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Few things are more essential to the now global hydraulic fracturing revolution than access to fresh water, yet this dependency use has raised environmental concerns and operational challenges.

Two new studies from completions experts suggest the global upstream industry has a major opportunity in medium-quality reservoirs.

In the Marcellus, Repsol is slicing and dicing legacy data to evolve its completions strategy, while in the Permian, ExxonMobil is mastering the 4-mile lateral drillout using lessons learned.

The service giant shares new details about its automated fracturing spreads that slash human operator workload by 88%.

Jose Formigli, Chevron’s Anchor Project, and Arun Duggal are this year’s winners.

Industry leaders champion collaborative solutions as essential for overcoming fracturing limitations.

Three graduate students have received the 2025 SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition Outstanding Graduate Student Award.

From optimizing drilling performance to enhancing worker safety, computer vision can change how the industry works.

The “Oil in WW2” study was conducted in preparation for the 2024 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans. From November 2023 to July 2024, the authors led a small team to complete the study, which is presented on 17 freestanding panels available for display at SPE events and educational institutions.

This selection of cutting-edge articles spotlights how experimental concepts are now driving cost-saving strategies in unconventional development. It’s a reminder that innovation often comes from creative thinking, not just new tools or tech partnerships.