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Reservoir Characterization

  1. McBurney, C., Chugh, S., Baker, R.O.: “Tight Gas Diagnostics: To Drill or Not to Drill?”, CIM paper 2004-212, presented at the Petroleum Society’s Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2004, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 8 – 10, 2004.
  2. Bialowas, S., Beliveau, D.- Epic Consulting Services Ltd, Hebner, B. - Rubicon Energy Corporation: “Early Development of the Pembina Nisku Integrated Geoscientific Approach Drives "GG" Pools”, CIM paper 2004-205, presented at the Petroleum Society’s Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2004, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 8 – 10, 2004.
  3. Baker, R. O., Bora, R., Schechter, D. S., Knight, W. H., and Leonard, P. A.: "Development of a Fracture Model for Spraberry Field, Texas, USA", SPE paper 71635, Prepared for Presentation at the SPE ATM held in New Orleans, September 30-October 3 2001.
  4. Baker, R. O., Telesford, A., Wong, S., Li, V., Smith, G., and Schoendorfer, H.: "An Integrated Fracture Characterization of a Heavy Oil Naturally Fractured Carbonate Reservoir", paper no. 2001-13, Prepared for Presentation at the CIPC Conference held in Calgary, AB., June 12-14 2001.
  5. Baker,R. O.: "Streamline Technology: Reservoir History Matching and Forecasting = Its Success, Limitations, and Future", JCPT, April, 2001, Volume 40, No. 4.
  6. Baker, R. O., Kuppe, F., Chugh, S., Bora, R., Stojanovic, S. and Batycky, R.:  "Full-Field Modeling Using Streamline-Based Simulation: 4 Case Studies", SPE 66405, prepared for presentation at the SPE Reservoir Simulation Symposium held in Houston, Texas, 11–14 February 2001.
  7. Baker, R. O. and Kuppe, F.:  "Reservoir Characterization for Naturally Fractured Reservoirs", SPE 63286, prepared for presentation at the 2000 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition held in Dallas, Texas, 1–4 October 2000.
  8. Herweijer, J. C., Chugh, S., Kuppe, F. et. al.:  "Using 3D Stochastic GeoModel to determine Optimal Infill of a Mature Gas Field: A Case History", SPE 62901, prepared for presentation at the 2000 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition held in Dallas, Texas, 1–4 October 2000.
  9. Chugh, S., SPE and Kuppe, F., Epic Consulting Services Ltd., and Herweijer, J. GWSol Inc.: "Analysis of Production Data to Improve Characterization of In-situ Megascopic Reservoir Permeability", SPE 59761 Gas Technology Symposium, April 2000, Calgary.
  10. Baker, R. O., Contreras, R.A., Sztukowski, D.: "Characterization of the Dynamic Fracture Properties in a Naturally Fractured Reservoir", SPE paper 59690 prepared for presentation at the 2000 SPE Permian Basin Oil Recovery Conference held in Midland, Texas, 21-23 March 2000.
  11. Baker, R. O., “An Integrated Geology-reservoir Description and Modeling of the Naturally Fractured Spraberry Trend Area Reservoirs”, 49th Annual Technical Meeting of the Petroleum Society of CIM, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 8 –10, 1998.
  12. Baker, R. O.,“Using an Analytical Decline Model to Characterize Naturally Fractured Reservoirs”, SPE #39623, April 19 – 22, 1998.
  13. Carlson,M., Bora,R., Lockzy, P., Byl, M., and Chugh,S, "Optimization of the Blueberry Debolt Oil Pool : Significant Production Increases for a Mature Field",CIM 1997 ATM
  14. Bora, R. and Belgrave, J.: "On The Performance of Horizontal Wells in Reservoirs Containing Discontinuous Shales", Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology, pp. 38-44, Vol. 35, No. 5, May 1996
  15. Baker, R. O., Gegunde, G, Nutakki, R., Thomas, M.B.: “A New Interpretation of Fracture Distribution Waterton Sheet III: An Integrated Reservoir Characterization Study", SPE Paper 35605, prepared for presentation at the Gas Technology Conference held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada 28 April - 1 May 1996.
  16. Baker, R. O., Moore R.G.: “Effects of Reservoir Heterogeneities on Flow simulation Requirements", SPE Paper 35413, presented at the Improved Oil Recovery Sympcswm April 21, 1996 in Tulsa.
  17. Baker, R. O., Schechter, D.S., McDonald, P., Sheffield T.: “Reservoir Characterization and CO2 Pilot Design in the Naturally Fractured Spraberry Trend Area", SPE Paper 35469, prepared for presentation at the SPE Permian Basin Oil & Gas Recovery Conference held in Midland, TX, U. S.A., 27–29, March 1996.
  18. Baker, R. O., Elsayed, S.A., Churcher, P.L., Edmunds, A.C.: “Multidisciplinary Reservoir Characterization and Simulator Study of Weyburn Unit", JPT October 1993.
  19. Baker, R. O., Gregor, V.: “Fracture Characterization of the Wainwright Pool”, Canadian Institute of Mining (Petroleum Section) Annual Technical Conference, July 1988

