R&D White Paper and Resources
The R&D Challenges to Secure Energy Supply for the Third Trillion Barrels and Beyond
Download the PDF version of the entire R&D White Paper by the SPE R&D Committee, as highlighted in the April 2008 Journal of Petroleum Technology .
Technology Tomorrow series
The yearlong Tehnology Tomorrow series was published in the Journal of Petroleum Technology beginning in 2006. The SPE R&D Advisory Committee created the series to spark discussion among the entire JPT readership, and include ideas that may not be in the current mainstream of thought.
- Carbon, Hydrogen, and People - Vikram Rao, Vice President, Technology, Halliburton Energy Services (February 2006)
- The Next Trillion: Anticipating and Enabling Game-Changing Recoveries - Nansen G. Saleri, SPE, Manager, Reservoir Management, Saudi Aramco (April 2006)
- The Chemistry of Carbon Capture and Storage - Richard Pike, CEO, Royal Soc. of Chemistry (June 2006)
- Reserves Growth: Torturous and Tortuous - Roy Long, E&P Program Technology Manager, National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy (August 2006)
- Extracting Nanotechnology Benefits for the Oil Industry - Ramanan Krishnamoorti, University of Houston (November 2006)
- Energy: The Next Biotechnology Challenge - Francesca de Ferra, Technical Manager, R&D Center, Eni Refining and Marketing Div. of San Donato Milanese (January 2007)
- Technology for a Sustainable Tomorrow - Vik Rao, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Halliburton (April 2007)
Spotlight on R&D series
In 2004, the SPE R&D Advisory Committee presented the Spotlight on R&D series in the pages of the Journal of Petroleum Technology. Every other month, recognized research leaders from academia, government laboratories, and the service and operator sectors highlighted current R&D activities, with a goal of ensuring that R&D's inherent value to the industry received greater attention.
Article topics focused on the SPE technical disciplines of Drilling and Completions; Facilities and Construction; Health, Safety, and Environment; Management and Information; Production and Operations; and Reservoir Description and Dynamics. The authors presented recent success stories that highlighted the value of new technology development in each of these disciplines, and predicted the future R&D necessary to ensure that growing worldwide energy demands are met.
The entire Spotlight on R&D series can be downloaded from the SPE eLibary. It is free for SPE members, but you will still be required to go through the "checkout" process. The cost is $10 for non-members.