NOVEMBER 2026 • VOL. 78, NO. 11
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Features
Technical Sections—SPE’s Hidden Gem
Technical sections offer SPE members a powerful way to learn, share, connect, and grow. From webinars and awards to student programs and global networking, these communities provide opportunities to build technical expertise and lasting professional relationships. Discover why they may be one of SPE’s most valuable member benefits.
Comments: High Oil Prices Trigger Demand Destruction, But Will It Last?
Forecasters are divided on whether falling crude demand is a temporary response to high prices or a lasting course correction for global consumption.
Guest Editorial: Spinach in Your Teeth—How the Hyper-Transparency of Methane Emissions Data Will Impact the Oil and Gas Industry
This guest editorial addresses how the methane data landscape is changing as new organizations expand emissions monitoring efforts and seek to put the information to work.
The Hunt for Unrecovered Barrels in the Permian Basin
Case studies from Devon Energy, ConocoPhillips, and others show how clever engineering and technology are being used to improve recovery and asset value.
Artificial Lift’s New Adaptive Era
Novel lift systems, AI-driven automation, and real-time engineering models are helping operators extract more value from mature wells.
Acid Stimulation Keeps Production Pumping
The creation of SPE’s Acid Stimulation Technical Section shines a light on the technique that improves injectivity and productivity. JPT talked with the chair of the new section about the importance of the technical area.
Case Study: Imaging in the Gun String Gives ARC Resources Real-Time Casing Deformation Intelligence
This case study from ARC Resources and DarkVision outlines the use of acoustic imaging tools in two active fracturing programs in Canada to monitor well casing deformation.
Case Study: AI Redefines Next-Gen Drilling Vibration Compliance
This case study from Tomax outlines the use of artificial intelligence to analyze high-fidelity data of the full drilling process.
Global Exploration and Production Updates: FIDs, Discoveries, and New Frontiers.
People
This section lists with regret SPE members who recently passed away.
Technology Focus Synopses
Drilling and Completion Fluids
Peter Osode, Senior Production Technology Consultant, EOP Energy Resources
Automated Rheometer Enhances Efficiency in Saudi Arabia’s Ghawar Gas Field
Organophilic Clay-Free Drilling Fluid Enriches Tight-Reservoir Productivity
Degradable Particulate-Diverter Technology Diverts Acid in High-Water-Cut Reservoir
EOR Operations
Hideharu Yonebayashi, Distinguished Engineer, Japan Oil Development
Natural Gas Liquids-Injection Pilot Reveals Fluid-Level Mechanisms in Bakken
Sized Calcium Carbonate Particles Used in Carbon Dioxide EOR for Deep Conformance
Microwave-Aided In-Situ Combustion Generates Hydrogen From Kerogen-Bearing Reservoirs
Hydraulic Fracturing Modeling
Mark McClure, CEO, ResFrac
Workflow Enables Simulation-Driven Optimization of Simultaneous-Fracture Strategies
High-Fidelity Modeling Optimizes Infill-Well Development in Shale Assets
Modeling Parent/Child Effect Quantifies Infill-Well Effect on Child Performance
Flow Assurance
Changhyup Park, Professor, Kangwon National University
Real-Time Process Twin for CCS Offers Risk Management, Operational Insights
Chemical Treatment Using Completion Rig Achieves Gains Without Service Vessel
ML Technique Provides Hybrid Framework for Multiphase-Flow Measurement
SPE Technical Papers Available for Download — October–November 2026
The complete SPE technical papers—synopsized in each monthly issue of JPT—are available for download for SPE members for 2 months.