Fluid Characterization

  1. Beliveau, D.: “Solution Gas Production Profiling”, CIM paper 2004-201, presented at the Petroleum Society’s Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2004, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 8 – 10, 2004.
  2. Baker, R. O., Regier, C., Sinclair, R.: “PVT Error Analysis for Material Balance Calculations”, CIM paper 2003-203 presented at the Petroleum Society’s Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2003, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 10 – 12, 2003.
  3. Baker, R. O., Denbina, E.S., Gegunde, G.G.: “Modeling Cold Production for Heavy Oil Reservoirs”, 49th Annual Technical Meeting of the Petroleum Society of CIM, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 8 –10, 1998.
  4. Bora, R., Maini, B.B. and Chakma, A.: "Rheology of Foamy Oil Flow in Porous Media", paper presented at the Seventh Saskatchewan Petroleum Conference, held in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, 20-22 October, 1997.
  5. Bora, R., Maini, B.B. and Chakma, A.: "Flow Visualization Studies of Solution Gas Drive Process in Heavy Oil Reservoir Using a Glass Micromodel", SPE Paper 37519 presented at the 1997 International Thermal Operations and Heavy Oil Symposium held in Bakersfield, California, USA, 10-12 February (accepted for publication in SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering).
  6. Baker, R. O., Gegunde, G., Nutakki, R.: “Three Dimensional Simulation of a Fractured Rich Gas Condensate Reservoir: A Study of Shell’s Waterton Sheet III", SPE Paper 35606, prepared for presentation at the Gas Technology Conference held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada 28 April - 1 May 1996.

Reserves

  1. Baker, R.O., Jong, E.S.W., Virués, C., “Understanding the Enigma of Reserves Growth: The Whys”, CIM paper 2004-272, presented at the Petroleum Society’s Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2004, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 8 – 10, 2004.
  2. Beliveau, D. and Baker, R.: “Reserves Growth: Enigma, Expectation or Fact”, SPE paper 84144, presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition held in Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., 5 – 8 October 2003.

Conventional Oil Reservoirs

  1. McGilp, L. - Northrock Resources Ltd, Christensen, R. - Cuesta Energy Ltd, Baker, R.O. and Mahmoud, Y. - Epic Consulting Services Ltd.: “Reservoir Characterization and Simulation of the Kisbey Frobisher-Alida Pool in Southeast Saskatchewan”, CIM paper 2004-224, presented at the Petroleum Society’s Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2004, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 8 – 10, 2004.
  2. Bialowas, S., Beliveau, D.- Epic Consulting Services Ltd, Hebner, B. - Rubicon Energy Corporation: “Early Development of the Pembina Nisku Integrated Geoscientific Approach Drives "GG" Pools”, CIM paper 2004-205, presented at the Petroleum Society’s Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2004, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 8 – 10, 2004.
  3. Beliveau, D.: “Solution Gas Production Profiling”, CIM paper 2004-201, presented at the Petroleum Society’s Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2004, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 8 – 10, 2004.
  4. Baker, R. O., Regier, C., Sinclair, R.: “PVT Error Analysis for Material Balance Calculations”, CIM paper 2003-203 presented at the Petroleum Society’s Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2003, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 10 – 12, 2003.
  5. Baker, R. O., Sandhu, K., Anderson, T.: “Using Decline Curves to Forecast Waterfloods: Part I—Fundamentals and Field Cases”, CIM paper 2003-181, presented at the Petroleum Society’s Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2003, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 10 – 12, 2003.
  6. Baker, R. O., Sandhu, K., Anderson, T.: “Using Decline Curves to Forecast Waterfloods: Part II—Modeling Results” CIM paper 2003-163, presented at the Petroleum Society’s Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2003, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 10 – 12, 2003.
  7. Baker, R. O., Kuppe, F., Chugh, S., Bora, R., Stojanovic, S. and Batycky, R.:  "Full-Field Modeling Using Streamline-Based Simulation: 4 Case Studies", SPE 66405, prepared for presentation at the SPE Reservoir Simulation Symposium held in Houston, Texas, 11–14 February 2001.
  8. Chugh, S., Baker R. O., Cooper, L., Spence, S.: "Simulation of Horizontal Wells to Mitigate Miscible Solvent Gravity Override in the Virginia Hills Margin", The Petroleum Society, Paper 97-60. JCPT February 2000.
  9. Kuppe, F., Chugh, S., Kyles, J. D.: “Gas Cap Blowdown of the Virginia Hills Belloy Reservoir”, 49th Annual Technical Meeting of the Petroleum Society of CIM, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 8 –10, 1998
  10. Baker, R. O.,“Using an Analytical Decline Model to Characterize Naturally Fractured Reservoirs”, SPE #39623, April 19 – 22, 1998.
  11. Baker, R. O., Gregor, V.: “Fracture Characterization of the Wainwright Pool”, Canadian Institute of Mining (Petroleum Section) Annual Technical Conference, July 1988.

