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SPE is not a club, it's a leverage point.

By Divine Echeazu posted 2 days ago

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It took me longer than I’d like to admit to truly understand this. At first, SPE looked like many other student organizations: meetings, events, group photos, certificates, and the occasional technical talk. I showed up, participated when I could, and assumed that was enough. But somewhere along the line, reality became louder. I noticed a pattern; the students making the most progress weren’t always the ones with the highest GPAs or the busiest schedules. They were the ones with access; Access to conversations, to industry exposure, to people who had already walked the path we were preparing for. That’s when SPE began to mean something different ...

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What I Wish We Learned Earlier as Petroleum Engineering Students

By Divine Echeazu posted 5 days ago

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As students, we spend a lot of time focused on coursework, lab work, and exams. Those things matter. But recently, I’ve been wondering: Are there important parts of engineering and the energy industry that we only discover by accident—long after we leave the classroom? For example, many of us are just beginning to understand what actually drives decisions in the field: safety, economics, risk, sustainability, and teamwork. These are things we hear about, but rarely explore in depth at the student level. I’ve also noticed how valuable mentorship and professional exposure can be. The first time you speak with someone who’s worked on real projects, you realize ...

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The Silent Skill Gap: Why Technical Excellence Alone No Longer Defines a Successful Petroleum Engineer

By Divine Echeazu posted 6 days ago

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We spend a lot of time talking about technology in our discipline—reservoir simulation, drilling automation, artificial lift optimization, production forecasting, and so on. But there’s a quieter shift happening in the profession that doesn’t get nearly the attention it deserves. Technical competence is no longer the main differentiator for petroleum engineers. Not because technical skills aren’t important—they are. But because they are now the baseline . In conversations with industry professionals, a consistent theme emerges: the engineers who stand out today are those who understand context —commercial, regulatory, environmental, and operational—not ...

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Are We Training Petroleum Engineers for the Industry That Exists — or the One We Remember?

By Divine Echeazu posted 7 days ago

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Spend enough time around petroleum engineering students, and you start to notice a pattern. They are smart, motivated, and technically capable. Many can derive equations, model reservoirs, and explain flow mechanisms with impressive clarity. Yet when conversations shift from solving problems to making decisions , uncertainty creeps in. This isn’t a criticism of students. It’s a reflection of how we train them. For decades, petroleum engineering education has been optimized for technical correctness. Clear assumptions. Well-defined inputs. Single “right” answers. That model made sense when career paths were linear and roles were clearly scoped. But ...

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From Oil and Gas to Geothermal

By Frederic Guinot posted 11-13-2025

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One day in my geothermal life, my boss Peter tells me: “in geothermal, we (i.e., geothermal people) do everything right; a bunch of subsurface studies that justify our project and are widely appraised by the scientific community. At some point, we need to drill. Because the drilling expertise dwells in the oil and gas industry, we call onto oil and gas people and then… everything starts falling apart into a big mess, and the project eventually fails.” And in conclusion: “oil and gas people are good at what they are doing in their industry, but are unable to successfully complete a geothermal project.” Because I was coming from oil and gas, I was somewhat ...

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SABEN SI PIPESIM NO OFRECE LICENCIA DE ESTUDIANTE POR 1 AÑO ASI COMO LAB VIEW QUE OFRECE LICENCIA DE UN AÑO ESTUDIANTIL

By Eri Gallardo Garcia posted 11-10-2025

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ALQUIEN QUE ENSEÑE COMO INSTALARLO

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SPE ESTA EN BAJA

By Eri Gallardo Garcia posted 11-10-2025

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MENTORY LO DARAN DE BAJA

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Beyond the Notebook: AI and Machine Learning for Reservoir Characterization, The Beginning of a New Era

By Adriana Fonseca Cerquera posted 11-06-2025

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Beyond the Notebook: AI and Machine Learning for Reservoir Characterization, The Beginning of a New Era When theory turns into skill and you realize you’ve crossed the threshold into real expertise, in a world where change is constant, and as professionals in the oil industry, we must reinvent ourselves every day. Today I celebrate with everyone that I have earned the Certification in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Reservoir Characterization, and I’m excited to share how such a timely and dynamic topic signals a new path for the future of petroleum engineering. Today's revolution is different because it means moving away from what worked ...

