01 March 2026 — JPT March Issue (VOL. 78, NO. 3)

March 2026 Issue of JPT — Now Available to SPE Members

The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) is excited to announce the release of the March 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 March 2026 JPT (VOL. 78, NO. 3)?

Key Features and Editorials

• Comments: Upstream Industry Must Embrace Bright Ideas To Curb Flaring
  The tools to reduce flaring are well within reach, but the results will depend on a long-term commitment by operators and governments.

• Guest Editorial: The Agentic Oil Field—No Longer a Vision, It Is Inevitable
  Reaching further than dashboards and data lakes, the agentic oil field envisions artificial intelligence systems that reason, act, and optimize.

• Aker BP’s Digital Muscle: Cutting Mechanical Complexity Saved Millions
  By simplifying tubing-hanger installation systems, Aker BP shed the complexity tax.

• Exclusive Q&A: An Inside Look at PDO’s Effort To Scale Hydraulic Fracturing in Oman’s Low-Pressure Oil Reservoirs
  Oman is embarking on a renewed effort to deploy the latest hydraulic fracturing technologies and techniques, tailored to its own unique reservoirs and set of challenges.

• Advancements Bring Geothermal Power to the Surface
  From its origins running just a few light bulbs in Tuscany in 1904 to supporting baseloads on national power grids today, geothermal power generation has been driven by technological advancements. Many of these advancements stem from oil and gas exploration and production efforts.

• Case Study: Predicting Child-Well Performance Degradation in the Midland Basin
  Addressing the challenges of developing a mature basin with a data-driven approach to spacing and inventory decisions.

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

Technical Focus Synopses

• CO2, Natural Gas, and Hydrogen Storage

  • Kaibin Qiu, Geomechanics Adviser, SLB

  • SCCO2/Brine Injection or WAG Couple With Saltwater-Disposal Wells for Carbon Sequestration

  • Study Explores Storage of Hydrogen/Natural Gas Mixtures in Underground Gas Repositories

  • UK CO2 Transportation, Storage Project Reaching Final Investment Decision Provides Lessons

• Production Monitoring

  • N.M. Anisur Rahman, Senior Petroleum Engineering Consultant, Saudi Aramco

  • Real-Time Production-Optimization Routine Deployed for Gas Lifted Wells

  • Field Tests Evaluate Nonradioactive Multiphase Flowmeters

  • Multiagent AI Improves Offshore Production Surveillance and Intervention

• High Pressure/High Temperature

  • Abdul Muqtadir Khan, Digital Solutions Project Manager, SLB

  • Electromagnetic Look-Ahead Service Assists Geostopping Decisions in High-Pressure Wells

  • Wireline-Perforation Strategy Aims for Depleted HP/HT Reservoirs

  • Smart Multistage Technology Enhances Completion, Acid-Fracturing

• Geothermal Energy

  • Shaun Toralde, Global Segment Director for Geothermal and Minerals, Weatherford

  • Record-Breaking Enhanced Geothermal System Designed for Project Cape, Utah

  • Closed-Loop Geothermal Drilling Proves Effective in Romanian Pannonian Basin Basement

  • Enhanced Geothermal System Proppant Stimulation Targets High-Temperature Dry Rock

Plus:

• SPE Technical Papers Available for Download — February 2026 – March 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.