Fractured Reservoirs

  1. Malik S., Chugh, S., McKishnie, R.A., Epic Consulting Services Ltd., Griffith, P.J., Apache Corporation and Lavoie, R.G., CalPetra Research and Consulting Inc.: “Field-Scale Compositional Simulation of a CO2 Flood in the Fractured Midale Field”, CIM paper 2004-200 presented at the Petroleum Society’s Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2004, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 8 – 10, 2004.
  2. McKishnie, R.A., Malik,.S., Chugh, S., Epic Consulting Services Ltd., Lavoie, R.G., Cal Petra Research and Consulting Inc.; and Griffith, P.J. Apache Corporation: “Streamline Technology for the Evaluation of Full Field Compositional Processes; Midale, A Case Study”, SPE paper 89363, Improved Oil Recovery convention held in Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.A., 17.21 April 2004.
  3. Schechter, D.S. Putra, E., Texas A&M University, Baker, R.O., Epic Consulting Services Ltd., Knight, W.H., McDonald, W.P., Leonard, P. and Rounding, C. Pioneer Natural Resources, USA: “CO2 Pilot Design and Water Injection Performance in the Naturally Fractured Spraberry Trend Area, West Texas”, SPE paper 71605, 2001 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition held in New Orleans, Louisiana, 30 September–3 October 2001.
  4. Baker, R. O. and Kuppe, F.:  "Reservoir Characterization for Naturally Fractured Reservoirs", SPE 63286, prepared for presentation at the 2000 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition held in Dallas, Texas, 1–4 October 2000.
  5. Baker, R. O., Bora, R., Schechter, D. S., Knight, W. H., and Leonard, P. A.: "Development of a Fracture Model for Spraberry Field, Texas, USA", SPE paper 71635, Prepared for Presentation at the SPE ATM held in New Orleans, September 30-October 3 2001.
  6. Baker, R. O., Telesford, A., Wong, S., Li, V., Smith, G., and Schoendorfer, H.: "An Integrated Fracture Characterization of a Heavy Oil Naturally Fractured Carbonate Reservoir", paper no. 2001-13, Prepared for Presentation at the CIPC Conference held in Calgary, AB., June 12-14 2001.
  7. Baker, R. O., Contreras, R.A., Sztukowski, D.: "Characterization of the Dynamic Fracture Properties in a Naturally Fractured Reservoir", SPE paper 59690 prepared for presentation at the 2000 SPE Permian Basin Oil Recovery Conference held in Midland, Texas, 21-23 March 2000.
  8. Baker, R. O., “An Integrated Geology-reservoir Description and Modeling of the Naturally Fractured Spraberry Trend Area Reservoirs”, 49th Annual Technical Meeting of the Petroleum Society of CIM, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 8 –10, 1998.
  9. Baker, R. O.,“Using an Analytical Decline Model to Characterize Naturally Fractured Reservoirs”, SPE #39623, April 19 – 22, 1998.
  10. Carlson,M., Bora,R., Lockzy, P., Byl, M., and Chugh,S, "Optimization of the Blueberry Debolt Oil Pool : Significant Production Increases for a Mature Field",CIM 1997 ATM
  11. Baker, R. O., Gegunde, G., Nutakki, R.: “Three Dimensional Simulation of a Fractured Rich Gas Condensate Reservoir: A Study of Shell’s Waterton Sheet III", SPE Paper 35606, prepared for presentation at the Gas Technology Conference held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada 28 April - 1 May 1996.
  12. Baker, R. O., Gegunde, G, Nutakki, R., Thomas, M.B.: “A New Interpretation of Fracture Distribution Waterton Sheet III: An Integrated Reservoir Characterization Study", SPE Paper 35605, prepared for presentation at the Gas Technology Conference held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada 28 April - 1 May 1996.
  13. Baker, R. O., Schechter, D.S., McDonald, P., Sheffield T.: “Reservoir Characterization and CO2 Pilot Design in the Naturally Fractured Spraberry Trend Area", SPE Paper 35469, prepared for presentation at the SPE Permian Basin Oil & Gas Recovery Conference held in Midland, TX, U.S.A., 27–29, March 1996.
  14. Baker, R. O., Elsayed, S.A., Churcher, P.L., Edmunds, A.C.: “Multidisciplinary Reservoir Characterization and Simulator Study of Weyburn Unit", JPT October 1993.
  15. Baker, R. O., Gregor, V.: “Fracture Characterization of the Wainwright Pool”, Canadian Institute of Mining (Petroleum Section) Annual Technical Conference, July 1988.

