Production
The 2026 Upstream Scale Guidelines establish a common workflow for field measurements, scale modeling, and risk assessment to support more consistent operational decisions.
The long-term outlook analysis says a potential shift toward new construction could push 2026 production 3% above 2025 levels.
Lower operating expenditures and a changing asset mix helped UKCS operators cut average production costs by 9% year over year, despite relatively flat production levels, according to the NSTA.
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Leaders of SPE’s Artificial Lift Technical Section outline the group’s mission, recent technical highlights, and a growing slate of global events shaping the future of artificial lift. -
A multidimensional Wiener process approach predicts casing remaining useful life, enabling safe, cost-effective well life extension and repurposing for carbon dioxide injection, CCS, and geothermal applications.
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SponsoredUnwanted water production can erode well performance and asset economics if left unmanaged. Interwell’s precision water shutoff approach, grounded in diagnostics and engineered isolation, helps operators identify water-entry points, protect hydrocarbon flow, and restore sustainable well performance in mature and complex wells.
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Drone strikes, refinery shutdowns, tanker disruptions, and halted LNG production have heightened concerns about broader supply risks.
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The Middle East’s largest unconventional gas development officially begins production as Saudi Aramco targets 6 million BOE/D of gas and liquids capacity by 2030.
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The tools to reduce flaring are well within reach, but the results will depend on a long-term commitment by operators and governments.
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High-pressure/high-temperature (HP/HT) assets are returning to development plans as operators pursue deep gas and condensate while balancing operational efficiency of the projects with the risk. The recent paper submissions suggest a shift from single-component qualification to more-integrated, cross-functional operating systems for the high temperature and pressure r…
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This paper provides an account of the design, implementation, and operational insights from an enhanced geothermal system proppant stimulation targeting a volcanic, dry rock setting with an approximately 330°C bottomhole temperature.
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This paper presents a robust workflow to identify optimization opportunities in gas lift wells through real-time data analysis and a surveillance-by-exception methodology.
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This paper introduces an agentic artificial-intelligence framework designed for offshore production surveillance and intervention.
