JPT July 2024 Issue
On the Cover
On the cover: Oil production in Baku’s Balakhani oil field in the early 20th century before the Russian Revolution. Source: Swedish National Museum of Science and Technology.
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Monthly Features
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Chevron recently revealed new details about its first-of-a-kind deepwater development in the Gulf of Mexico. We’ve picked some of the most interesting to share with you here. -
Both new and old vessels are benefiting from automation processes that can improve operational efficiency, predict downtime, and debottleneck workflows using a flurry of crucial data points. -
Digital transformation presents a crucial opportunity to cut costs across business domains. This review explores unique digital transformation opportunities in the petroleum industry, highlighting valuable business process automations that can drive significant benefits. -
The honor recognizes recipients for their lasting and significant contributions in the field of IOR.
75th Anniversary Commemoration
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As Azerbaijan prepares to host COP29, JPT looks back at how the country prospered for millennia on its largess of oil and gas and its unique geography along the ancient Silk Road that today is traversed by pipelines delivering gas and oil to Europe from the depths of the Caspian Sea.
Guest Editorial
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Every decade or so, we see technological disruptions that transform how we live and work. In the 1980s, it was the personal computer revolution. The 1990s saw the rise of the internet and in the following decade we combined it with mobility. By the 2010s we were talking about cloud computing and big data.
Case Study
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The retrofit merged enhanced gravity separation with induced gas flotation within the same vessel. Detailed insights into the design, operation, and performance of hybrid flotation systems are provided, offering valuable guidance for similar initiatives in the petroleum industry.
President's Column
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SPE President Terry Palisch is joined by SPE CEO Simon Seaton to discuss the member value survey and what is new with ATCE.
2024-2025 Distinguished Lecturers
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Speakers from various disciplines and professions focus on industry trends, challenges, technology applications and advances. Scheduled DL events are in-person meetings only.
Comments
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Last month in North Dakota, over coffee and kuchen, my friend Dick shared his challenges with vague offers for leasing his pore space. As legal rulings and tax credits complicate the landscape, landowners face a murky world of deals. How can a proposed deal be determined as good or bad?
E&P Notes
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Updates about global exploration and production activities and developments.
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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 June and July papers are available now.
Reservoir Simulation
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The integration of artificial intelligence/machine learning with traditional workflows marks a turning point, unleashing the immense potential of these proven techniques to address our everyday challenges in reservoir simulation.
Wellbore Tubulars
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The oil and gas industry has witnessed significant advancements in downhole technology. The technical papers here offer valuable insights into these developments, exploring nonmetallic downhole tubulars, collaborative ecosystems, material selection, environmental sustainability, and mechanical evaluation, showing a promising alternative to traditional steel counterpar…
Unconventional and Tight Reservoirs
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Unconventional reservoirs bear a unique perplexity in that, at every scale, they are different from their conventional counterparts and even one another. This month’s selection of papers is all about those differences.
Decarbonization
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Despite more than 3 decades of intense focus on emissions issues, global emissions have only increased instead of going down. It’s imperative to question the efficacy, premises, practicality, and overlooked hurdles of current approaches.
SPE Members: Access the free technical papers synopsized above through 31 August 2024. A PDF of the issue is also available for download.