Heavy Oil Reservoirs

  1. Baker, R. O., Bialowas, S.A.: "Production Behaviour of Heavy Oil Pools with Gas Caps", paper no. 2001-147, Prepared for Presentation at the CIPC Conference held in Calgary, AB., June 12-14 2001.
  2. Baker, R. O., Telesford, A., Wong, S., Li, V., Smith, G., and Schoendorfer, H.: "An Integrated Fracture Characterization of a Heavy Oil Naturally Fractured Carbonate Reservoir", paper no. 2001-13, Prepared for Presentation at the CIPC Conference held in Calgary, AB., June 12-14 2001.
  3. Chugh, S., Baker, R. O., Telesford, A., Zhang, E.: "Mainstream Options for Heavy Oil: Part 1 – Cold Production", The Petroleum Society Paper 97-99. (JCPT April 2000).
  4. Baker, R. O., Denbina, E.S., Gegunde, G.G., “Modeling Cold Production for Heavy Oil Reservoirs”, 49th Annual Technical Meeting of the Petroleum Society of CIM, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 8 –10, 1998.
  5. Bora, R., Maini, B.B. and Chakma, A.: "Rheology of Foamy Oil Flow in Porous Media", paper presented at the Seventh Saskatchewan Petroleum Conference, held in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, 20-22 October, 1997.
  6. Bora, R., Maini, B.B. and Chakma, A.: "Flow Visualization Studies of Solution Gas Drive Process in Heavy Oil Reservoir Using a Glass Micromodel", SPE Paper 37519 presented at the 1997 International Thermal Operations and Heavy Oil Symposium held in Bakersfield, California, USA, 10-12 February (accepted for publication in SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering).
  7. Baker, R. O., Gregor, V.: “Fracture Characterization of the Wainwright Pool”, Canadian Institute of Mining (Petroleum Section) Annual Technical Conference, July 1988.

Gas Reservoirs

  1. Behrend,J, OMV Austria, Chugh,S., McKishnie,R.A, “Development Of The Strasshof Tief Sour Gas Field Including Acid Gas Injection Into Adjacent Producing Sour Gas Reservoirs”, SPE 100328, SPE Europec/EAGE Annual Conference, Vienna, Austria June 2006.
  2. Baker, R.O, “The Importance of Comprehensive Gas Field Surveillance”, DAS paper, JCPT, Volume 44, No. 10, October 2005.
  3. McBurney, C., Chugh, S., Baker, R.O.: “Tight Gas Diagnostics: To Drill or Not to Drill?”, CIM paper 2004-212, presented at the Petroleum Society’s Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2004, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 8 – 10, 2004.
  4. Beliveau, D.: “Solution Gas Production Profiling”, CIM paper 2004-201, presented at the Petroleum Society’s Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2004, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 8 – 10, 2004.
  5. Baker, R. O., Bialowas, S.A.: "Production Behaviour of Heavy Oil Pools with Gas Caps", paper no. 2001-147, Prepared for Presentation at the CIPC Conference held in Calgary, AB., June 12-14 2001.
  6. Herweijer, J. C., Chugh, S., Kuppe, F. et. al.:  "Using 3D Stochastic GeoModel to determine Optimal Infill of a Mature Gas Field: A Case History", SPE 62901, prepared for presentation at the 2000 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition held in Dallas, Texas, 1–4 October 2000.
  7. Chugh, S., SPE and Kuppe, F., Epic Consulting Services Ltd., and Herweijer, J. GWSol Inc.: "Analysis of Production Data to Improve Characterization of In-situ Megascopic Reservoir Permeability", SPE 59761 Gas Technology Symposium, April 2000, Calgary.
  8. Kuppe, F. and Chugh, S., SPE, Epic Consulting Services Ltd., and Connel, P., SPE, Fekete Australia Pty. Ltd.: "Material Balance for Multi-layered, Commingled, Tight Gas Reservoirs", SPE 59760, JPT April 2000.
  9. Kuppe, F., Chugh, S., Kyles, J. D.: “Gas Cap Blowdown of the Virginia Hills Belloy Reservoir”, 49th Annual Technical Meeting of the Petroleum Society of CIM, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 8 –10, 1998
  10. Baker, R. O., Gegunde, G., Nutakki, R.: “Three Dimensional Simulation of a Fractured Rich Gas Condensate Reservoir: A Study of Shell’s Waterton Sheet III", SPE Paper 35606.

