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Technical Discipline Categories

Several years ago, SPE organized many of its activities along six primary technical disciplines. While
many activities are interdisciplinary, it was necessary to make decisions about the "primary" place SPE
would consider these activities. The following illustrates how SPE has described what falls into each
technical discipline.

1. Drilling and Completions
1.1 utlllloq ltoject Moooqemeot
1.1.1 ConLracLlng SLraLegles
1.1.2 erformance MeasuremenL, 1echnlcal LlmlL
1.1.3 LqulpmenL lnLegrlLy, lallure Analysls
1.1.4 8eal-1lme uaLa 1ransmlsslon, ueclslon-Maklng
1.1.3 8lsk 8educLlon
1.2 utlllloq ueslqo ooJ Aoolysls
1.2.1 8lL SelecLlon, erformance
1.2.2 urlllsLrlng ueslgn
1.2.3 1orque/urag Modellng, 8PA erformance redlcLlon
1.2.4 1ra[ecLory ueslgn, Survey CalculaLlon, Colllslon Checklng
1.2.3 MaLerlals SelecLlon (Caslng, llulds, CemenL)
1.2.6 Well ConLrol, 8lowouL llow Modellng
1.2.7 ressure ManagemenL (Mu, underbalanced urllllng)
1.J wellbote ueslqo/coosttoctloo
1.3.1 Wellbore lnLegrlLy/Ceomechanlcs
1.3.2 PorlzonLal/MulLllaLeral Wells
1.4 utlllloq polpmeot ooJ Opetotloos
1.4.1 urllllng and Well ConLrol LqulpmenL
1.4.2 urllllng llulds, Pandllng, rocesslng and 1reaLmenL
1.4.3 uownhole CperaLlons (Caslng, CemenLlng, Corlng, CeosLeerlng, llshlng)
1.4.4 SlLe CperaLlons
1.4.3 Well ConLrol, 8lowouL ConLrol, 8ellef-Well urllllng
1.5 completloo lloooloq, ueslqo ooJ lostollotloo
1.3.1 lormaLlon lsolaLlon
1.3.2 erforaLlng
1.3.3 Sand ConLrol
1.3.4 CompleLlon LqulpmenL
1.6 lotelllqeot completloos
1.6.1 MonlLorlng (ressure, 1emperaLure, Sonlc, nuclear, CLher)
1.6.2 LvaluaLlon of lnflow
1.6.3 LvaluaLlon of 8eservolr 8ehavlor/erformance
1.7 looJomeotol keseotcb lo utlllloq & completloos


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2. Health, Safety, Security, Environment and Social Responsibility
2.1 n55 & 5k Moooqemeot
2.1.1 PSL ManagemenL SysLems
2.1.2 8eporLlng
2.1.3 AudlL and CerLlflcaLlon
2.1.4 SLandards, 8egulaLlons and Codes
2.1.3 Puman 8esources, CompeLence and 1ralnlng
2.1.6 ConLlngency lannlng and Lmergency 8esponse
2.2 neoltb
2.2.1 SLraLeglc PealLh ManagemenL
2.2.2 PealLh lmpacL AssessmenL
2.2.3 Lxposure AssessmenL
2.2.4 lndusLrlal Pyglene
2.2.3 CommunlLy PealLh CuLreach
2.2.6 lnfecLlous ulseases (Plv/AluS, Malarla, 1uberculosls)
2.2.7 nolse, Chemlcals, and CLher Workplace Pazards
2.2.8 Lrgonomlcs
2.J 5ofety
2.3.1 Puman lacLors
2.3.2 SafeLy ln ueslgn and Lnglneerlng
2.3.3 CperaLlonal SafeLy
2.3.4 1ransporLaLlon SafeLy
2.3.3 Chemlcal use and SLorage
2.4 5ecotlty
2.4.1 laclllLy vulnerablllLy AssessmenL
2.4.2 SecurlLy of CperaLlng laclllLles
2.4.3 uaLa and CommunlcaLlons SecurlLy
2.5 ovltoomeot
2.3.1 Clobal CllmaLe Change/CC2 CapLure and ManagemenL
2.3.2 Alr Lmlsslons
2.3.3 roduced WaLer use, ulscharge and ulsposal
2.3.4 WasLe ManagemenL
2.3.3 naLurally Cccurrlng 8adloacLlve MaLerlals
2.3.6 Cll and Chemlcal Spllls
2.3.7 8emedlaLlon
2.3.8 laclllLy uecommlsslonlng and Land 8eclamaLlon
2.6 5ostolooblllty/5oclol kespooslblllty
2.6.1 lnLegraLlng PSL lnLo Lhe 8uslness
2.6.2 LnvlronmenLal and Soclal lmpacL AssessmenLs
2.6.3 Soclal 8esponslblllLy
2.6.4 CommunlLy CuLreach
2.6.3 arLnershlp and CommunlcaLlon
2.7 looJomeotol keseotcb lo n5

