John P. Spivey, Ph.D., P.E.

Publications

• Spivey, J. P., and Lee, W. J.: Applied Well Test Interpretation, Textbook Series, SPE, Richardson, Texas (2013) 13. ISBN 978-1-61399-307-1.
• McCain, W. D., Jr., Spivey, J. P., and Lenn, C. P.: Petroleum Reservoir Fluid Property Correlations, Pennwell, Tulsa, Oklahoma (2010). ISBN 978-1-59370-187-1.
• Lee, W. J., Rollins, J. B., and Spivey, J. P.: Pressure Transient Testing, Textbook Series, SPE, Richardson, Texas (2003) 9. ISBN:978-1-55563-099-7.
• Spivey, J. P. (ed.): Pressure Transient Testing, Reprint Series, SPE, Richardson, Texas (2004) 57. ISBN: 978-1-55563-102-4.
• Spivey, J. P. (ed.): Gas Reservoir Engineering, Reprint Series, SPE, Richardson, Texas (1999) 52. ISBN: 978-1-55563-084-3.

Published Articles

• Professional Journals
  • Spivey, J.P., Valko, P.P., and McCain, W.D., Jr.: "Applications of the Coefficient of Isothermal Compressibility to Various Reservoir Situations With New Correlations for Each Situation," SPEREE (February 2007). [SPE 96415-PA]
  • Spivey, J.P., Brown, K.E., Sawyer, W.K., and Frantz, J.H., Jr.: "Estimating Non-Darcy Flow Coefficient From Buildup Test Data With Wellbore Storage," SPEREE (August 2004). [SPE 88939-PA]
  • Spivey, J.P., McCain, W.D., Jr., and North, R.: "Estimating Density, Formation Volume Factor, Compressibility, Methane Solubility, and Viscosity for Oilfield Brines at Temperatures from 0 to 275^oC, Pressures to 200 MPa, and Salinities to 5.7 mole/kg," JCPT (July 2004). [PETSOC 04-07-05]
  • McVay, D.A., and Spivey, J.P.: "Optimizing Gas-Storage Reservoir Performance," SPEREE (June 2001) 173-178. [SPE 71867-PA]
  • Fan, L., Lee, W.J., and Spivey, J.P.: "Semi-analytical Model For Thermal Effect on Gas Well Pressure-Buildup Tests," SPEREE (December 2000) 480-91. [SPE 68020-PA]
  • Spivey, J.P., and Lee, W.J.: "New Methods for Estimating the Pressure Transient Response for a Horizontal or a Hydraulically Fractured Well at an Arbitrary Orientation in an Anisotropic Reservoir," SPEREE (October 1999). [SPE 58119-PA]
• Trade Magazines
  • Ehlig-Economides, C.A. and Spivey, J.P.: "Learn to Trust Your Intuition", Hart's E & P (October 2000) 59-64.
  • Spivey, J.P. and Lee, W.J.: "Effects of Errors in Input Data on Well Test Interpretation", Pet. Eng. Intl. (April 1998) 106-110.
  • Spivey, J.P., Aly, A.M., and Lee, W.J.: "Effects of Permeability Anisotropy and Layering on Well Test Interpretation," Pet. Eng. Intl. (February 1998) 60-65.
  • Spivey, J.P. and Lee, W.J.: "Effects of Flow Rate Variations and Producing Time on Well Test Analysis," Pet. Eng. Intl. (January 1998) 93-104.
  • Spivey, J.P., Ayers Jr., W.B., Pursell, D.A., and Lee, W.J.: "Selecting a Reservoir Model for Well Test Interpretation," Pet. Eng. Intl. (December 1997) 83-88.
  • Spivey, J.P. and Lee, W.J.: "Well Test Interpretation in Bounded Reservoirs," Pet. Eng. Intl. (November 1997) 81-89.
  • Spivey, J.P. and Lee, W.J.: "Identifying Flow Regimes in Pressure Transient Tests," Pet. Eng. Intl.(October 1997) 66-70.
  • Jochen, V.A. and Spivey, J.P.: "Using the Bootstrap Method to Obtain Probabilistic Reserves Estimates from Production Data," Pet. Eng. Intl. (September 1997) 55-59.
  • Spivey, J.P. and Lee, W.J.: "Fundamentals of Type Curve Analysis," Pet. Eng. Intl. (September 1997) 63-71.
  • Spivey, J.P. and Lee, W.J.: "Introduction to Applied Well Test Interpretation," Pet. Eng. Intl. (August 1997) 41-46.
  • Spivey, J.P.: "Production Data: Advanced Analysis Methods," Petro Systems World (May 1995) 26-28.
  • Holditch, S.A., and Spivey, J.P.: "Estimate Recovery From Tight Gas Formation Wells," Pet. Eng. Intl.(August 1993) 20-23.
  • Ivey, R.C., Spivey, J.C., Wyman, R.C., and Hayes, L.: "Computer-Aided Petroleum Engineering--A Necessity for the Competitive Edge", Oil & Gas J. (May 1985) 112-116.