Primary Recovery

  1. Bialowas, S., Beliveau, D.- Epic Consulting Services Ltd, Hebner, B. - Rubicon Energy Corporation: “Early Development of the Pembina Nisku Integrated Geoscientific Approach Drives "GG" Pools”, CIM paper 2004-205, presented at the Petroleum Society’s Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2004, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 8 – 10, 2004.
  2. Baker, R. O., Bialowas, S.A.: "Production Behaviour of Heavy Oil Pools with Gas Caps", paper no. 2001-147, Prepared for Presentation at the CIPC Conference held in Calgary, AB., June 12-14 2001.
  3. Herweijer, J. C., Chugh, S., Kuppe, F. et. al.:  "Using 3D Stochastic GeoModel to determine Optimal Infill of a Mature Gas Field: A Case History", SPE 62901, prepared for presentation at the 2000 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition held in Dallas, Texas, 1–4 October 2000.
  4. Chugh, S., Baker, R. O., Telesford, A., Zhang, E.: "Mainstream Options for Heavy Oil: Part 1 – Cold Production", The Petroleum Society Paper 97-99. (JCPT April 2000).
  5. Kuppe, F. and Chugh, S., SPE, Epic Consulting Services Ltd., and Connel, P., SPE, Fekete Australia Pty. Ltd.: "Material Balance for Multi-layered, Commingled, Tight Gas Reservoirs", SPE 59760, JPT April 2000.
  6. Baker, R. O., Denbina, E.S., Gegunde, G.G., “Modeling Cold Production for Heavy Oil Reservoirs”, 49th Annual Technical Meeting of the Petroleum Society of CIM, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 8 –10, 1998.
  7. Bora, R., Maini, B.B. and Chakma, A.: "Rheology of Foamy Oil Flow in Porous Media", paper presented at the Seventh Saskatchewan Petroleum Conference, held in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, 20-22 October, 1997.
  8. Carlson,M., Bora,R., Lockzy, P., Byl, M., and Chugh,S, "Optimization of the Blueberry Debolt Oil Pool : Significant Production Increases for a Mature Field",CIM 1997 ATM
  9. Bora, R., Maini, B.B. and Chakma, A.: "Flow Visualization Studies of Solution Gas Drive Process in Heavy Oil Reservoir Using a Glass Micromodel", SPE Paper 37519 presented at the 1997 International Thermal Operations and Heavy Oil Symposium held in Bakersfield, California, USA, 10-12 February (accepted for publication in SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering).
  10. Baker, R. O., Gegunde, G., Nutakki, R.: “Three Dimensional Simulation of a Fractured Rich Gas Condensate Reservoir: A Study of Shell’s Waterton Sheet III", SPE Paper 35606, prepared for presentation at the Gas Technology Conference held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada 28 April - 1 May 1996.

