JPT November 2024 Issue
On the Cover
On the cover: On the cover: Royal Dutch Shell drilled Malaysia’s first oil well near the fishing village of Miri in Sarawak, striking oil in 1910. Miri No. 1, nicknamed “The Grand Old Lady,” produced 1,950 bbl of oil in its first year after being drilled to a production depth of 452 ft. Source: Dreamstime.
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Monthly Features
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Technology uptake aimed at optimizing resources, delivering consistency, and augmenting what humans can do. -
The road to a low-carbon world is paved with more than just shiny new facilities and the promise to deliver impressive CO₂ reductions from the atmosphere. Without the software to site, monitor, and maintain those facilities, the drive for net zero would be stuck in neutral. -
What we’ve learned about faster drilling in oil and gas applied just as well to geothermal development—until we reached The Geysers. -
Undergraduate education in petroleum engineering has survived the latest downturn in the industry, and enrollment has started to show an uptick in numbers. However, a different trend is evident in graduate training and academic research: the number of researchers being trained in oil and gas topics is drastically dropping.
75th Anniversary Commemoration
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The birthplace of Royal Dutch Shell, Indonesia and Malaysia, buck trends and grow their gas and oil industries, expecting a record number of final investment decisions in the next 4 years in gas, deep water, and carbon capture projects to support Southeast Asia’s booming economic growth.
President's Column
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Olivier Houzé discusses his views on SPE finances, including a historical perspective, the effects of downturns and the COVID-19 pandemic, ongoing recovery, and future plans.
Guest Editorial
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There is no shortage of quantum technology applications in the upstream industry, from supply chain to well placement, making now the time to take it seriously.
Case Study
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This case study outlines a methodology to optimize and control hydraulic fracturing parameters by achieving 100% cluster efficiency and overcoming formation leak-off.
Distinguished Lecturers
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The nomination window for the 2026–2027 SPE Distinguished Lecturer season is now open through 15 March 2025. The DL Program is a prestigious opportunity to share your insights on global trends, challenges, and innovations with SPE sections worldwide.
Comments
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Have data center operators become the major proponents of nuclear power? A flurry of recent announcements suggests so. But Shell, ExxonMobil, and BP, leveraging their oil and gas expertise, are stepping into the forefront to offer another solution to help data centers operate sustainably—immersion cooling liquids.
E&P Notes
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Updates about global exploration and production activities and developments.
SPE News
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We reflect on the legacy and commitment made by a key member of the JPT team who is stepping down from his role of more than a decade and into retirement.
SPE News
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JPT staff conducting Tech Talks interviews in the SPE pavilion at ATCE in New Orleans.
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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 October and November papers are available now.
Drilling and Completion Fluids
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This year’s primary selections for the Drilling and Completion Fluids Technology Focus reflect now-well-established industrywide emphases on machine learning, automation, and the achievement of successful drilling of CO2 storage wells.
EOR Operations
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International agreements and national policies on environmental sustainability are changing the outlook for enhanced oil recovery globally. These changes are highlighted by both monetary and intellectual commitments by oil companies around the world.
Hydraulic Fracturing Modeling
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The papers highlighted in this section demonstrate the merging of the theoretical and empirical to solve practical problems, addressing topics such as casing deformation, condensate banking, and mitigation of fracture-driven interactions.
Flow Assurance
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This year’s Flow Assurance Technology Focus provides a trio of papers concerning the use of advanced techniques in detection, mitigation, and risk calculation
SPE Members: Access the free technical papers synopsized above through 31 December 2024. A PDF of the issue is also available for download.