R&D

SPE members who are in Houston next month can join thousands of peers with a complimentary exhibition pass to ATCE 2025.

The upstream industry has viewed real-time completions as a long-term goal, but the technology is already in use.

BlackBrush Oil & Gas tells JPT about its use of natural gas liquids and condensate to increase oil recovery in horizontal shale wells.

This article is the third in a Q&A series from the SPE Research and Development Technical Section focusing on emerging energy technologies. In this piece, Zikri Bayraktar, a senior machine learning engineer with SLB’s Software Technology and Innovation Center, discusses the expanding use of artificial intelligence in the upstream sector.

Gold H2 says it is the first to achieve commercial-scale hydrogen production by introducing microbes to a mature oil reservoir.

The university's 142-ft multiphase flow loop tower is a 10-story engineering marvel pushing the boundaries of petroleum research in production operations, flow assurance, and safe offshore drilling.

This article is the second in a Q&A series from the SPE Research and Development Technical Section focusing on emerging energy technologies. In this piece, Madhava Syamlal, CEO and founder of QubitSolve, discusses the present and future of quantum computing.

Some offshore operators invest tens of millions annually in well interventions, while others spend nothing. What drives the difference remains a mystery.

The era of refracs as mere experiments is long gone; today, they’re a strategic necessity fueling portfolio growth.

After 5 years of in-depth diagnostic research, the Oklahoma City-based operator shares more insights on fracture behavior.