Waterflooding

  1. Schechter, D.S. Putra, E., Texas A&M University, Baker, R.O., Epic Consulting Services Ltd., Knight, W.H., McDonald, W.P., Leonard, P. and Rounding, C. Pioneer Natural Resources, USA: “CO2 Pilot Design and Water Injection Performance in the Naturally Fractured Spraberry Trend Area, West Texas”, SPE paper 71605, 2001 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition held in New Orleans, Louisiana, 30 September–3 October 2001.
  2. Baker, R. O., Kuppe, F., Chugh, S., Bora, R., Stojanovic, S. and Batycky, R.:  "Full-Field Modeling Using Streamline-Based Simulation: 4 Case Studies", SPE 66405, prepared for presentation at the SPE Reservoir Simulation Symposium held in Houston, Texas, 11–14 February 2001.
  3. Kuppe, F., Chugh, S., Kyles, J. D.: “Gas Cap Blowdown of the Virginia Hills Belloy Reservoir”, 49th Annual Technical Meeting of the Petroleum Society of CIM, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 8 –10, 1998
  4. Baker, R. O.,“Using an Analytical Decline Model to Characterize Naturally Fractured Reservoirs”, SPE #39623, April 19 – 22, 1998.
  5. Baker, R. O., “Reservoir Management for Waterfloods – Part ll ”, JCPT, v37, pg 12-17, January 1998.

Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR)

  1. Behrend,J, OMV Austria, Chugh,S., McKishnie,R.A, “Development Of The Strasshof Tief Sour Gas Field Including Acid Gas Injection Into Adjacent Producing Sour Gas Reservoirs”, SPE 100328, SPE Europec/EAGE Annual Conference, Vienna, Austria June 2006
  2. Malik S., Chugh, S., McKishnie, R.A., Epic Consulting Services Ltd., Griffith, P.J., Apache Corporation and Lavoie, R.G., CalPetra Research and Consulting Inc.: “Field-Scale Compositional Simulation of a CO2 Flood in the Fractured Midale Field”, CIM paper 2004-200 presented at the Petroleum Society’s Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2004, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 8 – 10, 2004.
  3. McKishnie, R.A., Malik,.S., Chugh, S., Epic Consulting Services Ltd., Lavoie, R.G., Cal Petra Research and Consulting Inc.; and Griffith, P.J. Apache Corporation: “Streamline Technology for the Evaluation of Full Field Compositional Processes; Midale, A Case Study”, SPE paper 89363, Improved Oil Recovery convention held in Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.A., 17.21 April 2004.
  4. Schechter, D.S. Putra, E., Texas A&M University, Baker, R.O., Epic Consulting Services Ltd., Knight, W.H., McDonald, W.P., Leonard, P. and Rounding, C. Pioneer Natural Resources, USA: “CO2 Pilot Design and Water Injection Performance in the Naturally Fractured Spraberry Trend Area, West Texas”, SPE paper 71605, 2001 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition held in New Orleans, Louisiana, 30 September–3 October 2001.
  5. Chugh, S., Baker R. O., Cooper, L., Spence, S.: "Simulation of Horizontal Wells to Mitigate Miscible Solvent Gravity Override in the Virginia Hills Margin", The Petroleum Society, Paper 97-60. JCPT February 2000.
  6. Baker, R. O., “An Integrated Geology-reservoir Description and Modeling of the Naturally Fractured Spraberry Trend Area Reservoirs”, 49th Annual Technical Meeting of the Petroleum Society of CIM, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 8 –10, 1998.
  7. Baker, R. O., McClernon, L.: "Estimation of Volumetric Sweep Efficiency of a Miscible Flood", JCPT, Feb, 1998.  
  8. Baker, R. O., Schechter, D.S., McDonald, P., Sheffield T.: “Reservoir Characterization and CO2 Pilot Design in the Naturally Fractured Spraberry Trend Area", SPE Paper 35469, prepared for presentation at the SPE Permian Basin Oil & Gas Recovery Conference held in Midland, TX, U.S.A., 27–29, March 1996.

