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Summer 2010
THE SAUDI ARAMCO JOURNAL OF TECHNOLOGY
A quarterly publication of the Saudi Arabian Oil Company
Contents
Merging Tapered-in Coiled Tubing (CT) and Well Tractor
Technologies to Effectively Stimulate Extended Reach
Open Hole Horizontal Wells 2
Mubarak Al-Dhufairi, Saleh A. Al-Ghamdi, Vidal Noya,
Khaled Al-Aradi, Samer Al-Sarakbi, Ahmed Al-Dossary,
Ernie Krueger and Dr. Norman B. Moore
Next Generation Technologies for Underbalanced Coiled
Tubing Drilling 11
Shaker A. Al-Khamees, Anton V. Kozlov, Serve Frantzen, Thomas Gorges,
Julio C. Guzman Munoz, Anthony A. Aduba and Thiago P. da Silva
Robotics for Horizontal Image Acquisition in Ultra Slim
Wells in Saudi Arabia 17
Kanwal B. Singh Khalsa, Nassar A. Al-Awami, Nelson Pinero,
Zaki A. Al-Baggal, Adib A. Al-Mumen and Ibrahim A. Zainaddin
Stimulating Khuff Gas Wells with Smart Fluid Placement 23
Francisco O. Garzon, J. Ricardo Amorocho, Moataz M. Al-Harbi,
Nayef S. Al-Shammari, Azmi A. Al-Ruwaished, Mohammed Ayub,
Wassim Kharrat, Vsevolod Burgrov, Jan Jacobson, George Brown and
Vidal Noya
Successful Deployment of Multistage Fracturing Systems
in Multilayered Tight Gas Carbonate Formations in
Saudi Arabia 34
Hasan H. Al-Jubran, Stuart Wilson and Bryan Johnston
Application of Hydrajetting Technology Achieves Significant
Productivity Increase in Saudi Arabian Gas Producers 41
Emad A. Al-Abbad
Development and Optimization of 12” PDC Bit for Powered
Rotary Steerable Systems in Deep Gas Drilling in
Saudi Arabia 45
Saeed H. AbdRab Al-Reda, Abdullah A. Al-Kubaisi, Khalid Nawaz,
Muhammed F. Jamil, Octavio Alvarez, Baseem E. Qattawi, Jaywant
Verma and Sukesh Ganda
Leveraging Slim Hole Logging Tools in the Economic
Development of Ghawar Field 58
Izuchukwu Ariwodo, Ali R. Al-Belowi, Rami H. BinNasser,
Robert S. Kuchinski and Ibrahim A. Zainaddin
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