01 December 2025 — JPT December Issue

December 2025 Issue of JPT — Now Available to SPE Members

The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) is excited to announce the release of the December 2025 edition of the Journal of Petroleum Technology (JPT), the flagship magazine serving energy professionals around the globe. Active SPE members can now access the full digital issue online for the latest insights, case studies, and expert perspectives in oil and gas technology, exploration, and production.

What’s Inside the December 2025 JPT?

Key Features and Editorials

• President’s Column: Energizing Tomorrow — YOUR SPE Board of Directors
  Ever wonder how someone ends up on the SPE Board of Directors—or whether the path is reserved for a select few? In this article, I pull back the curtain on how the Board actually works, what it takes to get involved, and the key outcomes from our most recent meeting at ATCE in Houston. A little transparency can go a long way for understanding and insight.

• Comments: Thank You for Supporting a Culture of Openness and Technical Growth
  Your willingness to contribute ideas and field experience helped strengthen a global community committed to advancing safe and responsible energy development.

• Guest Editorial: The Uncertainty in Subsurface Position of Your Wellbores Should Concern Managers and Geoscientists
  The capability of modern wellbore surveying to increase asset value through improved subsurface modeling and completion-equipment placement is being overlooked by managers of operating companies.

• Alaska’s Crude Output Surges, Gas To Play Greater Role
  Alaskan oil is entering a renaissance driven by a predicted 13% upswing in 2026 production, the largest since the 1980s, and a possible reboot of LNG exports to Asia from the Kenai Peninsula, supplied via pipeline from the North Slope.

• Optimism Trap: The Dangers of a ‘Can’t Miss’ Mindset
  Data and impartial viewpoints can help de-risk exploration portfolios and keep resource estimates in check.

• Is ExxonMobil’s Proprietary Proppant a One-Off Advantage, or Can the Rest of the Unconventional Sector Follow?
  Technology developers expect the tight-oil industry to give lightweight proppants another look after the Permian Basin’s biggest operator becomes an adopter.

• Case Study: Expanding Flow Diagnostics With Tubing-Conveyed Payload-Deployment Tool for Solid Fluid Tracer Delivery and Wellbore Cleanout
  A new tubing-conveyed tool combines wellbore cleanout with multi-tracer deployment for production diagnostics and reservoir monitoring.

• E&P Notes
  Updates about global exploration and production activities and developments..

Technical Focus Synopses

• Reserves Management by Indira Saripally, Reservoir Engineer Senior Adviser, Occidental Petroleum

  • Integrated Cost and Schedule Risk Analysis Eases Consequences of Project Delays

  • Image Hashing and Vector Databases Improve Detection of Fraud in Financial Statements

  • Independent Study Addresses Causes of Challenges in Asia Pacific Flagship CCS Project

• Production and Facilities by Roberto Saldano, Technology Director, Casius Consulting

  • Study Investigates Feasibility of Conversion of Production Facility in Depleted Gas Field for CCS

  • Digital-Twin Approach Enables Comprehensive Mapping and Asset Registration

  • Data-Visualization Approach Enhances Pipeline-Integrity Management

• Bits and Bottomhole Assemblies by Jeffrey Bailey, Wells Adviser, Brunel Energy

  • Study Explores BHA Damage Caused by Trapped Torque During Drillpipe Connection

  • Modeling Approach Mitigates Premature PDC Failure in Transitional Drilling

  • Machine Learning Helps Flag Abnormal Pressure Loss in Real Time

• Water Management by Shaya Movafaghian, Technology Director, Cetco Energy Services

  • Decision-Support System Optimizes Produced-Water Management

  • Plasma-Based Technology Enables Efficient Produced-Water Treatment, Recycling, and Reuse

  • Zero-Liquid-Discharge, Zero-Mineral-Discharge Process Recovers Water, Extracts Salts.

Plus:

• SPE Technical Papers Available for Download — November–December 2025
  The complete SPE technical papers—synopsized in each monthly issue of JPT—are available for download for SPE members for 2 months

Don’t miss this month’s JPT for unparalleled analysis, technical content, and thought leadership — keeping you at the forefront of the energy industry.