DECEMBER 2025 • VOL. 77, NO. 12
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Features
President’s Column: YOUR SPE Board of Directors
Ever wonder how someone ends up on the SPE Board of Directors—or whether the path is reserved for a select few? In this article, I pull back the curtain on how the Board actually works, what it takes to get involved, and the key outcomes from our most recent meeting at ATCE in Houston. A little transparency can go a long way for understanding and insight.
Comments: Thank You for Supporting a Culture of Openness and Technical Growth
Your willingness to contribute ideas and field experience helped strengthen a global community committed to advancing safe and responsible energy development.
Guest Editorial: The Uncertainty in Subsurface Position of Your Wellbores Should Concern Managers and Geoscientists
The capability of modern wellbore surveying to increase asset value through improved subsurface modeling and completion-equipment placement is being overlooked by managers of operating companies.
Alaska’s Crude Output Surges, Gas To Play Greater Role
Alaskan oil is entering a renaissance driven by a predicted 13% upswing in 2026 production, the largest since the 1980s, and a possible reboot of LNG exports to Asia from the Kenai Peninsula, supplied via pipeline from the North Slope.
Optimism Trap: The Dangers of a ‘Can’t Miss’ Mindset
Data and impartial viewpoints can help de-risk exploration portfolios and keep resource estimates in check.
Is ExxonMobil’s Proprietary Proppant a One-Off Advantage, or Can the Rest of the Unconventional Sector Follow?
Technology developers expect the tight-oil industry to give lightweight proppants another look after the Permian Basin’s biggest operator becomes an adopter.
Case Study: Expanding Flow Diagnostics With Tubing-Conveyed Payload-Deployment Tool for Solid Fluid Tracer Delivery and Wellbore Cleanout
A new tubing-conveyed tool combines wellbore cleanout with multi-tracer deployment for production diagnostics and reservoir monitoring.
E&P Notes
Updates about global exploration and production activities and developments.
People
Technology Focus Synopses
Reserves Management
Indira Saripally, Reservoir Engineer Senior Adviser, Occidental Petroleum
Integrated Cost and Schedule Risk Analysis Eases Consequences of Project Delays
Image Hashing and Vector Databases Improve Detection of Fraud in Financial Statements
Independent Study Addresses Causes of Challenges in Asia Pacific Flagship CCS Project
Production and Facilities
Roberto Saldano, Technology Director, Casius Consulting
Study Investigates Feasibility of Conversion of Production Facility in Depleted Gas Field for CCS
Digital-Twin Approach Enables Comprehensive Mapping and Asset Registration
Data-Visualization Approach Enhances Pipeline-Integrity Management
Bits and Bottomhole Assemblies
Jeffrey Bailey, Wells Adviser, Brunel Energy
Study Explores BHA Damage Caused by Trapped Torque During Drillpipe Connection
Modeling Approach Mitigates Premature PDC Failure in Transitional Drilling
Machine Learning Helps Flag Abnormal Pressure Loss in Real Time
Water Management
Shaya Movafaghian, Technology Director, Cetco Energy Services
Decision-Support System Optimizes Produced-Water Management
Plasma-Based Technology Enables Efficient Produced-Water Treatment, Recycling, and Reuse
Zero-Liquid-Discharge, Zero-Mineral-Discharge Process Recovers Water, Extracts Salts
SPE Technical Papers Available for Download — November–December 2025
The complete SPE technical papers—synopsized in each monthly issue of JPT—are available for download for SPE members for 2 months.