Monthly Features
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Oil prices are high, but spending has not caught up—yet. Meanwhile, exploration strategies are changing around the world toward a lower-risk model, and the frenzied pace of US M&A has very much cooled off.
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This case study outlines a full-scale testing program focused on the behavior of thermal casing connections subjected to severe bending and low-cycle fatigue loading.
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With millions of wells having been drilled in the US since the beginning of the oil age, the land is pocked with old, unused wellbores. For most, repurposing is a pipe dream. Plugging is the best option.
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Disposal wells remain the lowest-cost solution for produced water, but concerns over seismicity and long-term sustainability are accelerating interest in alternatives.
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As managed pressure drilling gains traction, its principles are influencing a wider range of well-construction activities.
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This case study presents the first field deployment of acoustic fracturing analysis to evaluate perforation efficiency and implement real-time interventions during pressure pumping.
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The use of oil-based muds has precluded countless drill cuttings from being used to predict reservoir fluids despite once being part of the reservoir. A 6-decade-old technology may be on the cusp of changing that.
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To avoid costly interventions like sidetracking or wellbore abandonment, a check-valve system was installed near the sandface within three injector wells which prevented the mobilization of fines from the reservoir into the wellbore by stopping backflow.
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From the first supercomputer to generative AI, JPT has followed the advancement of digital technology in the petroleum industry. As the steady march of innovation continues, four experts give their views on the state and future of data science in the industry.
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The challenges that geothermal energy faces to become a leading player in the net-zero world are well within the areas of expertise of the SPE community, ranging from rapid technology implementation and learning-by-doing to assure competitiveness to establishing suitable funding mechanisms to secure access to capital.
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The Mexican state oil company turns to the bit in a bid to add meaningful reserves from the deep Mexican Gulf.
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Majors and independents alike are targeting high-impact wells across the globe to boost future oil and gas production volumes.
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Devon Energy along with petroleum engineering consulting and software firm Whitson and cloud computing company Snowflake developed a system to monitor the dynamics of 5,000 wells.
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Longtime leaders in artificial lift discuss and share their insights on the rapidly evolving segment’s past, present, and future.
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The world of artificial lift has witnessed a remarkable revolution over the past 25 years, with many of the events and technology trends recorded in the Journal of Petroleum Technology.
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There will always be a need for good artificial lift engineers. So, what should the next generation of its professionals be trying to pursue?
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