Adam Wilson

Technology Editor

Adam Wilson is a technology editor for the Journal of Petroleum Technology. He has been editing for SPE for more than 15 years, starting his tenure there working with peer-reviewed technical journals. Before joining SPE, Wilson spent more than a decade working for daily newspapers. He holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of North Texas.

LNG

Natural Gas Processing and Handling-2022

The three papers selected for this Tech Focus feature describe technologies that can make natural gas safer to move and store.

April 1, 2022 • Adam Wilson • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Carbon capture and storage

Carbon Sequestration: Pick the Right Reservoir

Storing captured carbon requires a receptacle, and existing reservoirs are just the thing. But which ones?

March 8, 2022 • Adam Wilson • HSE Now
HSE & Sustainability

Earthquakes Push Texas Oil Regulator To Further Action

The Texas Railroad Commission has designated a new swath of the Permian as a Seismic Response Area after a series of earthquakes linked to water-disposal wells rattled the area.

January 24, 2022 • Adam Wilson • Journal of Petroleum Technology
HSE & Sustainability

Tracking the Energy Transition: The Wind, the Gas, and the Monster That Is Thyssenkrupp

Exxon sets its sights on zero, while Thyssenkrupp aims squarely at hydrogen. The wind blows the world over, and the struggle to grab carbon and put it back in the ground continues. Are you trying to stay up to date about developments aimed at energy-transition efforts in our industry? This roundup of news recaps some recent announcements.

January 21, 2022 • Adam Wilson • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Pipelines/flowlines/risers

Pipelines May Find New Life Moving Carbon Dioxide

While the world focuses on carbon dioxide—its problems and its uses—many are looking at how to move it around. Fortunately, a pipeline infrastructure already exists. Unfortunately, the pipelines were made for natural gas and not enough is known about how that infrastructure can handle carbon dioxide.

December 17, 2021 • Adam Wilson • HSE Now
Energy transition

Tracking the Energy Transition: It’s a Gas, Gas, Gas

Hydrogen continues to rise, and ammonia production is not far behind. Plans to handle nitrous oxide are also bubbling to the surface. Big ideas crop up in Poland, as well as in the Permian. Are you trying to stay up to date about developments aimed at energy-transition efforts in our industry? This roundup of news recaps some recent announcements.

December 15, 2021 • Adam Wilson • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Energy transition

Tracking the Energy Transition: Waste Power Joins the Likes of Hydrogen and Sunlight

Collaboration seems to be the name of the game as a slew of companies get together to drive the energy transition. These companies are focusing on alternative sources of methane, new ways of making hydrogen, and new ways of keeping track of it all.

November 16, 2021 • Adam Wilson • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Data & Analytics

Machine Learning May Solve the Cube Conundrum

Cube drilling was an exciting idea several years ago. Since then, the luster seems to have faded. Now, production software company Novi Labs says machine learning may bring life back to the concept.

July 28, 2021 • Adam Wilson • Data Science and Digital Engineering
Data management

Geologists Are Not Data Managers, but Should They Be?

Smaller and independent upstream companies often have limited resources for data management. Nonetheless, their data are valuable and must be managed for that value to be realized. Geologists may just be in the perfect position to do the job, if they can get the training.

April 21, 2021 • Adam Wilson • Data Science and Digital Engineering
Safety

Industry Works To Balance Risk and Reward of Digitizing Safety

The oil and gas industry has picked up on the benefits of digitization and artificial intelligence in its day-to-day activities, and the health, safety, and environment sector is no exception. While AI brings clear benefits, the risks that come with those benefits remain unclear.

October 28, 2020 • Adam Wilson • HSE Now

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