01 May 2026 — JPT May Issue
(VOL. 78, NO. 5)

May 2026 Issue of JPT — Now Available to SPE Members

The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) is excited to announce the release of the May 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 May 2026 JPT (VOL. 78, NO. 5)?

Key Features and Editorials

• Energizing Tomorrow: SPE and AI
  This month’s column highlights how artificial intelligence is influencing SPE programming, publications, and new tools, while also transforming day‑to‑day operations across our industry. The column explores energy supply implications and practical field applications, showing how SPE is helping members turn AI into a tool for progress.

• Comments: OTC Returns as Industry Faces Challenge of a Coming ‘Production Gap’
  In partnership with OTC 2026, Rystad Energy has shared its latest outlook for the offshore sector and the role it is expected to play in supplying low-cost barrels through 2050.

• Why Humans, Not Technology, Are the Biggest Obstacle to Drilling Advancement
  Drilling experts recently shared candid views on what will be required for their segment of the upstream business to move to the next stage of development.

• Exclusive Q&A With EQT’s Sarah Fenton: Every Metric Matters
  EQT is benchmarking its way to basin-leading productivity and relying on partnerships and new technology to turn KPIs into operational reality.

• Does the CCUS Puzzle Have All Its Pieces?
  Experts and industry leaders gathered in The Woodlands, Texas, recently to sift through the challenges of carbon capture, utilization, and storage. The puzzle is coming together, but some critical pieces are still needed before the results look like the picture on the box.

• Guest Editorial: Fracture Stimulation in the Middle East—Past, Present, and Future
  Hydraulic fracturing holds great potential in the region, but there are several key questions worth asking as efforts move forward.

• Case Study: How Advanced Sensing and Big Data Improve Pipeline Cleaning and Flow Assurance
  This case study from Italian technology developer Sentris highlights the effectiveness of using sensors during pigging operations to optimize cleaning efficiency.

• Global Exploration and Production Updates: FIDs, Discoveries, and New Frontiers
  Formerly titled E&P Notes, this monthly snapshot of global E&P activity highlights ongoing developments worldwide.

Technical Focus Synopses

• Deepwater Fields by Andy Hawthorn, Portfolio Manager for Smart Services, Baker Hughes

  • Prospect Revalidation Using Integrated Perspective Leads to No-Drill Decision

  • Global Deepwater Drilling Project Derives Drilling Parameters With AI Application

  • Study Reviews Best Practices for PWC Technique for Abandonment in Deepwater Brazil

• Intelligent Operations by Cenk Temizel, Energy Professional

  • Well-Intervention Operation Planning Becomes a Digital Workflow

  • AI-Based Technology Enables Real-Time GOR Control in Oil-Rim Reservoir Management

  • Study Reviews Intelligent Risk-Monitoring Technology for Workover Operations

• Extended-Reach and Complex Wells by Chris Carpenter, Technology Editor, Society of Petroleum Engineers

  • Varying Drilling-Fluids Properties Overcomes Drag in Offshore ERD Well

  • Approach Integrates Mechanical, Hydraulic Simulations for Efficient Well Planning

  • Predictive Machine-Learning Optimization Enables Delivery of Highly Challenging Wells

• Cementing and Zonal Isolation by Paul Henderson, Product Manager, FET Variperm

  • Cement Voids and Microannuli Influence Collapse Resistance of Pipe/Cement/Pipe Systems

  • Standardized Qualification Process Improves Swell-Packer Performance

  • Advanced Simulation Tool Developed for Deepwater Well Cementing

Plus:

• SPE Technical Papers Available for Download — April 2026 – May 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.