared—Henry WORLDWIDE CONSTRUCTION REPORT. Refineries—Lou Ann Ozog and R. Peter Stickles Thrash REFINING/PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY REPORT. REFINING IN Simple refining complexity calculation tracks regional trends— THE '90s—1: Clean Air Act complicates refinery planning— Kambiz Manafi Richard C. Scherr, G. Allan Smalley Jr., and Michael U.S. refining margins about even with 1990 E. Norman WORLDWIDE REFINING REPORT. Worldwide refining capacity at U.S. crude slate gets heavier, higher in sulfur—Edward J. Swain 75 million b/d level—Anne K. Rhodes WORLDWIDE REFINING REPORT. Worldwide refining—Lou Ann OCTANES Thrash Additives to have key role in new gasoline era—R. J. Peyla 2-11 Romnian refining industry assesses restructuring—Dumitru G. MMT increases octane while reducing emissions—Don P. Hollrah and Tanasescu Allen M. Burns 3-11 Alkylation of MTBE raffinate increases octane, unloads alky unit 11-18 FUELS, Diesel MODERN FUEL BLENDING—2: Diesel blending system cuts quality give-aways at Ruhr refinery—Yalcin Serpemen, Fritz W. PLANT CONSTRUCTION, New Refineries Wenzel, and Alfred Hubel 4-1 Tenneco building Houston area MTBE plant Flexible new process converts aromatics in variety of diesel feedstocks 7-1 Corpoven plans big refinery in E. Venezuela Marathon sets refining outlay 7-29 Graphical correlation calculates diese! properties from known values— PLANT EXPANSION H. U. Khan, M. M. Mungali, K. M. Agrawal, and G. C. Joshi 9-23 Chevron revises Richmond refinery project ANNUAL INDEX 1991 Date Page BP outlines U.S. refinery spending plans 4-29 30 European refiners press sulfur campaign .. 6-24 Elf sets refining outlays 6-17 19 Seawater scrubbing removes SO> from refinery flue gases—Goran B. German refinery to undergo large revamp. 8-5 30 G. Nyman and Arvid Tokerud 7-1 Upgrade adds three units at Corpus plant 8-12 96 U.S. crude slate gets heavier, higher in sulfur—Edward J. Swain..... 9-9 WORLDWIDE CONSTRUCTION REPORT. Sulfur—Lou Ann Thrash 10-28 PLANT PRACTICES Ashland refinery starts up two sulfur units. 10-28 ANNUAL REFINING REPORT. MODERN FUEL BLENDING—1: Blending technology key to making new gasoline—Yalcin TESTING Serpemen, Fritz W. Wenzel, and Alfred Hubel Water content test for EOR crude simulates desalter—R. B. Duke... 2-25 Acoustic tests during cooldown find cracks in reactors at Gulf Coast PLANTS, General refinery. 6-17 More oxygenates projects scheduled in U.S. ..........ssssessessesseeseesseenees TRANSPORT POLLUTION CONTROL Port study solves refinery shipping bottleneck—A. J. Trenchard, MMT increases octane while reducing emissions—Don P. Hollrah and Vaughn Bull, and M. J. King Allen M. Burns Landfill closure cell completed at refinery WASTE DISPOSAL Safe jack up method permits repairs of tank bottoms and foundations— Solvent extraction of refinery wastes rates EPA BDAT—Laurence R. Johannes de Wit Poche, Richard E. Derby, and David R. Wagner Refiner biodegrades separator-type sludge to BDAT standards— Advanced filter system part of oily groundwater cleanup .. z R. Lee Vail Propane extraction treats refinery wastes to BDAT standards—Richard de Filippi and John Markiewicz PROCESSES Refiner biodegrades separator-type sludge to BDAT standards— Dry scrubber reduces SOz in calciner flue gas—Gordon W. Brown, R. Lee Vail David Roderick, and Andrew Nastri : HAZARDOUS WASTE REPORT. DOWNSTREAM: Recent and Design improvements increase run length—John R. Wood and pending regulations push refiners to the limit—Anne K. Rhodes... 