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The Global Challenge of Mature Fields: The Current Oil Industry Dilemma

By Adriana Fonseca Cerquera posted 10-27-2025

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Hello! Welcome to this new entry of my blog: “Petroleum Pulse: Insights, Trends, Case Studies and Technology for the Future of Energy.” Take a moment to read and reflect, so sit back, grab a good cup of coffee (preferably Colombian) and let’s think together: The Global Challenge of Mature Fields: The Current Oil Industry Dilemma When we talk about mature fields, we immediately think of assets with operational life spans over 20 years, typical recovery factors of 30–35% for oil or 65–70% for gas, high percentages of shut-in or inactive wells, and a host of technical–economic challenges. Yet, these fields still account for approximately 70% ...

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Distinguished Lecturer "A Framework Delivers Multiparty Technologies Enhancing Drilling Operations"

By Habib Ouadi posted 09-29-2025

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Join Us Thursday, October 16th, 6:00pm CT, In Williston RSVP Now! SPE Distinguished Lecturer 2025–2026 Matthew Isbell Independent, formerly with Hess Corporation 📅 Thursday, October 16th, 2025 6:00pm CT – Social | 7:00pm CT – Dinner & Presentation 📍 McCody , 14021 Hwy 2 West, Williston, ND RSVP Now! Event Sponsor This Distinguished Lecturer event is proudly sponsored by NABORS DRILLING TECHNOLOGIES USA Abstract Implementing a well construction automation system needs a value progression showing how all stakeholders will benefit. Drilling operation ...

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Importance of data optimisation in the oil and gas industry

By Oluwatosin Abikoye posted 08-28-2025

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In today’s oil and gas industry, data is often called the “new oil” but just like crude oil, raw data must be refined before it creates real value. Every stage of the energy lifecycle exploration, drilling, production, transportation, refining generates massive amounts of information. The challenge isn’t collecting it; the challenge is optimizing it. Here’s why data optimization is so critical in our industry: Stronger decision-making Unstructured or duplicate data slows down critical operations. By optimizing and streamlining it, companies can make faster, evidence-based decisions whether it’s selecting drilling locations, adjusting completion ...

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SPE DL Predavanje: On the Intersection of Production Technology, Geothermal Energy, and Data Science - Pejman Shoeibi Omrani (TNO) 15.9.2025. u 13:00 u Vijećnici RGNF

By Kreso Butula posted 08-16-2025

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Poštovane kolegice i kolege, molim Vas da zabilježite u Vaš kalendar da ste pozvani na SPE DL predavanje: " On the Intersection of Production Technology, Geothermal Energy, and Data Science" Predavač: Pejman Shoeibi Omrani (TNO) Datum, vrijeme i mjesto: ponedjeljak, 15.9.2025. u 13:00 na RGNF, Vijećnica fakulteta Sažetak: Geothermal energy has the potential to play a critical role in decarbonizing energy systems by providing reliable baseload heating and power. However, production and operational challenges such as injectivity decline, artificial lift failures, and flow assurance issues like scaling and corrosion, ...

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Navigating PCB Challenges in Logging While Drilling Tools: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Enhancing Reliability and Performance

By Klemens Katterbauer posted 07-22-2025

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Introduction Logging While Drilling (LWD) tools are at the forefront of modern oil and gas exploration, enabling real-time formation evaluation, geosteering, and downhole telemetry during drilling operations. These sophisticated instruments rely heavily on embedded electronics and printed circuit boards (PCBs) to perform critical measurements such as resistivity, gamma ray, neutron porosity, and directional drilling data. However, the extreme downhole environment presents numerous challenges to PCB reliability, longevity, and performance. As the industry moves toward deeper, hotter, and more complex wells, artificial intelligence (AI) emerges as a powerful ...

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