General Reservoir Engineering

  1. McBurney, C., Chugh, S., Baker, R.O.: “Tight Gas Diagnostics: To Drill or Not to Drill?”, CIM paper 2004-212, presented at the Petroleum Society’s Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2004, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 8 – 10, 2004.
  2. Beliveau, D.: “Solution Gas Production Profiling”, CIM paper 2004-201, presented at the Petroleum Society’s Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2004, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 8 – 10, 2004.
  3. Baker, R. O., Regier, C., Sinclair, R.: “PVT Error Analysis for Material Balance Calculations”, CIM paper 2003-203 presented at the Petroleum Society’s Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2003, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 10 – 12, 2003.
  4. Baker, R. O., Sandhu, K., Anderson, T.: “Using Decline Curves to Forecast Waterfloods: Part I—Fundamentals and Field Cases”, CIM paper 2003-181, presented at the Petroleum Society’s Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2003, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 10 – 12, 2003.
  5. Baker, R. O., Sandhu, K., Anderson, T.: “Using Decline Curves to Forecast Waterfloods: Part II—Modeling Results” CIM paper 2003-163, presented at the Petroleum Society’s Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2003, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 10 – 12, 2003.
  6. Chugh, S., SPE and Kuppe, F., Epic Consulting Services Ltd., and Herweijer, J. GWSol Inc.: "Analysis of Production Data to Improve Characterization of In-situ Megascopic Reservoir Permeability", SPE 59761 Gas Technology Symposium, April 2000, Calgary.
  7. Kuppe, F. and Chugh, S., SPE, Epic Consulting Services Ltd., and Connel, P., SPE, Fekete Australia Pty. Ltd.: "Material Balance for Multi-layered, Commingled, Tight Gas Reservoirs", SPE 59760, JPT April 2000.
  8. Chugh, S., Baker, R. O., Telesford, A., Zhang, E.: "Mainstream Options for Heavy Oil: Part 1 – Cold Production", The Petroleum Society Paper 97-99. (JCPT April 2000).
  9. Kuppe, F., Settari, A.: “A Practical Method for Theoretically Determining the Productivity of Multi-fractured Horizontal Wells”, JCPT, Vol. 37, No 10, Oct. 1998, pp.68-81.
  10. Baker, R. O.,“Using an Analytical Decline Model to Characterize Naturally Fractured Reservoirs”, SPE #39623, April 19 – 22, 1998.
  11. Baker, R. O., McClernon, L.: "Estimation of Volumetric Sweep Efficiency of a Miscible Flood", JCPT, Feb, 1998.  
  12. Baker, R. O., “Reservoir Management for Waterfloods – Part ll ”, JCPT, v37, pg 12-17, January 1998.
  13. Baker, R. O., Moore R.G.: “Effects of Reservoir Heterogeneities on Flow simulation Requirements", SPE Paper 35413, presented at the Improved Oil Recovery Sympcswm April 21, 1996 in Tulsa.
  14. Baker, R. O., Schechter, D.S., McDonald, P., Sheffield T.: “Reservoir Characterization and CO2 Pilot Design in the Naturally Fractured Spraberry Trend Area", SPE Paper 35469, prepared for presentation at the SPE Permian Basin Oil & Gas Recovery Conference held in Midland, TX, U.S.A., 27–29, March 1996.

