01 September 2026 —
JPT September Issue
(VOL. 78, NO. 9)

September 2026 Issue of JPT — Now Available to SPE Members 

The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) is excited to announce the release of the September 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 September 2026 JPT (VOL. 78, NO. 9)?

Key Features and Editorials

• Q&A With 2027 President C. Susan Howes: Learn. Share. Connect. Grow. 2027 SPE President C. Susan Howes discusses her vision for SPE, highlighting the Society’s role in professional growth and the development of future energy leaders. In this JPT interview, she explains why investing in people is key to the future of the energy industry.

• Comments: Why Scaling CO₂-EOR Remains Difficult. The world produces vast volumes of carbon dioxide, and CO₂-EOR is one of the best-established techniques for increasing oil production. Despite this, its use remains limited because of economic, logistical, and operational challenges.

• Guest Editorial: Playing Our Part—Petroleum Engineering Skills and Building the Future Energy Landscape. This guest editorial addresses the many capacities in which oil and gas technical professionals can play a role advancing the energy technologies of tomorrow.

• Why a Different Kind of Oil Market Is Taking Shape. Oil prices are high, but spending has not caught up—yet. Meanwhile, exploration strategies are changing around the world toward a lower-risk model, and the frenzied pace of US M&A has very much cooled off.

• Too Much Water, Too Few Answers. Disposal wells remain the lowest-cost solution for produced water but concerns over seismicity and long-term sustainability are accelerating interest in alternatives.

• What To Do With Old Wells. With millions of wells having been drilled in the US since the beginning of the oil age, the land is pocked with old, unused wellbores. For most, repurposing is a pipe dream. Plugging is the best option.

• Case Study: Testing Tubular Connection Performance for Emerging Thermal Well Designs in Canada. This case study outlines a full-scale testing program focused on the behavior of thermal casing connections subjected to severe bending and low-cycle fatigue loading.

• Global Exploration and Production Updates: FIDs, Discoveries, and New Frontiers. This energy roundup highlights major global developments, including Western Australia’s approval of Woodside’s Browse gas project, TotalEnergies’ FID for Cyprus’ first gas development, and new oil and gas discoveries offshore Colombia, Namibia, and Angola. Read the latest updates on LNG projects, exploration successes, seismic surveys, and strategic upstream investments shaping the global oil and gas sector.

Technical Focus Synopses

• Reservoir Surveillance by Muhammad Navaid Khan, Senior Specialist for Reservoir Engineering, ADNOC

  • Integrated Surveillance and Reservoir Simulation Safeguard Value of Thin-Oil-Rim Brownfield

  • Proactive Surveillance Enhances Reservoir Characterization in Mature ACG Field

  • Fuzzy Logic Assesses Interwell Connectivity: Case Study of a Giant Presalt Reservoir

• Field Development by Badar Ali Hilal Al Aamri, SPE, EOR and Reserves Management Manager, Medco E&P Oman

  • Fit-for-Purpose Development Planning for Greenfield Aims To Deliver Early Monetization

  • Physics-Based Model Accelerates Deepwater Greenfield Development

  • Approach Optimizes Presalt Geohazard Assessment and Well-Trajectory Planning

• Offshore Facilities by Chris Carpenter, Technology Editor, Society of Petroleum Engineers

  • Concept Design of Nuclear-Powered FPSO Achieves Sustainable Offshore Energy

  • Combined-Cycle Approach Holds Potential for Offshore-Facility Carbon Capture

  • Framework Enables Evaluation of Aging Offshore Platforms for CCS

• Oilfield Chemistry by Myles Jordan, Subject Matter Expert, ChampionX

  • Alkaline Earth Metals Enhance CO2 Mineralization in Saline Aquifers

  • Secondary Mineral Formation Examined During CO2/Basalt Interaction

  • Study Explores Potential of Subsurface Biomineralization in CO2 Injection, Storage

Plus:

• SPE Technical Papers Available for Download — August 2026 – September 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.