JPT November 2026 Issue
Monthly Features
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Case studies from Devon Energy, ConocoPhillips, and others show how clever engineering and technology are being used to improve recovery and asset value. -
Novel lift systems, AI-driven automation, and real-time engineering models are helping operators extract more value from mature wells. -
The creation of SPE’s Acid Stimulation Technical Section shines a light on the technique that improves injectivity and productivity. JPT talked with the chair of the new section about the importance of the technical area. -
This guest editorial addresses how the methane data landscape is changing as new organizations expand emissions monitoring efforts and seek to put the information to work.
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This case study from Tomax outlines the use of artificial intelligence to analyze high-fidelity data of the full drilling process.
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This case study from ARC Resources and DarkVision outlines the use of acoustic imaging tools in two active fracturing programs in Canada to monitor well casing deformation.
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Technical sections offer SPE members a powerful way to learn, share, connect, and grow. From webinars and awards to student programs and global networking, these communities provide opportunities to build technical expertise and lasting professional relationships. Discover why they may be one of SPE’s most valuable member benefits.
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Forecasters are divided on whether falling crude demand is a temporary response to high prices or a lasting course correction for global consumption.
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In Asia, Valeura Energy and PTTEP advanced a Gulf of Thailand gas project, while Murphy Oil and Seadrill moved forward with projects in Vietnam, Indonesia, and Malaysia. In the Americas, Perenco, Petrobras, and Equinor advanced projects in Brazil, Canada, and elsewhere. Other developments included updates from Equinor, Serica Energy, BW Energy, and Sharjah National Oi…
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This section lists with regret SPE members who recently passed away.
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SPE technical papers synopsized in each monthly issue of JPT are available for download for SPE members for 2 months.
Drilling and Completion Fluids
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Adequate consideration must be given to the potential effect of each fluid on the successive phase operations to ensure integrated well-fluids system management.
EOR Operations
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Through continuous technological innovation, creative juices are flowing in the enhanced oil recovery society of both industry and academia, whose scope is spreading further outward to target unconventional reservoirs and emerging concepts beyond the conventional ones.
Hydraulic Fracturing Modeling
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Fracture modeling continues to be used to evaluate and design novel applications, and integration with diagnostics and other forms of field-data collection are crucial to success.
Flow Assurance
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Digital frameworks and autonomous operations are transforming the future of flow assurance.