JPT January 2025 Issue
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In DNV’s VR sandblasting training scenario, the user blasts clean a section of piping in preparation for painting, which leads to a leak and fire, prompting the user to choose which emergency action to take. Source: DNV.
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Monthly Features
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Virtual reality and related visualization technologies are helping reshape how the industry views 3D data, makes decisions, and trains personnel. -
Geothermal energy in the US has historically been concentrated in the West due to favorable geology, but emerging technologies have expanded the possibilities. -
Oil price visibility, projects competing for funds, and regional market softness are all factors resulting in muted demand for deepwater rigs this year. -
Leading drilling consultant John de Wardt separates hype from reality and explores what’s ahead in this interview with JPT.
Case Study
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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.
President's Column
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This month’s column offers a review of the perceived quality of SPE's publications and how this perceived quality could affect the value and impact of SPE's generative AI deliverables. Quality can be subjective, so this column focuses on key publication indicators before assessing remedial options in a future column.
Comments
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The world’s reliable engine of crude demand growth is stalling out, and its impact on the upstream market is already being felt.
E&P Notes
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Updates about global exploration and production activities and developments.
People
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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…
People
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This section lists with regret SPE members who recently passed away.
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Technical Paper 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 December and January papers are available now.
EOR Modeling
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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.
Mature Fields and Well Revitalization
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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.
Well Integrity
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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.
Data Science, Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence
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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…
SPE Members: Access the free technical papers synopsized above through 28 February 2025. A PDF of the issue is also available for download.