R&D/innovation
Louisiana's orphan wells may provide an opportunity for successful microbial hydrogen production as the energy industry looks toward sustainability.
The Drilling Fluids Research and Innovation laboratory will study and develop drilling fluids solutions.
The symposium will offer technical short courses, keynote sessions, a career fair, and more, designed to equip students and YPs with the skills needed in the energy industry.
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David Nnamdi, SPE, speaks about his work as a data scientist and engineer, his development of Sequestrix, an open-source CO2 transport network optimization tool, and where he sees data science and AI’s role in the future of sustainable energy.
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Microgrids are no longer niche innovations—they have become a foundational component of modern energy infrastructure. Realizing their full potential will require targeted policy reform, clearer regulatory frameworks, and greater access to innovative financing models.
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Tiger Skid, a custom-built cyber-physical training and testing platform, simulates real-world energy systems and industrial processes vulnerable to cyber-physical attacks.
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As the energy sector rapidly evolves to address climate change, tools such as the En-ROADS Climate Solutions Simulator are essential for young professionals seeking to understand the complexities of the transition and make informed, impactful decisions.
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A study employed a rigorous mathematical model to estimate the quantity of recoverable geothermal heat in Nigeria’s subsurface formations.
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Mineralogical, mechanical, and flow complexities in major US shale plays are tightly linked, making traditional 1D modeling inadequate. Emmanuel Obasi, SPE, addresses this with a physics-informed ML approach detailed in this article.
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Students at the Melbourne, Australia, university took home first place at the 32nd US-based Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition.
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A University of Tulsa PhD student Gulnur Ualiyea is advancing CO2 well injection technology through groundbreaking research on downward gas-liquid flow. Her innovative work is gaining global recognition and reshaping the future of sustainable energy.
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The university's 142-ft multiphase flow loop tower is a 10-story engineering marvel pushing the boundaries of petroleum research in production operations, flow assurance, and safe offshore drilling.
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Innovation occurs by thinking differently and creatively. What makes innovation commercial is its desirability to users, its viability in the marketplace, its economic soundness, and its basis in workable technology.