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JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY

JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY

SEISMIC APPLICATIONS HP/HT OPERATIONS HEALTH, SAFETY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT

O F F I C I A L P U B L I C AT I O N O F T H E S O C I E T Y O F P E T R O L E U M E N G I N E E R S

AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE SOCIETY OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERS

DEPARTMENTS
116 110 Performance Indices El Presidente Gustavo J. Inciarte Comments Dillon Scott Fields of Vision Keith K. Millheim Meetings Dateline Technology Applications People SPE News Employment Professional Services Advertisers Index
Technology Applications, Page 18.
SPE OFFICERS 1999 President: Gustavo J. Inciarte, Petrleos de Venezuela S.A., Caracas; 2000 President: John A. Colligan, Shell Intl. E&P B.V., The Hague, The Netherlands; 1998 President: DeAnn Craig, Phillips Petroleum Co., Washington, DC; Vice President-Finance: Stephen A. Holditch, S.A. Holditch & Assocs., College Station, Texas. D I R E C TOR S Asia Pacific: Peter Behrenbruch, BHP Petroleum Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, Australia; Canadian: James H. Willmon, Gilbert Laustsen Jung Assocs., Calgary; Europe and Africa: Peter K. Currie, Delft U. of Technology, The Netherlands; Gulf Coast: J. Michael Black, Mohajir Engineering Group Inc., Houston; Mid-Continent: Kenneth D. Oglesby, Oak Resources Inc., Tulsa, Oklahoma; Middle East: M. Yusof Abbas Rafie, Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; North, East, and Central Texas: Edward B. Fritcher, R. Lacy Inc., Longview, Texas; Northeastern: Laura L. Langer, Deloitte & Touche LLP , New York City; Rocky Mountain: Barth E. Whitham, Westport O&G Co. Inc., Denver, Colorado; South America and Caribbean: Oswaldo A. Pedrosa Jr., Agencia Nacional de Petrleo, Rio de Janeiro; Southern: Mary C. ONeill, Mary ONeill P .E., New Orleans; Southwest: Scott C. Wehner, Texaco E&P Inc., Midland, Texas; and Western: Khalid Aziz, Stanford U., Stanford, California. AT- L A R G E D I R E C T O R S W. John Lee, S.A. Holditch & Assocs., College Station, Texas; Kate H. Baker, BP Amoco plc, Houston; Helge H. Haldorsen, Norsk Hydro A/S, Stabekk, Norway.

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On the Cover: A Western Geophysical crew member plants geophones along a seismic survey line in Algeria. Photo courtesy of Western Geophysical.

Printed in U.S.A., Copyright 1999, Society of Petroleum Engineers

June 1999 Volume 51 Number 6

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TIG Chairmen Share Goals, Ideas to Enhance Program Further Surface Production Facilities: Separating and Treating Produced Oil and Gas Distance Learning Offers Convenience, Flexibility for Busy Professionals Society Welcomes 107 50-Year Members to Legion of Honor 31 Speakers Featured in 19992000 Distinguished Lecturer Program Forum Series in South America and the Caribbean Focuses on Deepwater-Well Challenges Industry Task Force Addresses Issue of Drill Cuttings in North Sea Omega Association Salutes Generosity of SPE Members

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S P E S TA F F Executive Director: Dan K. Adamson Director Finance and Administration, Associate Executive Director: Bill Broyles Director Professional Programs and Publications, Associate Executive Director: Georgeann Bilich Director Enterprises, Associate Executive Director: Tom Pellet Director of Operations, Office in London: Will Martin Director of Operations, Office in Asia Pacific: Cordella Wong-Gillett J P T S TA F F Publisher: Georgeann Bilich Editor: Dillon Scott, Houston Technical Editor: Dennis Denney Assistant Technical Editor: Karen Bybee Associate Editor: Flora Cohen Features Editor: Maileen Hamto, Houston Editorial Assistant: Caleb Martinez Production Manager: Alex Asfar Electronic Publishing Systems Administrator: Betty Johns Technical Publications Production Coordinator: Mary Jane Touchstone Production Assistants: Marlies Beard and Laurie Sailsbury Proofreaders: Kristi Moore and Dennis Scharnberg JPT EDITORIAL COMMITTEE J. Michael Gatens III, MGV Energy Inc., Calgary, Chairperson; C. Mark Pearson, Carbo Ceramics Inc., Irving, Texas, Chairperson-Elect; Thomas S. Carter, Newpark Drilling Fluids Inc., Houston; Martyn J. Fear, BP Exploration Colombia Ltd., Houston; Betty J. Felber, U.S. Dept. of Energy, Sand Springs, Oklahoma; John L. Gidley, John L. Gidley & Assocs., Houston; Alain Labastie, Elf Exploration Production, Pau, France; Hans J. Lindland, Statoil A/S, Sandnes, Norway; William J. Pecue III, Texaco E&P Inc., New Orleans; Alex Sas-Jaworsky, SAS Industries, Houston; John L. Thorogood, BP Norge, Forus, Norway; Svein Tollefsen, Statoil A/S, Stavanger; and John E. Zahary, PanCanadian Petroleum Ltd., Calgary

Time-Lapse-Seismic Processing and Analysis Assessing the Feasibility of 4D-Seismic Reservoir Monitoring Multicomponent Seabed Seismic Improves Imaging and Prediction of Lithology and Fluid Properties Lessons Learned from 4D Projects Geostatistical Inversion: Seismic Data to Reservoir Properties 4D, Multicomponent Seismic Tracks a Miscible Process Multicomponent Analysis of Ocean-Bottom-Cable Data Fracture-Distribution Prediction from Seismic Inversion

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Emulsified Acid Enhances Well Production in High-Temperature Carbonate Formations Novel Completion Brine for a Hot H2S and CO2 Environment A Successful Lime-Free Drilling-Fluid System

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152 Measuring the Impact of 3D Seismic on Business Performance William K. Aylor Jr.

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Coiled-Tubing Drilling in Perspective T.G. Byrom

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Converting Oilfield Produced Water to Reusable Quality Application of Human-Factors Engineering for Increased Safety on a Deepwater Semisubmersible

Acknowledgment: Dowell.
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