Monthly Features
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Drilling experts recently shared candid views on what will be required for their segment of the upstream business to move to the next stage of development. -
EQT is benchmarking its way to basin-leading productivity and relying on partnerships and new technology to turn KPIs into operational reality. -
This case study from Italian technology developer Sentris highlights the effectiveness of using sensors during pigging operations to optimize cleaning efficiency. -
Experts and industry leaders gathered in The Woodlands, Texas, recently to sift through the challenges of carbon capture, utilization, and storage. The puzzle is coming together, but some critical pieces are still needed before the results look like the picture on the box. -
Ian Phillips is the nominee for 2028 SPE President. He and six others make up the new slate of nominees recommended for positions open on the SPE International Board of Directors. -
Improved bit and bottomhole-assembly technologies and designs have helped turn what used to be record-breaking drilling runs into routine expectations.
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The Grosmont pilot project uses heating expertise, carbonate knowledge, and computer modeling to tackle the challenge of producing bitumen from carbonate deposits. -
The new Olympus tension leg platform (TLP) is the largest in the US Gulf of Mexico, with more than twice the displacement of the neighboring Mars TLP. It marks a leap forward in safety, improved operation time, and increased production capacity.
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Twenty-eight peer-selected lecturers from various disciplines and professions share emerging trends, challenges, and technologies.
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Saudi Aramco's new R&D centers in the US will help bridge international scientific expertise and technology.
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Robert Estes, manager of emerging technology at Baker Hughes, notes that commonly in electronic parts, the failure of semiconductors, microprocessors, memory, and dense chips at high temperature is not the silicon.
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While there are rechargeable batteries rated to 125ºC, many service companies prefer not to use them because a rating of 150ºC is preferable. The industry typically uses one-time-use lithium primary batteries.
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Another technology under development that takes raw natural gas from the wellhead and converts it to liquids is being designed by Ceramatec, a research and development firm in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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The new influx of well capping companies finds ways to shut down wells by employing equipment used for everyday tasks. Their challenge today is to anticipate and develop equipment to prevent the potential blowouts of tomorrow.
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In the Middle East, developing sour gas fields have become a priority of local governments because of soaring regional gas consumption.
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Cooperation is critical in the plans laid for blowout response, with multiple organizations each filling a role, along with government agencies.
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