JPT September 2025 Issue

Intelligent completions could improve many of the world’s oil and gas wells, but not all are suited to the technology. There is another option.

Casing deformation has emerged as a major challenge in China’s unconventional oil and gas fields, prompting the development of new solutions to address the issue.

SPE members who are in Houston next month can join thousands of peers with a complimentary exhibition pass to ATCE 2025.

Updates about global exploration and production activities and developments.

As of mid-2025, more than 50 CCS facilities are capturing approximately 51 million tons of CO₂ annually, with over 600 additional projects in the pipeline. Yet the success of these efforts rests on a single truth: If we cannot monitor it, we cannot manage it.

As the exploitation of hydrocarbons moves into increasingly challenging scenarios, the ability to enhance the strength of available tools so that they can create a whole greater than the parts is no longer an option but a necessity. This year’s Field Development selections reflect this need for optimization.

The offshore industry is actively embracing a digital-first, low-carbon future, supported by scalable demonstrators, intelligent systems, and integrated engineering approaches now entering precommercial or early-deployment stages.

The need for sustainable innovation, efficient resource planning, and a greater understanding of subsurface science through applied chemistry is greater than ever. Three papers were selected based on their forward-looking approaches to these challenges.