JULY 2025 • VOL. 77, NO. 7
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Features
Comments: If US Shale Levels Off, Will Innovation Pick Up the Slack?
As US shale potentially stares at a production plateau, operators and service providers are turning to smarter tools to extend the life of aging plays.
Guest Editorial: How Reservoir Management Enables Scalable CO₂ Storage Projects
As carbon capture scales up worldwide, the real challenge lies deep underground—where smart reservoir management determines whether CO₂ stays put for good.
Art of the Offshore Exit: Fluminense FPSO Decommissioning Marks End of an Era
Shell became the first international company to operate producing fields offshore Brazil and the first to navigate the country’s complex and detailed decommissioning permitting process, which involved extensive environmental assessments, regulatory approvals, and coordinated stakeholder engagement.
Self-Healing Coatings Advance Corrosion Protection for Oil and Gas Infrastructure
Successful in other applications, self-healing coatings could be the oil industry’s ticket to fighting corrosion and extending the life of steel.
How Halliburton’s Newest LWD Tool Delivers Look-Ahead Capabilities to Horizontal Drillers
The service giant shares how its new technology can sense rock properties 50 ft ahead of the bit in horizontal wells.
R&D Technical Section Q&A: Why Your Next Big Innovation Might Depend on AI/ML
This article is the third in a Q&A series from the SPE Research and Development Technical Section focusing on emerging energy technologies. In this piece, Zikri Bayraktar, a senior machine learning engineer with SLB’s Software Technology and Innovation Center, discusses the expanding use of artificial intelligence in the upstream sector.
Case Study: AI-Driven Optimization of SWD Pumping Efficiency Using KPI-Based Time Series Analytics
This article presents a results-driven case study from an ongoing collaboration between a midstream oil and gas company and Neuralix Inc.
E&P Notes
Updates about global exploration and production activities and developments.
2025–2026 SPE Distinguished Lecturers
Speakers from various disciplines and professions focus on industry trends, challenges, technology applications and advances. Scheduled DL events are in-person meetings only.
People
In Memoriam: Dato' Mohamad Idris Mansor
In Memoriam: July 2025
Technology Focus Synopses
Reservoir Simulation
Harshil Saradva, Sharjah National Oil Corporation
Cost-Effective Reservoir Simulation Technology Optimizes CCS Development
Workflow Allows Unstructured Coarse Gridding and Upscaling of Models for Flow Simulation
Workflow Enables Thermal Dynamic Simulation of CO2 Storage in Depleted Gas Reservoirs
Wellbore Tubulars
Aman Srivastava, Halliburton Landmark
Approach Provides Early Warning of Stuck Pipe
Stuck-Pipe Prediction Method Uses Trigger Coefficients
Time-Series Analysis Enables Early Stuck-Pipe Detection
Unconventional and Tight Reservoirs
Larissa Walker, Shell
Field Study Explores Condensate-Banking Effect in Unconventional Gas-Condensate Reservoir
Workflow Improves Assessment of Permeability in Tight Rock Samples
Completion and Reservoir Data Deciphers Productivity Drivers in Unconventional Plays
Decarbonization
Gouxiang “Gavin” Liu, National Energy Technology Laboratory, US Department of Energy
Workflow Integrates Analytical, Modeling Activities for CCS Application
Experimental Study Generates Enhanced Hydrogen With Olivine Sand
LNG Shows Potential as a Transitional Energy Source for Transportation in Nigeria
SPE Technical Papers Available for Download — June–July 2025
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