12-16 Clement K. Marino ANNUAL REFINING REPORT. Kinetic model predicts visbreaker WAXES yields—Julian Castellanos, Jose Luis Cano, Rodolfo del Rosal, New correlation calculates reliable paraffin solubilities—Carl L. Yaws Victor M. Briones, and Ruben L. Mancilla and Xiang Pan REFINING IN THE '90s—Conclusion: Clean air amendments put big burden on refinery planners—Richard C. Scherr, G. Allan Smalley Jr., and Michael E. Norman Seawater scrubbing removes SO> from refinery flue gases—Goran B. G. Nyman and Arvid Tokerud PETROCHEMICAL Flexible new process converts aromatics in variety of diesel feedstocks Design, installation pitfalls appear in vac tower retrofit—Norman P. Lieberman and Elizabeth T. Lieberman ETHYLENE Union Carbide claims 99% effectiveness for flue gas scrubber REFINING/PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY REPORT. Ethylene plant steam strips waste water to recover benzene—Matthew A. Taylor PRODUCTS Additives to have key role in new gasoline era—R. J. Peyla FIRES, FLOODS, OTHER DISASTER ARCO spells out cause of Channelview blast Phillips, OSHA agree to settle citations RESEARCH REFINING/PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY REPORT. HYDROTREATING OPTIMIZATION—1: Refiner conducts full scale FORECASTS, TRENDS, STATISTICS, SURVEYS VGO hydrotreating study—Charles F. LeRoy, Michael J. Hanshaw, PETROCHEMICALS '91: Worldwide petrochemical outlook weak in Steven M. Fischer, Tariq Malik, and Randall R. Kooiman near term—A. D. Koen New correlation accurately calculates naphthene water solubilities— WORLDWIDE CONSTRUCTION REPORT. Petrochemicals—Lou Carl L. Yaws, Xiang Pan, and Duane G. Piper Jr. Ann Thrash New era seen in European petrochemicals DeWitt study predicts drop in earnings from benzene RESID/HEAVY OIL PROCESSING Polyolefins operating rates seen staying at less than 90% New catalyst improves heavey feedstock hydrocarcking—Arend Hoek, WORLDWIDE CONSTRUCTION REPORT. Petrochemicals— Tom Huizinga, A. A. Esener, lan E. Maxwell, Wim Stork, Frans J. Lou Ann Thrash van de Meerakker, and Oscar Sy New short contact time processes upgrade residual oils and heavy crudes HEAT TRANSFER Specialized guard-bed technology can improve resid unit operation— New algorithm simplifies heat-exchanger calculations—Jorge Frans L. Plantenga, Yoshimasa Inoue, and Naoyuki Torihara Ancheyta, Ruben Nares, Abel Moreno, and Carlos G. Anaya SAFETY MAINTENANCE Process hazard management documents, practices compared—Henry Ozog and R. Peter Stickles MANAGEMENT Chevron settles fire safety case with OSHA ISO QUALITY SYSTEM—Conclusion: Texas petrochemical plant gets New correlation calculates reliable paraffin solubilities—Carl L. Yaws certification—John F. Graham and Xiang Pan OSHA levies fine on Citgo PLANTS Coastal Chem breaks ground on MTBE plant SOLVENT REFINING More oxygenates projects scheduled in U.S. .........csessesseseseeseeeenesees Solvent extraction of refinery wastes rates EPA BDAT—Laurence R. Union Texas eyes ethylene plant project Poche, Richard E. Derby, and David R. Wagner Texas petrochemical plants under study STORAGE POLLUTION CONTROL Landfill closure cell completed at refinery Safe jack up method permits repairs of tank bottoms and foundations— Automatic system drains tank water without product loss—Richard Johannes de Wit Gauging data pose question on stability of reference gauge heights— PROCESSES Frank J. Berto.. “ UOP develops new oxygenates process Safe jack up method permits repairs of tank bottoms and foundations— Johannes de Wit PRODUCTS REFINING/PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY REPORT. Ethylene plant SULFUR (Also see Corrosion; Crudes) steam strips waste water to recover benzene—Matthew A. Taylor 5-27 Dry scrubber reduces SOz in calciner flue gas—Gordon W. Brown, David Roderick, and Andrew Nastri 2-18 SAFETY U.S. refineries now major source of elemental sulfur—Edward J. Swain 3-25 Improved contractor safety training urged 8-12 95 WORLDWIDE CONSTRUCTION REPORT. Sulfur—Lou Ann Thrash 4-15 Petrochem health, safety training at issue 10-21 41 10 ANNUAL INDEX 1991