Reservoir Simulation

  1. Baker, R.O., Chugh, S., McBurney, C., and McKishnie, R.A. - Epic Consulting Services Ltd., “History Matching Standards; Quality Control and Risk Analysis for Simulation”, CIM paper 2006-129, presented at the Petroleum Society’s Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2006, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 13 – 15, 2006.
  2. McGilp, L. - Northrock Resources Ltd, Christensen, R. - Cuesta Energy Ltd, Baker, R.O. and Mahmoud, Y. - Epic Consulting Services Ltd.: “Reservoir Characterization and Simulation of the Kisbey Frobisher-Alida Pool in Southeast Saskatchewan”, CIM paper 2004-224, presented at the Petroleum Society’s Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2004, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 8 – 10, 2004.
  3. Bialowas, S., Beliveau, D. - Epic Consulting Services Ltd, Hebner, B. - Rubicon Energy Corporation: “Early Development of the Pembina Nisku Integrated Geoscientific Approach Drives "GG" Pools”, CIM paper 2004-205, presented at the Petroleum Society’s Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2004, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 8 – 10, 2004.
  4. Malik S., Chugh, S., McKishnie, R.A., Epic Consulting Services Ltd., Griffith, P.J., Apache Corporation and Lavoie, R.G., CalPetra Research and Consulting Inc.: “Field-Scale Compositional Simulation of a CO2 Flood in the Fractured Midale Field”, CIM paper 2004-200 presented at the Petroleum Society’s Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2004, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 8 – 10, 2004.
  5. McKishnie, R.A., Malik,.S., Chugh, S., Epic Consulting Services Ltd., Lavoie, R.G., Cal Petra Research and Consulting Inc.; and Griffith, P.J. Apache Corporation: “Streamline Technology for the Evaluation of Full Field Compositional Processes; Midale, A Case Study”, SPE paper 89363, Improved Oil Recovery convention held in Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.A., 17.21 April 2004.
  6. Baker, R. O., Kuppe, F., Chugh, S., Bora, R., Stojanovic, S. and Batycky, R.:  "Full-Field Modeling Using Streamline-Based Simulation: 4 Case Studies", SPE 66405, prepared for presentation at the SPE Reservoir Simulation Symposium held in Houston, Texas, 11–14 February 2001.
  7. Baker, R. O., Bialowas, S.A.: "Production Behaviour of Heavy Oil Pools with Gas Caps", paper no. 2001-147, Prepared for Presentation at the CIPC Conference held in Calgary, AB., June 12-14 2001.
  8. Baker,R. O.: "Streamline Technology: Reservoir History Matching and Forecasting = Its Success, Limitations, and Future", JCPT, April, 2001, Volume 40, No. 4.
  9. Herweijer, J. C., Chugh, S., Kuppe, F. et. al.:  "Using 3D Stochastic GeoModel to determine Optimal Infill of a Mature Gas Field: A Case History", SPE 62901, prepared for presentation at the 2000 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition held in Dallas, Texas, 1–4 October 2000.
  10. Chugh, S., Baker R. O., Cooper, L., Spence, S.: "Simulation of Horizontal Wells to Mitigate Miscible Solvent Gravity Override in the Virginia Hills Margin", The Petroleum Society, Paper 97-60. JCPT February 2000.
  11. Kuppe, F., Settari, A.: “A Practical Method for Theoretically Determining the Productivity of Multi-fractured Horizontal Wells”, JCPT, Vol. 37, No 10, Oct. 1998, pp.68-81.
  12. Kuppe, F., Chugh, S., Kyles, J. D.: “Gas Cap Blowdown of the Virginia Hills Belloy Reservoir”, 49th Annual Technical Meeting of the Petroleum Society of CIM, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 8 –10, 1998
  13. Baker, R. O., Denbina, E.S., Gegunde, G.G., “Modeling Cold Production for Heavy Oil Reservoirs”, 49th Annual Technical Meeting of the Petroleum Society of CIM, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 8 –10, 1998.
  14. Baker, R. O., “An Integrated Geology-reservoir Description and Modeling of the Naturally Fractured Spraberry Trend Area Reservoirs”, 49th Annual Technical Meeting of the Petroleum Society of CIM, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 8 –10, 1998.
  15. Carlson,M., Bora,R., Lockzy, P., Byl, M., and Chugh,S, "Optimization of the Blueberry Debolt Oil Pool : Significant Production Increases for a Mature Field",CIM 1997 ATM
  16. Baker, R. O., Gegunde, G., Nutakki, R.: “Three Dimensional Simulation of a Fractured Rich Gas Condensate Reservoir: A Study of Shell’s Waterton Sheet III", SPE Paper 35606, prepared for presentation at the Gas Technology Conference held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada 28 April - 1 May 1996.
  17. Bora, R. and Belgrave, J.: "On The Performance of Horizontal Wells in Reservoirs Containing Discontinuous Shales", Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology, pp. 38-44, Vol. 35, No. 5, May 1996
  18. Baker, R. O., Moore R.G.: “Effects of Reservoir Heterogeneities on Flow simulation Requirements", SPE Paper 35413, presented at the Improved Oil Recovery Sympcswm April 21, 1996 in Tulsa.
  19. Baker, R. O., Elsayed, S.A., Churcher, P.L., Edmunds, A.C.: “Multidisciplinary Reservoir Characterization and Simulator Study of Weyburn Unit", JPT October 1993.

Horizontal Wells

  1. Malik S., Chugh, S., McKishnie, R.A., Epic Consulting Services Ltd., Griffith, P.J., Apache Corporation and Lavoie, R.G., CalPetra Research and Consulting Inc.: “Field-Scale Compositional Simulation of a CO2 Flood in the Fractured Midale Field”, CIM paper 2004-200 presented at the Petroleum Society’s Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2004, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 8 – 10, 2004.
  2. Chugh, S., Baker R. O., Cooper, L., Spence, S.: "Simulation of Horizontal Wells to Mitigate Miscible Solvent Gravity Override in the Virginia Hills Margin", The Petroleum Society, Paper 97-60. JCPT February 2000.
  3. Kuppe, F., Chugh, S., Kyles, J. D.: “Gas Cap Blowdown of the Virginia Hills Belloy Reservoir”, 49th Annual Technical Meeting of the Petroleum Society of CIM, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 8 –10, 1998
  4. Kuppe, F., Settari, A.: “A Practical Method for Theoretically Determining the Productivity of Multi-fractured Horizontal Wells”, JCPT, Vol. 37, No 10, Oct. 1998, pp.68-81.
  5. Bora, R. and Belgrave, J.: "On The Performance of Horizontal Wells in Reservoirs Containing Discontinuous Shales", Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology, pp. 38-44, Vol. 35, No. 5, May 1996

 
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