The latest edition of ISO 20815 extends the petroleum industry's production assurance and reliability management framework to ...

This article from the SPE Integrated Reservoir Management Technical Section (IRMTS) examines the closed-loop IRM approach, ...

Weatherford is acquiring completions technology specialists NCS Multistage Holdings in a cash-and-stock deal reportedly valued at $151 million. Weatherford is acquiring NCS Multistage Holdings in a ...

Under a new ROV contract, Fugro will support drilling and completion activities in water depths of up to 3,000 m offshore India. Fugro Survey India has been awarded a 3-year contract by Vantage ...

This paper proposes a novel, real-time pump failure prediction method using machine learning with scaled load ratio to accurately predict pump failures using only surface pump load data.

enhanced oil recovery; improved recovery This case study presents a procedure in which the operator compared production from wells with adjusted wettability to a control group, finding that the ...

“In recent years, technological innovations have significantly impacted the oil and gas sector,” said Sushma Bhan, SPE’s Technical Director for the Data Science and Engineering Analytics technical ...

Digital transformation in upstream operations has long promised greater efficiency and uptime, but traditional efforts often stall due to siloed systems and expensive infrastructure overhauls.

As an industry, we have the data, understand the physics, and have the tools required to deliver production optimization in unconventional wells. Unconventional shale plays present a unique challenge ...

The Nanushuk reservoir is the primary target for the new Pikka development on the North Slope of Alaska. Because of the challenging and environmentally sensitive terrain, Pikka Phase 1 wells are ...

QatarEnergy has green-lit its new North Field West expansion project as it pursues its quest to nearly double the country’s LNG production capacity by decade’s end to 142 mpta, an almost 85% increase ...

Industry continues to struggle with acid distribution and penetration. Most papers, therefore, continue to focus on these themes. Other than recommendations for further reading, a few other papers are ...