JPT February 2025 Issue
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System vision simulation for detecting a worker in a hazardous area. Source: Altave.
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Monthly Features
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From optimizing drilling performance to enhancing worker safety, computer vision can change how the industry works. -
Global offshore decommissioning projects hear the starting gun in Australia and the North Sea, but will the race be a marathon or a sprint? -
A Shell partnership with YPF marks a significant milestone for the Argentina LNG export facility, raising new questions about the nation’s potential to unlock the economic power of its vast shale reserves. As Argentina seeks energy independence and global LNG market access, the partnership and other initiatives could redefine the future of its energy strategy. -
The “Oil in WW2” study was conducted in preparation for the 2024 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans. From November 2023 to July 2024, the authors led a small team to complete the study, which is presented on 17 freestanding panels available for display at SPE events and educational institutions.
Guest Editorial
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The energy world is rapidly changing. The pressure to address climate change, ensure reliable energy supplies, and manage costs is greater than ever.
President's Column
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This month’s column reviews the evolution of our membership, focusing on young professional members whose demography is a point of concern.
Comments
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Greenhouse gases are woven into every stage of a well’s life which presents challenges that demand creative solutions that do not require too much capital.
E&P Notes
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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. These January and February papers are available now.
Drilling Automation and Innovation
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Everywhere you look these days, there is talk of how advances in big data, artificial intelligence, and machine learning will revolutionize virtually every aspect of our lives. This month, we will look at how researchers in the drilling domain are using this potential to improve well construction.
Well Testing
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These papers provided insights and advances into field-operations automation, machine-learning-assisted petrophysical characterization, and fluid-distribution analysis in unconventional assets.
Formation Evaluation
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As reservoir complexity and energy-transition demands grow, the industry is developing new logging technologies, integrating multidisciplinary functions, and conducting new experiments to address new challenges. This Technology Focus highlights three papers from conventional, unconventional, and carbon-storage projects.
Seismic
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Technical papers reviewed for this feature are laden with novel technology borne of the quest to understand and solve complex geological structures and features that ultimately will improve our collective effort toward fostering efficient energy production. The three papers presented here are focused on innovative approaches to handling such complexities.
SPE Members: Access the free technical papers synopsized above through 28 February 2025. A PDF of the issue is also available for download.