01 January 2026 — JPT January Issue

January 2026 Issue of JPT — Now Available to SPE Members

The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) is excited to announce the release of the January 2026 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 January 2026 JPT?

Key Features and Editorials

• President’s Column: Energizing Tomorrow: Rethinking Membership
  What do today’s membership trends mean for SPE? While declining numbers and an aging demographic can be unsettling, the reality is that these challenges are not unique to SPE. As professional associations everywhere face generational shifts, SPE members have an opportunity to hear about the success stories ongoing now and reflect on what will sustain our community in the years ahead.

• Comments: Africa’s Upstream Potential Remains Largely Untapped
  Only about one-third of Africa’s discovered hydrocarbon resources have reached commercialization.

• Guest Editorial: Optimizing Geothermal Performance With Artificial Lift Expertise
  Experience in subsurface production and lift design is shaping a new generation of geothermal operations built for reliability and scalability.

• As Permian Shifts From Expansion to Endurance, Shale Producers Reach for More EOR, Horseshoe Wells, and AI
  Even as output hits record highs, a growing recognition of the Permian’s maturity is opening the door for new technologies to improve performance.

• Rewriting the Artificial Lift Playbook
  Operators are turning to new gas lift and nanoparticle fluid technologies to drive up production rates.

• Japan Invests To Fire Up Geothermal Power
  As cutting-edge technologies unlock geothermal potential, Japan is channeling investments into powerhouse projects across the US, Indonesia, and New Zealand—priming its own reserves for a clean energy boom at home.

• R&D Technical Section Q&A: The Future of Education—Innovation and Agility
  This article is the sixth and final Q&A in series from the SPE Research and Development Technical Section focusing on emerging energy technologies. In this final edition, Matthew T. Balhoff, SPE, of The University of Texas at Austin shares his views on the future of upstream education.

• Case Study: DJ Basin Operator Uses Prototype Downhole Tool to Increase Production, Mitigate Gas Interference in Mature Wells
  Field results highlight how rethinking tubing-anchor-catcher design can reduce gas interference and support late-life production.

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

Technical Focus Synopses

• EOR Modeling by Luky Hendraningrat, Senior Scientist, Petronas

  • Deep-Learning Technique Optimizes Sequestration, Oil Production in CCUS Projects

  • Fast Predictive Models Developed for CO2 EOR and Storage in Mature Oil Fields

  • Integrated Well-Network-Design Mode Developed for CO2 EOR and Storage

• Mature Fields and Well Revitalization by A. Shahbaz Sikandar, Group Subsurface Manager, Jadestone Energy

  • End-to-End Approach Enhances Value of Mature and Marginal Fields

  • Technical Study Assesses Geological Carbon Storage in Brazilian Brownfield

  • Data-Driven Strategy Maximizes Condensate Recovery in Mature Field

• Well Integrity by Chris Carpenter, JPT Technology Editor, Society of Petroleum Engineers

  • Study Explores Wellbore-Integrity Challenges in the Era of Energy Transition

  • Modeling Framework Developed To Assess Integrity of Legacy Wells for CO2 Storage

  • BOP Pressure-Chart Analysis Approach Uses Computer Vision Technology

• Data Science, Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence by Kamlesh Ramcharitar, Data and Insights Analyst, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology

  • Rise of the Digital Petroleum Engineer Reshapes the Oil and Gas Industry

  • Data Analytics Leveraged in Designing Flaring-Reduction Strategy

  • Well-Placement Optimization Workflow Blends Gradient-Free Algorithm, Physics-Informed AI

Plus:

• SPE Technical Papers Available for Download — December 2025–January 2026
  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.