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The Integrated Reservoir Management Technical Section is committed to unite a community of technical professionals and academia driven to enhance reservoir performance by harnessing technological innovations and creating a collaborative space for strategic discussions and sustainable practices.
These awards recognize those members who have contributed exceptional service and leadership to the Society, as well as those who have made major professional contributions to their technical disciplines at the regional level.
Fundamental research conducted to derive a transport model for ideal and partitioning tracers in porous media with two-phase flow that will allow fast and efficient characterization and selection of the correct tracer to be used in field applications.
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The Offshore Completions Technical Section is for professionals and academia who are active, or have a deep interest, in offshore completions.
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An economic analysis of a wellbore methodology in natural gas fields that uses gasification of methane within the wellbore (not within the reservoir) for hydrogen production while incorporating simultaneous sequestration of carbon. This new methodology offers significant energy and cost savings in addition to zero carbon being produced to the surface.
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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.
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SPE President Terry Palisch is joined by Susan Howes, president of Subsurface Consultants and Associates, to discuss the importance of soft skills for petroleum engineering.
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Definition and call for participation in the 11th Society of Petroleum Engineers Comparative Solution Project, which is motivated by the immense challenge of achieving geological carbon storage at a scale that impacts significantly atmospheric emission of carbon dioxide.
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In February 2024, SPE fielded a survey to all professional and student members and recent former members. A record 9,706 assessments were completed—the highest participation across any of SPE’s previous membership surveys. Members from around the world and all age groups participated, representing a diverse set of feedback.
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The event, the first of its kind, hosted more than 500 students for discussions from industry professionals, SPE Distinguished Lecturers, and SPE CEO Simon Seaton.
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Computational fluid dynamics modeling is used to gain better understanding of filter-cake formation in inclined and vertical well drilling operations under elevated temperature and pressure, highlighting the importance of controlling fluid invasion to optimize drilling performance.
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The inaugural SPE Workshop on CCUS Management in China was held in April in Qingdao. The workshop highlighted recent advances and technical challenges in CCUS management and attracted 104 attendees representing 19 organizations from eight countries.
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Former SPE President Tom Blasingame began his term as head of Texas A&M's petroleum engineering department on 1 May.