Presentations

• Spivey, J.P., and McCain, W.D. Jr.: "Estimating Reservoir Composition for Gas Condensates and Volatile Oils From Field Data," paper SPE 166414 presented at the 2013 SPE ATCE, New Orleans, 30 September-2 October.
• Akande, J.A., and Spivey, J.P.: "Considerations for Pore Volume Stress Effects in Over-pressured Shale Gas under Controlled Drawdown Well Management Strategy," paper SPE 162666 presented at the 2012 SPE Unconventional Resources Conference, Calgary, 30 October-1 November.
• Lietard, O., and Spivey, J.P.: "Revisiting Pressure Transient Testing of Hydraulically Fractured Wells : A Single, Simple and Exact Analytical Solution Covering Bilinear, Linear, and Transition in Between Flow Regimes," paper SPE 139508 presented at the 2011 SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference, The Woodlands, Texas, 24-26 January.
• Spivey, J.P.: "Production Data Analysis for Commingled Multilayer Gas Reservoirs-Graphical Aides for Flow Regime Identification and History Matching," paper SPE 106305 presented at the 2007 SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference, College Station, Texas, 29-31 January.
• Schubarth, S.K, Spivey, J.P, and Huckabee, P.T.: "Using Reservoir Modeling To Evaluate Stimulation Effectiveness in Multilayered "Tight" Gas Reservoirs: A Case History in the Pinedale Anticline Area," paper SPE 100574 presented at the 2006 Gas Technology Symposium, Calgary, 15-17 May.
• Spivey, J.P.: "Estimating Layer Properties for Wells in Multilayer Low-Permeability Gas Reservoirs by Automatic History Matching Production and Production Log Data," paper SPE 100509 presented at the 2006 Gas Technology Symposium, Calgary, 15-17 May.
• Spivey, J.P, Brown, K.G, Sawyer, W.K., and Gilmore, R.G.: "Identifying the Timing and Sources of Damage in Gas Storage Wells Using Smart Storage Technology," paper SPE 97070 presented at the 2005 SPE ATCE, Dallas, 9-12 October.
• Huckabee, P., Vincent, M.C., Foreman, J., and Spivey, J.P.: "Field Results: Effect of Proppant Strength and Sieve Distribution Upon Well Productivity," paper SPE 96559 presented at the 2005 SPE ATCE, Dallas, 9-12 October.
• Spivey, J.P., Valkó, P.P., and McCain, W.D.: "Applications of the Coefficient of Isothermal Compressibility to Various Reservoir Situations with New Correlations for Each Situation," paper SPE 96415 presented at the 2005 SPE ATCE, Dallas, 9-12 October.
• Rivera, N., Jensen, J.L., and Spivey, J.P.: "Economic Comparisons of Multilateral and Horizontal Wells in Water-Drive Reservoirs," paper SPE 80927 presented at the 2003 SPE Production and Operations Symposium, Oklahoma City, 22-25 March.
• Li, H., et al: "A Case Study: Field Development Plan for a Highly Overpressured Gas Reservoir in China by a Multidisciplinary Consulting Team," paper SPE 77668 presented at the 2002 SPE ATCE, San Antonio, Texas, 29 September - 2 October.
