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SPE Advances in Integrated Reservoir Modelling and Field Development Conference and Exhibition
2 – 4 June 2025 | Abu Dhabi Energy Centre, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Call for Papers Open!

Join a global community of industry leaders and innovators as we explore the latest breakthroughs in reservoir modelling, simulation, and field development.

This conference will bring together thought leaders and technical experts to discuss cutting-edge technologies and methodologies that are shaping the future of reservoir management—from AI-driven solutions to advanced field optimisation techniques. We’re seeking pioneering research and impactful case studies that will inspire new thinking and drive progress.

Share your expertise and help shape the future by submitting your paper today!

SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL

The deadline to submit a paper proposal is extended to 24 December 2024.

Why Submit?

Hear directly from the committee on what they're looking for from your paper proposals


 

Countdown to the Call for Papers Deadline

Technical Topics

  • Advances in Compositional Simulation and PVT Modelling
  • Advances in Model Upscaling Techniques
  • Advances in Reservoir Characterisation
  • AI and ML for Reservoir Characterisation and Modelling
  • Application and Modelling of Smart Well Completions
  • Case studies: Success and Lessons Learnt in Field Development
  • CCUS and Decarbonisation Applications
  • Data Mining Applications and Petroleum Data Analytics
  • Exploitation of Gas Cap Co-Development
  • Fast Track Approach to Get Reliable Field Development Strategy
  • Field Automation and the Future of Autonomous Oilfields
  • Formation Evaluation and Geomechanics
  • Geophysics and 4D Seismic
  • Geostatistics and Geological Modelling
  • Hardware Infrastructure for Computational Speed
  • Hybrid Reservoir Modelling
  • Integrated Surface and Subsurface Modelling
  • Marginal Reservoir Development (Small Fields)
  • Model Initialisation and History Matching
  • Modelling of EOR Processes
  • Modelling of Naturally Fractured Reservoirs
  • Modelling of Unconventional Reservoirs
  • Next-Generation Reservoir Simulation
  • Optimisation of Mature Reservoirs
  • Real-Time Data Integration
  • Rock Typing and SCAL: Static and Dynamic
  • Uncertainty Analysis and Risk Assessment

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 SPE Advances in Integrated Reservoir Modeling & Field Development Conference and Exhibition legal compliance criteria.

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Additional Information

Paper Proposal Information

Please note that abstract submissions should be formatted into four (4) 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

SPE is adopting ORCiD (Open Researcher and Contributer ID), a widely accepted unique identifier for authors, giving them control over their content and eliminating ambiguities. All SPE authors will be required to have an ORCiD.

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 program 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 Program Committee in the evaluation of paper proposals, and the presence of commercialism in the paper will result in it being withdrawn from the program.

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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