3. Management and Information
J.1 Asset ooJ lottfollo Moooqemeot
3.1.1 8eserves 8eplacemenL and 8ooklng
3.1.2 Lconomlc Analysls Culdellnes
3.13. AcqulslLlon and ulvesLlLure

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3.1.4 orLfollo Analysls, ManagemenL and CpLlmlzaLlon
3.1.3 lleld uevelopmenL CpLlmlzaLlon and lannlng
3.1.6 lnLegraLed AsseL Modellng
3.1.7 ro[ecL Lconomlcs/valuaLlon
3.1.8 CaplLal 8udgeLlng and ro[ecL SelecLlon
J.2 klsk Moooqemeot ooJ ueclsloo-Mokloq
3.2.1 8lsk and uncerLalnLy AssessmenL
3.2.2 Lmergency reparedness and 1ralnlng
3.2.3 ManagemenL SysLems
3.2.4 ueclslon-Maklng rocesses
J.J 5ttoteqlc lloooloq ooJ Moooqemeot
3.3.1 LxploraLlon and Appralsal SLraLegles
3.3.2 8enchmarklng and erformance lndlcaLors
3.3.3 ro[ecL ManagemenL
J.4 ltofesslooollsm, 1tololoq, ooJ Jocotloo
3.4.1 LLhlcs
3.4.2 ersonnel CompeLence
3.4.3 rofesslonal 8eglsLraLlon/CerLlflcaLlon
3.4.4 unlverslLy Currlcula
J.5 lofotmotloo 5ystems ooJ uoto use
3.3.1 knowledge ManagemenL
3.3.2 uaLa lnLegraLlon/Cllfleld lnLegraLlon
3.3.3 uaLa SecurlLy
3.3.4 uaLa Mlnlng
3.3.3 ArLlflclal lnLelllgence
J.6 keseotcb ooJ uevelopmeot ltoqtoms
3.6.1 1echnology ueploymenL
3.6.2 1echnology valuaLlon
J.7 oetqy cooomlcs
3.7.1 8esource oLenLlal
3.7.2 unconvenLlonal 8esources
3.7.3 MarkeL Analysls /Supply and uemand lorecasLlng
3.7.4 Lnergy ollcy and 8egulaLlon
3.7.3 luLure of Lnergy/Cll and Cas

4. Projects, Facilities and Construction
4.1 ltocessloq 5ystems ooJ ueslqo
4.1.1 rocess SlmulaLlon
4.1.2 SeparaLlon and 1reaLlng
4.1.3 uehydraLlon
4.1.4 Cas rocesslng
4.1.3 rocesslng LqulpmenL
4.1.6 Compressors, Lnglnes and 1urblnes
4.1.7 LlecLrlcal SysLems
4.1.8 Puman lacLors Lnglneerlng
4.1.9 Peavy Cll upgradlng
4.2 Cos Mooetlzotloo
4.2.1 Compressed naLural Cas (CnC)
4.2.2 Llqulfled naLural Cas (LnC)
4.2.3 Cas Lo Llqulds
4.J uoJetqtoooJ Cos 5totoqe
4.3.1 laclllLy ueslgn

