MAY 2025 • VOL. 77, NO. 5
View the issue page for May 2025 JPT here.
Features
Comments: Why It’s Time To Start Benchmarking Well Intervention
Some offshore operators invest tens of millions annually in well interventions, while others spend nothing. What drives the difference remains a mystery.
Guest Editorial: Offshore Energy at a Crossroads: Powering the Present, Navigating the Transition
The CEO and North America research director for Rystad Energy shares insights from a 3-year Knowledge Partnership between the global consultancy and OTC.
Q&A With Reelwell: Reelwell CEO Says Wired Pipe’s Moment Has Arrived With North Sea Debut
The Norwegian technology developer is working to strengthen the value case for wired pipe through an upcoming offshore campaign with Vår Energi.
Protecting Steel: Researchers Advance Fight Against Corrosion
New strategies for protecting metal infrastructure emerge as operators fine-tune a corrosion threat screening process and develop a new method for tracking inhibitor effectiveness.
Q&A With SLB: Wired for Safety—Electric Well-Control Technologies
SLB is introducing a new electric well-control system to replace larger conventional, fluid‑controlled hydraulic equipment.
US Shale Sector Embraces Rise of the ‘G-Fleet’
Natural gas-powered electric fleets look to pave the way for the next generation of power generation.
Case Study: Strategies for Controlling the Performance of Slow-Release Scale Inhibitors From Completion to Production
Field examples from the Bakken Shale and Permian Basin illustrate the benefits of deploying polymer-coated and uncoated scale inhibitors in unconventional wells.
OTC Recognizes 2025 Spotlight on New Technology Award Winners
The Offshore Technology Conference has announced the 2025 Spotlight on New Technology Award winners—10 game-changing innovations shaping the future of offshore energy. Join the celebration on Monday, 5 May at 4:00 p.m. CDT at the NRG Center, Houston.
2025 SRMS Update: Expanding the Framework for CO₂ Storage Resources Classification and Management
The 2025 update to SPE’s CO₂ Storage Resources Management System (SRMS) is now available. Following a 2-year review, the updated framework—endorsed by six professional societies—builds on the original 2017 system to support consistent classification, evaluation, and reporting of CO₂ storage resources. A key change in the 2025 SRMS Update is the inclusion of CO₂ EOR as a form of storage, expanding beyond the original focus on pure geologic storage.
R&D Technical Section Q&A: Quantum Computing—Are We Ready?
This article is the second in a Q&A series from the SPE Research and Development Technical Section focusing on emerging energy technologies. In this piece, Madhava Syamlal, CEO and founder of QubitSolve, discusses the present and future of quantum computing.
E&P Notes
Updates about global exploration and production activities and developments.
People
In Memoriam: Ekwere Johnson Peters
In Memoriam: May 2025
Technology Focus Synopses
Deepwater Fields
Chris Carpenter, JPT Technology Editor
Virtual Sensor Development Aims To Help Avoid Hydrates in Deepwater Gas Field
Ranging Technology Manages Well-Collision Risk Without Affecting Rig Time
Reservoir-Fluid Geodynamics Enable Insights Into Reservoir Connectivity
Intelligent Operations
Cenk Temizel, SPE, Energy Professional
Digital Transformation Leads to Smart Production Surveillance in Amazon Brownfield
Immersive Collaboration Platform Accelerates Upstream Growth
Digital-Twin System Provides Model-Based Operational Support
Extended-Reach and Complex Wells
Syed Zahoor Ullah, SPE, SLB
Options Reduce Nonproductive Time in Drilling Unconventional Horizontal Wells
Multilateral Technology Innovations Help Maximize Field Development
Remote Borehole Management Overcomes Strength Anisotropy and Enhances Hole Cleaning
Cementing and Zonal Isolation
Paul Henderson, SPE, Forum Energy Technologies (FET-Variperm)
Managed Pressure Cementing in Deep Water Restores Production
Technique Improves Well Integrity by Mitigating Casing-to-Cement Debonding
Lost Circulation Simulated Accurately in Primary Cementing-Job Design
SPE Technical Papers Available for Download — April-May 2025
The complete SPE technical papers—synopsized in each monthly issue of JPT—are available for download for SPE members for 2 months. These April and May papers are available now.