R&D/innovation
This article is the fourth in a Q&A series from the SPE Research and Development Technical Section focusing on emerging energy technologies. In this piece, David Reid, the CTO and CMO for NOV, discusses the evolution and current state of automated drilling systems.
Oil and gas experts encourage human/AI partnerships that can “supercharge” capabilities to create competitive advantages.
The US supermajor is using one of its lowest-value hydrocarbon products to generate double-digit production increases in its most prolific US asset.
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his paper presents research and application of a sustainable, low-density geopolymer alternative to Portland cement for cementing applications in low-temperature wells. -
A new partnership aims to leverage technology developed for geothermal wells to create a new drilling system for complex offshore wells.
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The company behind a 42-mile sand conveyor system is now leaning into autonomous vehicles for proppant logistics.
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The process developed by Moscow’s Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology shows promising results in the laboratory, suggesting a novel method to produce hydrogen from natural gas reservoirs while trapping carbon in permanent storage.
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SponsoredTAQA bears the burden of reducing carbon emissions from the fossil fuel energy cycle and pays its undivided attention to decarbonizing its operations. In this article, it sheds light on its initiatives and approach to decarbonizing the oil and gas exploration and production industry.
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As Azerbaijan prepares to host COP29, JPT looks back at how the country prospered for millennia on its largess of oil and gas and its unique geography along the ancient Silk Road that today is traversed by pipelines delivering gas and oil to Europe from the depths of the Caspian Sea.
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The retrofit merged enhanced gravity separation with induced gas flotation within the same vessel. Detailed insights into the design, operation, and performance of hybrid flotation systems are provided, offering valuable guidance for similar initiatives in the petroleum industry.
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The honor recognizes recipients for their lasting and significant contributions in the field of IOR.
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Pilots and papers are plentiful, but the shale sector has no big enhanced oil recovery projects to speak of. It may just have to stay that way for a while.
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The SPE/IADC Asia Pacific Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition will offer opportunities to exchange views, deliberate solutions for prevailing challenges, and enhance operational efficiency through collaboration and sharing of best practices.
