SPE Technical Papers Available for Download — December 2024-January 2025

SPE technical papers synopsized in each monthly issue of JPT are available for download for SPE members for 2 months. These December and January papers are available now.

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December 2024

(available here through 31 January)

Reserves Management

The Evolution of Estimated Ultimate Recovery (EUR) Estimates Over the Project Life Cycle: Lessons Learnt From Three Examples

Enhancing Management Insight Into Mergers and Acquisitions Using Probabilistic Financial Analysis

The Economics of CCUS Projects in Conjunction With Large Offshore Gas Projects

Production and Facilities

Reducing Methane Emissions: Implementing Data-Science-Informed Operation and Maintenance Work Practices Using Continuous Monitoring Technology

Selection of Corrosion-Resistant Alloys for CCS and CCUS Injection Wells

Bits and Bottomhole Assemblies

Spiral Hole Moderation Enhances High-Resolution Borehole Image Interpretation Across Fractured Carbonate Reservoirs

The Nature of the Interaction Between Bit-Whirl and High‑Frequency Torsional Oscillations

To What Extent Can the Notion of an Effective Length Be Reliable To Assess the BHA Lateral Behavior?

Water Management

Sustainable Solutions for Contaminant Management in Produced Water

Multifaceted Smart Completion Application: A Gulf of Mexico Case Study

Evaluating New Chemical Treatments To Decrease Water‑Soluble Organic Content From Produced-Water Discharge

January 2025

(available here through 28 February)

EOR Modeling

Data-Driven Predictions of CO2 EOR Numerical Studies Using Machine Learning in an Open-Source Framework

Physics-Informed Machine Learning for Reservoir-Connectivity Identification and Production Forecasting for CO2 EOR

Advancing Predictive Precision in CO2 Minimum Miscibility Pressure: An Interpretable AI Approach for CO2-EOR and CCUS Applications

Mature Fields and Well Revitalization

Unleashing the Potential of Rate Transient Analysis: Transforming the Exploitation of Mature and Tight Fields in a 40-Year Mature Field Case Study

Bypassed Oil Identification and Infill Optimization by a Physics-Guided Data-Driven Workflow: A North Sea Case Study

Well Integrity

Raising the Bar: Why an Industrial Standard for Testing Hydraulic Sealability of Well-Abandonment Materials in Laboratory Is Essential for Well Integrity

Reinventing Well Integrity and Zonal Isolation in Well Abandonment Through Prudent Subsurface Data Integration and Novel Dual-Casing Cement-Bond-Assessment Technology

Data Science, Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence

Real-Time Well-Status Prediction Using Artificial-Intelligence Techniques for Accurate Rate Allocation

Enhancing Information Retrieval in the Drilling Domain: Zero-Shot Learning With Large Language Models for Question Answering

Labeling Job Type and Technology for Large Operational Data Sets

Topics Coming Up in February

Drilling Automation and Innovation | Formation Evaluation | Well Integrity | Seismic