Featured this monthFiber Optic Sensing – Learning How It Really Feels DownholeInterest is growing in using fiber optic cable to listen to what is going on inside wells beyond pressure and temperature measurements.
Guest Editorial The good news is that there is plenty of innovation to talk about regarding step-change advances in horizontal multistage fracturing in many of the existing and emerging resource plays. The bad news is that you will not find these being applied in the legacy or high-profile shale plays.
R&D Grand Challenges: Higher Resolution Subsurface Imaging An overview of the challenges of getting higher resolution subsurface images of hydrocarbons, and emerging research trends and technologies aimed at delivering a more accurate reservoir picture.
Talent & Technology Three new awards are designed to help reverse a growing shortage of petroleum engineering faculty.
Distinguished Author Series Hydraulic stimulation has advanced the development of lower-permeability resources, but the corresponding challenges have not been addressed fully. Here is a perspective on future opportunities for improving recovery of hydrocarbons from tight reservoirs.
OTC 2012: The Wide World of Offshore Technology A preview of the 2012 Offshore Technology Conference.