• Spivey, J.P., Brown, K.G., Sawyer, W.K., and Frantz, J.H. Jr.: "Estimating Non-Darcy Flow Coefficient from Buildup Test Data With Wellbore Storage," paper SPE 77484 presented at the 2002 SPE ATCE, San Antonio, Texas, 29 September - 2 October.
• Spivey, J.P., Frantz, J.H. Jr., Williamson, J.R., and Sawyer, W.K.: "Applications of the Transient Hyperbolic Exponent," paper SPE 71038 presented at the 2001 SPE Rocky Mountain Petroleum Technology Conference, Keystone, Colorado, 21-23 May.
• Hudson, J.W., Jochen, J.E., and Spivey, J.P.: "Practical Methods of High-Grade Infill Opportunities Applied to the Mesaverde, Morrow, and Cotton Valley Formations," paper SPE 68598 presented at the 2001 SPE Hydrocarbon Economics and Evaluation Symposium, Dallas, 2-3 April.
• Reeves, S.R., Bastian, P.A., Spivey, J.P., Flumerfelt, R.W., Mohaghegh, S., and Loperna, G.J.: Benchmarking of Restimulation Candidate Selection Techniques in Layered, Tight Gas Sand Formations Using Reservoir Simulation, paper SPE 63096 presented at the 2000 SPE ATCE, 1-4 October.
• Spivey, J.P. and Lee, W.J.: "Pressure Transient Response for a Naturally Fractured Reservoir With a Distribution of Block Sizes", paper SPE 60294, presented at the 2000 SPE Rocky Mountain Regional/Low Permeability Reservoirs Symposium, Denver, 12-15 March.
• McCain Jr., W.D. and Spivey, J.P.: "Extrapolation of Laboratory Measured Black Oil and Solution Gas Fluid Properties for Variable Bubblepoint Simulation," paper SPE 56746 presented at the 1999 SPE ATCE, Houston, TX, 3-6 October.
• Spivey, J.P, and Lee, W.J.: "Application of the Diagnostic Plot Using a Derivative Based on Shut-In Time," paper SPE 56424 presented at the 1999 SPE ATCE, Houston, Texas, 3-6 October.
• Spivey, J.P., and Lee, W.J.: "Variable Wellbore Storage Models for a Dual-Volume Wellbore," paper SPE 56615 presented at the 1999 SPE ATCE, Houston, Texas, 3-6 October.
• Fan, L., Lee, W. John, and Spivey, J.P.: "Semi-Analytical Model for Thermal Effect on Gas Well Pressure Buildup Tests," paper SPE 56612 presented at the 1999 SPE ATCE, Houston, Texas, 3-6 October.
• Fan, L., Lee, W.J., and Spivey, J.P.: "Thermal Effects on Gas Well Pressure Buildup Tests: Field Application," paper SPE 55645 presented at the 1999 SPE Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting, Gillette, Wyoming, 15-18 May.
• Lee, W.J., and Spivey, J.P.: "Numerical and Analytical Well Test Analysis: A Case History," paper SPE 50946 presented at the 1998 SPE ATCE, New Orleans, 27-30 September.
• Frantz, J.H. Jr., Spivey, J.P., and Hopkins, C.W.: "Practical Production Data Analysis," paper SPE 39927 presented at the 1998 SPE Rocky Mountain Regional/Low Permeability Reservoirs Symposium, Denver, 5-8 April.
• Spivey, J.P. and Pursell, D.A.: "Errors in Input Data and the Effect on Well-Test Interpretation Results," paper SPE 39773 presented at the 1998 SPE Permian Basin Oil & Gas Recovery Conference, Midland, Texas, 23-26 March.
• Hopkins, C.W., Frantz, J.H., Jr., Flumerfelt, R.W., and Spivey, J.P.: "Pitfalls of Injection/Falloff Testing in Coalbed Methane Reservoirs," paper SPE 39772 presented at the 1998 SPE Permian Basin Oil and Gas Recovery Conference, Midland, Texas, 23-26 March.
