SPE DRILLING & COMPLRTIONS
VOLUME 14, NOUMBER 1, MARCH 1999

1 Executive Summary

3 Horizontal Underbalanced Drilling of Gas Wells with Coiled
Tubing R.J. Cox, Jeff Li, and G.S. Lupick

11 Buckling Analysis in Deviated Wells: A Practical Method
R.F.Mitchell

21 Calibration of Casing/Tubing Design Criteria by Use of Structural
Reliability Techniques A.J. Adams and T. Hodgson

28 Sand Jet Perforating Revisited J.S. Cobbett

34 High Penetration Rates and Extended Bit Life Through
Revolutionary Hydraulic and Mechanical Design in PDC Drill Bit
Development M.R. Taylor, A.D. Murdoch, and S.M. Evans

42 How to Improve Rate of Penetration in Field Operations MJ. Fear

50 Teamwork Results in World-Record Length Casing String
M.J. Jellison, J.J. Eckroth, Jim Fulton, L.A, Ogren, P.W. Moore,
Vance Barber, and Don Vesely

57 Silicate Based Muds: Chemical Optimization Based on Field
Experience /. Ward, J.W. Chapman, and R. Williamson

64 New Formulations of Potassium Acetate and Potassium Formate
Polymer Muds Greatly Improved Drilling and Waste
Disposal Operations in South Italy G. Gallino, A. Guarneri,
R. Maglione, P. Nunzi, and L. Xiao .

71 Analysis of Riserless Drilling and Well-Control Hydraulics
Jonggeun Choe

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SPE DRILLING & COMPLETION
VOL. 14, NO. 3 , 1999



Executive Summary Gregory W. King 155

ProacUve Approach to Well Construction Safety in Alaska's 157
Kuparuk River Field D.K. Petrash, A.O. Graff, andJA. Trantham

Characterizing Curing-Cement Slurries by Permeability, Tensile 162
Strength, and Shrinkage K.R. Backe, O.B. Lite, S.K. Lyornov,
Harold Elvehahk, and Pal Skalle

Fracture Width Logging While Drilling and Drilling 168
Mud/Loss-Circulation-Material Selection Guidelines
in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs Olivier Lietard, Tessa Unwin,
DJ. Guillot, and M.H. Hodder

Formation-Damaging Characteristics of Mixed Metal Hydroxide 178
Drill-In Fluids and a Comparison With Polymer-Base Fluids
L.J. Eraser, P.1. Reid, L.D. Williamson, and F.P. Enriquez Jr.

New Environmentally Safe High-Temperature Water-Based 185
Drilling-Fluid System CJ. Thaemlitz A.D. Patel, George Coffin,
and Lee Conn

The Use of Slimhole Drilling and Monohore Completions To 190
Reduce Development Costs at the Kuparuk River Field
CM. Pearson, D.K. Petrash, J.T. Zerneli, and Michael Zanghi

State-of-the-Art Cuttings Transport in Horizontal Wellbores 196
A.A. Pilehvari, JJ. Azar, and S.A. Shirazi

Integrated Team Approach to the Design, Construction, Start Vp, 201
and Operation of the World's Most Modern Drilling Rig
T.M. Croucher

When Do Drilling Alliances Add Value? The Alliance-Value Model 208
J.F. Brett. V.B. Craig K,V. Brett. D.B. Wadsworth. andK.E. Pile

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