OCTOBER 2025 • VOL. 77, NO. 10
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Features
President’s Column: Energizing Tomorrow: Just Do It!
Jennifer Miskimins shares her vision for the year ahead—rooted in SPE’s new tagline, “Solutions. People. Energy.”—and outlines how the Society can meet growing global energy needs, support members, and shape the industry’s future.
SPE’s Path to Financial Sustainability: A Message From the Officers
SPE is navigating one of the most challenging financial periods in its history. In this article, the SPE Officers outline the factors behind ongoing budget pressures, the actions already taken, and the new steps approved by the SPE Board of Directors to ensure long-term sustainability while protecting member value.
Comments: New Ideas, New Changes
Three SPE specialty publications are being retired, yet coverage of their respective topics will live on in JPT. The change gives members a single platform for upstream knowledge while streamlining SPE’s publishing operations.
Guest Editorial: Stop Mistaking Completion for Competence
With artificial intelligence and online training both on the rise, it's crucial to ensure workers and companies treat safety as more than a box-checking exercise.
Scaling Treated Produced Water for Data Center Cooling in the Permian
The technology to desalinate and reuse produced water for cooling AI data centers in the Permian Basin exists, but addressing cost challenges remains critical to widespread adoption.
UK Continental Shelf: Managed Decline or Managed Demise?
Industry observers warn that the future of the UK North Sea hinges less on geology than on whether fiscal stability can be restored.
From Novelty to Necessity: Digital Twins Deliver Real-Time ROI
In today’s era of asset management, digital twins are changing risk management, optimizing operations, and benefitting the bottom line.
Case Study: Drilling Automation Delivers More Gas in Less Time at Fénix Project Offshore Argentina
Digitalization and advanced analytics have enabled drilling automation that is changing the way wells are executed to deliver more production earlier.
SPE Honors 2025 International Award Recipients
Each year during its Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE), SPE honors members whose outstanding contributions to SPE and the petroleum industry merit special distinction. Recipients will be recognized at the Annual Awards Banquet on Tuesday, 21 October 2025.
E&P Notes
Updates about global exploration and production activities and developments.
People
Technology Focus Synopses
Offshore Drilling and Completion
Muhammad Sofyan, TotalEnergies
Telemetry Approach Enables Optimal Well Placement Despite Geohazards
Digital Shaker Surveillance Uses Computer Vision on a Deepwater Rig
Riserless Wireline Subsea Intervention in Deepwater Offers Expanded Potential
Artificial Lift
Fahd Saghir, Occidental Oman
Machine Learning Optimizes Autonomous ESP Use in the Permian
Gas Lift Optimization in the Permian Uses Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence
Real-Time Machine Learning Enhances Dynacard Surveillance, Predictive Analytics
Emissions Management
Arjun Roy, Bently Nevada
Ammonia-Enriched Fuel Gas Significantly Reduces Emissions
Deep-Learning-Based Flare-Smoke Detection Allows Real-Time Application
Integrated Approach to Gasfield Development, Carbon Sequestration Minimizes Emissions
Sand Management
Samyak Jain, DuneFront
Study Analyzes Through-Tubing Sand-Screen Application Offshore Malaysia
Automated Workflow Mitigates Sand Influx by Determining Minimum Tubinghead Pressure
High-Angle Multifractured Completion System Develops Deepwater Subsea Wells
SPE Technical Papers Available for Download — September–October 2025
The complete SPE technical papers—synopsized in each monthly issue of JPT—are available for download for SPE members for 2 months.