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This week's featured topic page Steamflood heat management While always an implicit goal in steamflood processes, overall process heat management became a topic in the literature in the mid-1980s. The growth of the discipline has closely followed the development of the personal computer and computer applications. Heat management consists of data gathering, data monitoring and adjustments to the process as discussed in this page. Read more.... In the news this week Oil, gas industry tries to keep talent in pipeline by David Conti Q&A: 2015 SPE President Helge Hove Haldorsen by John Donnelly Artificial Lift: What Drives the Technology By Abhishek Bhatia and Scott A.L. McAllister More SPE featured news...

New topic pages New pages are continually added to PetroWiki. These new pages always need subject experts to help develop these pages into high quality resources. With so many different roles within PetroWiki that have to do with contributing there is undoubtedly a place that will fit perfectly with your expertise and time. Read more about becoming a champion for PetroWiki… Featured New Page Nanotechnology in hydrogen sulfide detection Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) leaks can cause problems that affect both workers and equipment in the drilling industry. The explosive gas naturally occurs in oil and natural gas deposits. The lesser risk from H2S, corrosion of metal, paint, and epoxy, can be prevented with the use of special coating. The greater risk, the risk to the health of industry workers, can be prevented with detection equipment. More recently, nanotechnology has been tested to detect H2S in the air.

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How can I contribute to PetroWiki? PetroWiki is a living document and therefore the content should be enhanced to include newer technologies and current information. Share your knowledge with others and help update PetroWiki at the same time! You can't "break" the wiki. Follow these basic steps to get started: Log in Search for the topic of your choice Open the topic page Make changes Save Adding links to good papers in OnePetro and elsewhere is a great way to enrich existing content pages. Creation of pages about specific fields are welcome. Knowing the basics of the reservoir and how the field was developed over time can provide valuable information to others. (See Prudhoe Bay field and Kuparuk River field as examples) If you are an SPE professional member, you must log in. [Use your SPE website login.] Help with editing Pages that start with PEH: cannot be edited. For more information, see PetroWiki:Frequently asked questions Content categorization - SPE has finalized a technical taxonomy that is being used in PetroWiki, OnePetro, and other SPE content.

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