Academia

When it comes to exploration and production, well-rounded petroleum engineers are the best candidates for finding out why something is happening, how it is happening, and what you can do to better your wells.

A discussion on the different types interference effects during hydraulic fracturing, focusing on cluster design and well spacing.

PetroBowl is a fast-paced, quiz-bowl-style competition between SPE student chapters from around the world covering technical and nontechnical topics related to petroleum engineering. During the 2019 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition in Calgary, LSU emerged as the world champions.

The new collaborative series between TWA and SPE Student Chapters, “TWA Student Chapter Spotlight,” aims to feature award-winning SPE student chapters from around the world throughout the year. Each article in the series will spotlight a student chapter and share its successes, challenges, and innovative practices.

This article highlights interesting applications of machine learning in the oil and gas industry in drilling, formation evaluation, and reservoir engineering. Each project uses a data-driven model to solve a previously complex problem using machine learning to augment an existing solution.

[Student and professional volunteers who participated in the Energy4me event.]

Considering most of the rigs deal with human-machine interface systems, the role of human factors is at the heart of any successful operation. Eye-tracking technology can be useful in real-time operation centers where ocular movement data can improve the professionals’ performance.

The AGH University of Science and Technology (UST) SPE Student Chapter organized the East Meets West International Student Petroleum Congress and Career Expo during 10–12 April. Around 200 students and university representatives from several parts of the world, as well as exploration and production (E&P) companies were gathered in Kraków for the ninth time. With SPE I…

Students representing 32 SPE student chapters from across the globe have been selected to participate in the annual SPE student quiz competition, PetroBowl. Qualifier rounds among chapters were held in the Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe and Russia, South America and Caribbean, Middle East, and North America SPE regions, and the following teams are invited participate in…

Under the banner of SPECares the SPE Indian Institute of Technology Indian School of Mines [IIT (ISM)], Dhanbad, Student Chapter in India has joined hands with Sarthak, a unique mentoring program tailored to the needs of children from low income communities. In the pursuit of empowering millennials for a better tomorrow, the program started in February with 12 enthusi…