SPE News
The SPE Asset Management Technical Section (AMTS) is teaming up with the University of Houston to launch a pilot program that advances asset management practices and supports the growth of energy professionals worldwide—setting a model for future collaborations between universities and SPE technical sections.
The SPE Management Technical Section has been officially renamed the Asset Management Technical Section. The new name better reflects the section’s focus on asset management as a core discipline in the upstream oil and gas industry.
The Human Resource Development Corporation and Society of Petroleum Engineers Asia Pacific signed a memorandum of understanding to support the development of a future-ready energy workforce and strengthen Malaysia’s position as a regional hub for technical expertise and innovation.
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This paper presents a clear and consistent method for determining dead and live crude EACNs using a single reliable method, highlighting a graphical way to determine the optimal salinity and its uncertainties using real data. -
The Student Chapter Development Workshop aims to foster global collaboration, knowledge exchange, and professional growth among young petroleum engineers, focusing on leadership and sustainable development in the energy sector.
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This paper presents a unique investigation into determining the sufficient concentration of hardness ions required to significantly reduce the adsorption of acrylamide-tertiary-butyl-sulfonate-based polymer with a focus on mitigating polymer retention in carbonate formations using softened brine.
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A best practice for nominating SPE members for awards is to form a nomination posse—a committee of 4 to 5 people that works to match candidates with the awards that best suits them. Providing respect and recognition for your colleagues is a wonderful way to find purpose in your own career.
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A comprehensive study looks at the sealing efficiency of eutectic bismuth-tin alloy plugs in wells slated for plugging and abandonment through laboratory testing, microscopy analyses, and numerical simulations.
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The highly anticipated SPE/IADC Asia Pacific Drilling Technology Conference was held in Bangkok and gathered over 1,000 professionals from the drilling and well technology communities across more than 30 countries.
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The SPE IOR-EOR Terminology Review Committee has opened a period for public comments on a draft technical report.
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The Management Technical Section has been selected to receive the 2024 Presidential Award for Outstanding Technical Section, and the Data Science and Engineering Analytics and Hydraulic Fracturing Technical Sections have been awarded the Technical Section Excellence Award for 2024.
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In 1980, he became a member of the SPE Century Club, an honor bestowed upon members who recruit more than 100 new members.
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SPE President Terry Palisch is joined by his son Austin Palisch, staff engineer at Liberty Energy, to recap Terry’s year as president.
