JPT February 2024 Issue
On the Cover
The construction of a new carbon capture and storage facility in north Texas. With a capacity of 210,000 mtpa of CO2e, the facility’s owners hope it will become a template for many more like it. Source: BKV Corp.
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Monthly Features
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Former CTO of ConocoPhillips, Greg Leveille, makes the case for why more oil and gas professionals should take notice of the new-age geothermal space. -
Executives from BKV Corp. share why the mid-sized natural gas producer is diving headfirst into carbon sequestration projects and why you should too. -
Chevron has some new ideas on how to get more oil for less cost out of shale wells in their early years. -
The Libra Consortium, led by Brazil’s Petrobras, has developed a method of separating carbon dioxide from reservoir fluids at the seafloor rather than the FPSO topsides.
75th Anniversary Commemoration
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The topics covered in JPT’s Technology Focus feature span the breadth of the upstream industry. A review of these topics over the years illustrates the changes that have affected E&P professionals.
75th Anniversary Commemoration
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Longtime JPT Technology Editor Dennis Denney discusses his career at SPE and the development of the magazine’s Technology Focus feature.
Case Study
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Casing deformations are common in the south-west shale regions of China and the Middle East, where the widespread use of 5.5-in., 26- and 26.8-lb/ft casing is the norm. In these regions, the majority of frac plugs are designed with an outer diameter (OD) of 4.055 in. or slightly larger, which frequently encounter restrictions resulting in the loss of bottomhole assemb…
President's Column
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SPE President Terry Palisch is joined by Bryan Hibbard, senior editorial operations manager for SPE, to highlight how writing SPE technical papers and articles for JPT, SPE Journal, and other SPE publications can help to boost your career.
Comments
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Two supermajors exit California, and the US put the brakes on permits to export LNG.
E&P Notes
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Updates about global exploration and production activities and developments.
SPE News
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Investigation into cybermonitoring of industrial control and operating systems used to detect cyberattacks and discern different types of attacks, with the intent to develop risk-based cybersecurity solutions.
SPE News
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The Unmanned Technical Section has updated its name to the Robotics and Autonomous Systems Technical Section.
People
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Named an SPE Legend of Hydraulic Fracturing, he passed away on 17 January 2024. He was 94.
People
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This section lists with regret SPE members who recently passed away.
SPE Technical Papers Download
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SPE technical papers synopsized in each monthly issue of JPT are available for download for SPE members for 2 months. These January and February papers are available now.
Drilling Automation and Innovation
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In recent years, operators and service companies have optimized drilling activities and reduced operational costs by accelerating the deployment of digital solutions. Among other applications, predictive data analytics are commonly used to estimate rock properties, reduce operational uncertainty, improve equipment maintenance processes, and optimize scarce human resou…
Well Testing
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Well testing has enjoyed a recent uptick in activity and interest as operators continually realize the value in understanding and monitoring the dynamic performance of their reservoirs.
Formation Evaluation
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Uncertainty comes in all scales and dimensions. This challenges us to learn at all scales possible, from the fume hoods in the laboratory to magnificently exposed outcrops and through deep narrow boreholes that drill through subsurface reservoirs. The combined efforts often convert learnings to actionable intelligence.
Seismic
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Recent technical papers have further shown the steady increase in the application of advanced seismic techniques and machine learning to mature to production “stranded” and “advantaged” hydrocarbon-bearing accumulations ; improve carbon capture, storage, and leak detection; and analyze naturally and artificially fractured reservoirs.
SPE Members: Access the free technical papers synopsized above through 31 March 2024. A PDF of the issue is also available for download.