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his paper investigates the challenges faced in the development of mature and tight fields, primarily resulting from reservoir depletion, high operational costs, and uncertainty in reserves volumetric calculations.

Richard (Dick) Nelson, SPE, passed away 12 September 2024 in Ketchum, Idaho, at the age of 95. After receiving a PhD in chemistry from the University of Washington in 1954, he moved to California and started at Shell’s Martinez refinery. He also worked at Shell Development Company’s Emeryville Central Research Laboratory before moving to the company’s head office in M…

SPE technical papers synopsized in each monthly issue of JPT are available for download for SPE members for 2 months. These December and January papers are available now.

From the papers reviewed, a spectrum of case studies addresses how practitioners are taking on the challenge of extending economic life and revitalization of mature fields through better understanding of the subsurface and adapting existing techniques and technologies in innovative ways.

Advancements in new technologies and rigorous testing methods have enabled the authors of the three SPE papers featured this year to outline a path forward, offering new possibilities that uphold the core objectives of safety and productivity.

Leading drilling consultant John de Wardt separates hype from reality and explores what’s ahead in this interview with JPT.

The oil and gas industry must balance global energy demands with stricter environmental regulations, particularly in drilling, where risks and complexities are higher. Innovative technologies, like those used in this stuck-pipe scenario offshore Azerbaijan, are key to overcoming these challenges and improving safety, speed, and efficiency.

Oil price visibility, projects competing for funds, and regional market softness are all factors resulting in muted demand for deepwater rigs this year.

Almost every day, petroleum engineers are coming to realize that they’ve got an arsenal of good ideas on how to leverage large, messy data sets to add value to their businesses. Those who have enlisted in the Analytics Army have progressed from siloed digitalization attempts to well-concerted digital transformation strategies that reflect high levels of organizational…

CO₂ enhanced oil recovery (EOR) provides an attractive and commercially established technique to store CO₂ underground. EOR modeling is crucial because complex simulation is required to predict the behavior of CO₂ and its interaction with the oil and reservoir rock.