JPT December 2025 Issue
On the Cover
Today, Alaska LNG’s Point Thomson facility (pictured) functions as a gas-condensate production site. It is expected to play a central role in the Alaska LNG project as an upstream gas supply hub. Source: Alaska Oil and Gas Association.
Monthly Features
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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. -
Data and impartial viewpoints can help de-risk exploration portfolios and keep resource estimates in check. -
Technology developers expect the tight-oil industry to give lightweight proppants another look after the Permian Basin’s biggest operator becomes an adopter. -
A new tubing-conveyed tool combines wellbore cleanout with multi-tracer deployment for production diagnostics and reservoir monitoring.
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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.
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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.
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Your willingness to contribute ideas and field experience helped strengthen a global community committed to advancing safe and responsible energy development.
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Updates about global exploration and production activities and developments.
People
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This section lists with regret SPE members who recently passed away.
SPE Technical Paper Downloads
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SPE technical papers synopsized in each monthly issue of JPT are available for download for SPE members for 2 months.
Reserves Management
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The papers featured here highlight how artificial intelligence, carbon management, and risk analytics are redefining the way companies assess and manage their assets in increasingly complex environments.
Production and Facilities
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As the industry advances through a pivotal stage of the energy transition, emphasis remains on topics such as carbon capture and storage (CCS), decarbonized operations, digital transformation, and asset integrity—areas driving innovation, operational excellence, and sustainable value within SPE’s evolving technical landscape.
Bits and Bottomhole Assemblies
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Our drilling process is punctuated with discontinuous events that can disrupt the operational flow of the perfect well. Three papers have been selected to provide insights into some of these nonstationary processes that cause bit runs to fall short of perfection.
Water Management
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If there is a key takeaway as 2025 comes to a close, it is the new level of diligence and depth in water-management planning, along with a growing recognition of the need to invest in more-complex methods and sophisticated technologies.