• Frantz, J.H. Jr., Spivey, J.P., Voneiff, G.W., and Jacot, H.: "Practical Production Data Analysis for the Appalachian Basin," paper SPE 37347 presented at the 1996 SPE Eastern Regional Meeting, Columbus, Ohio, 23-25 October.
• Jochen, V.A., and Spivey, J.P.: "Probabilistic Reserves Estimation Using Decline Curve Analysis with the Bootstrap Method," paper SPE 36633 presented at the 1996 SPE ATCE, Denver, 6-9 October.
• Spivey, J.P. and Semmelbeck, M.E.: "Forecasting Long-Term Gas Production of Dewatered Coal Seams and Fractured Gas Shales," paper SPE 29580 presented at the 1995 SPE Rocky Mountain Regional/Low Permeability Reservoir Symposium and Exhibition, Denver, 19-22 March.
• Gao, C., Lee, W.J., Spivey, J.P., and Semmelbeck, M.E.: "Modeling Multilayer Gas Reservoirs Including Sorption Effects," paper SPE 29173 presented at the 1994 SPE Eastern Regional Meeting, Charleston, West Virginia, 8-10 November.
• Spivey, J.P. and Frantz, J.H. Jr.: "History Matching Production Data Using Analytical Solutions for Linearly Varying Bottomhole Pressure," paper SPE 29167 presented at the 1994 SPE Eastern Regional Conference & Exhibition, Charleston, West Virginia, 8-10 November.
• McVay, D.A. and Spivey, J.P.: "Optimizing Gas Storage Reservoir Performance," paper SPE 28639 presented at the 1994 SPE Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition, New Orleans, 25-28 September.
• Spivey, J.P. and Lee, W.J.: "Production Data Analysis For Wells Which Have Been Subject to Periodic Curtailment," paper SPE 26182 presented at the 1993 SPE Gas Technology Symposium, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 28-30 June. Also presented at the 1994 SPE Permian Basin Oil & Gas Recovery Conference, Midland, Texas, 16-18 June.
• Spivey, J.P., Gatens III, J.M., Semmelbeck, M.E., and Lee, W.J.: "Integral Type Curves for Advanced Decline Curve Analysis," paper SPE 24301 presented at the 1992 SPE Mid-Continent Gas Symposium, Amarillo, Texas, 13-14 April.
• Holditch, S.A., Lin, Z-S, and Spivey, J.P.: "Estimating the Recovery From an Average Well in a Tight Gas Formation," paper SPE 21500 presented at the 1991 SPE Gas Technology Symposium, Houston, 22-24 January.
• Spivey, J.P. and Lee, W.J.: "A Comparison of the Use of Pseudotime and Normalized Time for Gas Well Buildup Analysis in Various Geometries," paper SPE 15580 presented at the 61st SPE ATCE, New Orleans, Louisiana, 5-8 October.
• Spivey, J.P.: "A New Algorithm for Hyperbolic Decline Curve Fitting," paper SPE 15293 presented at the 1986 SPE Symposium on Petroleum Industry Applications of Microcomputers, SilverCreek, Colorado, 18-20 June.
• Spivey, J.P. and Lee, W.J.: "Use of Pseudotime: Wellbore Storage and the Middle Time Region," paper SPE 15229 presented at the SPE Unconventional Gas Technology Symposium, Louisville, Kentucky, 18-21 May.

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