SPE In Focus: Artificial Lift

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SPE is firmly focused on the future of our industry. Here, our member experts focus on artificial lift. Join in the discussion of new technologies, challenges and opportunities, the latest news and developments, and opportunities to grow your knowledge.

Current Artificial Lift News: Journal of Petroleum Technology

Case Study: Reducing OPEX and Boosting Production in Oman Heavy-Oil Fields With Downhole Spring-Loaded Valve Technology

01 February 2026
To overcome operational constraints tied to ball-and-seat valves, an operator tested a spring-loaded alternative downhole.

Guest Editorial: Optimizing Geothermal Performance With Artificial Lift Expertise

01 January 2026
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

01 January 2026
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

01 January 2026
Operators are turning to new gas-lift and nanoparticle-fluid technologies to drive up production rates.

Case Study: DJ Basin Operator Uses Prototype Downhole Tool to Increase Production, Mitigate Gas Interference in Mature Wells

01 January 2026
Field results highlight how rethinking tubing-anchor-catcher design can reduce gas interference and support late-life production.

Case Study: From Parts to Performance—System-Level Innovations in Williston Basin Bottomhole Assemblies

01 November 2025
A collaboration between a large independent and a technology developer used low-cost interventions to optimize production from unconventional wells.

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SPE Resources

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Webinars

Artificial Lift Life Cycle & Optimization: Why a life cycle approach for artificial lift is worth considering from the field development stage.

Plunger Lift: Opportunity, Optimization and Opposition: How plunger lift fits in the toolbox of artificial lift alternatives, the potential for uplift through optimization and how to overcome the barriers to achieving the full potential.

Artificial Lift Management and Adoption on New Technologies and Digitalization: A roadmap of adopting artificial lift management through digitalization, due to the complexity of downhole operations and costs.

API and ISO Standards for Artificial Lift: API and ISO standards published for artificial lift, including the status and development, and practical uses to improve artificial lift systems.

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SPE Podcast

Energizing Our Lives: How to Have a Successful Career in Artificial Lift Engineering

2020 SPE President Shauna Noonan talks with Artificial Lift experts Anthony Allison and Greg Stephenson about how they got into the industry. Listen now

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