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The GOTECH Committee invites you to submit a paper proposal, for potential inclusion, in the technical programme.
Discuss innovative solutions that can drive the future of the oil and gas industry.

SUBMIT YOUR PAPER PROPOSAL

Submission Deadline: 20 October 2024

Technical Topics

Innovative Exploration and Production (E&P)

  • Geoscience Innovations
  • Reservoir Engineering Innovations

Cutting-Edge Drilling and Completions

  • Smart Drilling Technologies
  • Completion and Intervention Technologies

Advanced Production and Operations Assurance

  • Production Optimisation Innovations
  • Field Development Technologies

Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transformation

  • AI and ML in Oil and Gas
  • Digital Technologies and Innovations
  • IoT and Edge Computing
  • Advanced Cybersecurity Technologies

Research and Development (R&D)

  • EOR Techniques and Innovations
  • Innovative R&D Projects

Integrity Management

  • Well Integrity Innovations
  • Pipeline and Equipment Integrity

Surface Facilities and Pipelines

  • Innovations in Facilities Management
  • Simultaneous Operations (SIMOPS)

Project Management and Operational Excellence

  • Innovative Project Management
  • Operational Excellence Innovations

Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) Best Practices

  • Safety Innovations
  • Health Stewardship
  • Environmental Stewardship
  • ESG Roadmaps

Talent Management and Academia

  • Innovative Talent Practices
  • Skillset Transformation

Innovation in Sustainability and Energy Transition

  • Sustainable Energy Innovations
  • AI for Sustainability
  • Innovation in Energy Transition

Unconventional Resources

  • Innovations in Unconventional Resources

Carbon Management and Reduction Technologies

  • Advanced Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS)
  • Carbon Reduction Strategies

Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology

  • Nanotechnology Applications
  • Innovative Materials
  • Non-Metallic Solutions

Automation and Robotics

  • Robotics and Drones in Oil and Gas
  • Automation Technologies

Circular Economy in Oil and Gas

  • Waste to Value Technologies
  • Sustainable Resource Management

SPE must comply with all applicable sanction laws, including those of the United States and the United Kingdom. This includes screening individuals and entities against applicable lists of restricted parties to determine whether SPE is prohibited from, among other things, providing services to or receiving services from such parties.

As a result, your abstract will go through a compliance review and if identified one or more authors or the entity they represent is listed on the SDN sanction list, we must regretfully inform you that your paper will not be considered in forming the conference programme. We appreciate your submission and your understanding of GOTECH legal compliance criteria.

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your technical knowledge and experience to industry colleagues

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Additional Information

Paper Proposal Information

Please note that abstract submissions should be formatted into four specific paragraphs:

  • Objectives/Scope: Please list the objectives and/or scope of the proposed paper. (25–75 words)
  • Methods, Procedures, Process: Briefly explain your overall approach, including your methods, procedures and process. (75–100 words)
  • Results, Observations, Conclusions: Please describe the results, observations and conclusions of the proposed paper. (100–200 words)
  • Novel/Additive Information: Please explain how this paper will present novel (new) or additive information to the existing body of literature that can be of benefit to and/or add to the state of knowledge in the petroleum industry. (25–75 words)

The following guidelines apply:

  • DO NOT include title or author information in your abstract
  • Word Minimum: 225
  • Word Maximum: 450

ORCiD ID

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Anyone can register an ORCiD ID for themselves for free using a simple online registration form on the orcid.org website. The initial process takes less than 2 minutes. Once created SPE members can also add their ORCiD iD to their SPE member profile. 

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General Guidelines

  • Obtain the necessary clearance from your management, your partners, and customers BEFORE submission
  • Authors whose paper proposals are accepted will be required to provide a manuscript for inclusion in the conference proceedings.
  • Authors who do not submit a manuscript and the associated publication forms by the manuscript due date will be withdrawn from the programme and will not be allowed to present per SPE’s No Paper, No Podium policy
  • If accepted, your paper proposal may be published, as submitted, in conference information media, including on the SPE website.
  • An agreement to present a paper at this SPE conference carries an obligation to participate in the event. Please review SPE's Author Guidelines for Papers.

A Word on Commercialism

SPE has a stated policy against use of commercial trade names, company logos, or text that is commercial in tone in the paper title, text, or presentation slides. Use of such terms will result in careful scrutiny by the Programme Committee in the evaluation of paper proposals, and the presence of commercialism in the paper will result in it being withdrawn from the programme.

Plagiarism Check

In an effort to further improve SPE’s technical quality standards, all submitted papers will be checked for plagiarism.

Author Resources

If you are interested in writing a paper, SPE has a variety of resources to help you contribute to the knowledge and future of the upstream oil and gas industry.

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