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4.3.2 laclllLy CperaLlon
4.4 Meosotemeot ooJ coottol
4.4.1 rocess ConLrol and AuLomaLlon
4.4.2 SCAuA
4.4.3 MuLlphase MeasuremenL
4.4.4 lpellne Leak ueLecLlon
4.5 llpelloes, llowlloes ooJ klsets
4.3.1 lplng ueslgn
4.3.2 lpellne 1ranslenL 8ehavlor (WaLer Pammer, Slug redlcLlon)
4.3.3 MaLerlals and Corroslon
4.3.4 8lsers
4.3.3 Cffshore lpellnes
4.6 llow Assotooce
4.6.1 PydraLes
4.6.2 araffln
4.6.3 AsphalLenes
4.6.4 Scale
4.6.3 Sand
4.7 llotfotms ooJ llootloq 5ystems
4.7.1 SlLlng, AssessmenL of Pazards
4.7.2 laLform ueslgn
4.7.3 lloaLlng roducLlon SysLems
4.7.4 Moorlng SysLems
4.7.3 lnsLallaLlon LqulpmenL and 1echnlques
4.8 5obseo 5ystems
4.8.1 Subsea roducLlon LqulpmenL
4.8.2 ConLrols and umblllcals
4.8.3 llow Assurance ln Subsea SysLems
4.8.4 Subsea rocesslng
4.8.3 8emoLely CperaLed vehlcles
4.9 locllltles Opetotloos
4.9.1 CperaLlng rocedures
4.9.2 Commlsslonlng and SLarLup
4.9.3 lpellne lgglng
4.10 locllltles ooJ coosttoctloo ltoject Moooqemeot
4.10.1 Cnshore ro[ecLs lannlng and LxecuLlon
4.10.2 Cffshore ro[ecLs lannlng and LxecuLlon
4.10.3 Cnshore ConsLrucLlon ManagemenL
4.10.4 Cffshore ConsLrucLlon ManagemenL
4.10.3 CosL LsLlmaLlon and ConLrol
4.10.6 ConLracLlng, rocuremenL, and AdmlnlsLraLlon
4.11 looJomeotol keseotcb lo ltojects, locllltles ooJ coosttoctloo

5. Production and Operations
5.1 ueslqo ooJ Optlmlzotloo
3.1.1 1ublng and Caslng ueslgn
3.1.2 uownhole 1ools and LqulpmenL
3.1.3 uownhole lnLervenLlon
3.1.4 MonlLorlng and ConLrol
3.1.3 Wlrellne, Colled 1ublng and 1elemeLry
3.1.6 Llfe-Cycle ManagemenL and lannlng
5.2 Attlflclol llft 5ystems

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3.2.1 8eam and 8elaLed umplng 1echnlques
3.2.2 LlecLrlc Submerslble umps
3.2.3 Pydraullc and !eL umps
3.2.4 MulLlphase umps
3.2.3 lunger LlfL
3.2.6 Cas LlfL
3.2.7 rogresslng CavlLy umps
5.J ltoJoctloo oboocemeot
3.3.1 Well CandldaLe 8ecognlLlon
3.3.2 Workovers
3.3.3 Pydraullc lracLurlng and Cravel acklng
3.3.4 Acldlzlng
3.3.3 Scale, Sand, Corroslon, and Clay MlgraLlon ConLrol
3.3.6 roduced WaLer ManagemenL and ConLrol
3.3.7 uownhole llulds SeparaLlon and ulsposal
5.4 ltoJoctloo Mooltotloq ooJ coottol
3.4.1 roducLlon Logglng
3.4.2 8orehole lmaglng
3.4.3 Slngle and MulLlphase llow MeLerlng
3.4.4 Wellbore Selsmlc
5.5 OllflelJ cbemlstty
3.3.1 AsphalLenes, PydraLes, reclplLaLes, Scale, Waxes (lnhlblLlon and 8emedlaLlon)
3.3.2 Cllfleld WaLer Analysls
3.3.3 Chemlcal 1reaLmenLs
3.3.4 8ock/lluld lnLeracLlons
3.3.3 Sollds Pandllng and ulsposal
3.3.6 P2S ManagemenL
3.3.7 Chemlcal 1racers
5.6 Moltlpbose llow lo wells
3.6.1 lplng and ComponenLs
3.6.2 Slug CaLchers
3.6.2 Slurry llow and Lroslon
5.7 Opetotloos Moooqemeot
5.8 looJomeotol keseotcb lo ltoJoctloo ooJ Opetotloos

6. Reservoir Description and Dynamics
6.1 kesetvolt Ceoloqy ooJ Ceopbyslcs
6.1.1 LxploraLlon, uevelopmenL, SLrucLural Ceology
6.1.2 laulLs and lracLure CharacLerlzaLlon
6.1.3 SedlmenLology
6.1.4 eLrology
6.1.3 Ceologlc Modellng
6.1.6 near-Well and verLlcal Selsmlc roflles
6.1.7 Selsmlc rocesslng and lnLerpreLaLlon
6.1.8 Selsmlc Modellng
6.1.9 lour-ulmenslonal and lour-ComponenL Selsmlc
6.1.10 8eservolr Ceomechanlcs
6.2 llolJs cbotoctetlzotloo
6.2. hase 8ehavlor and v1 MeasuremenLs
6.2.2 lluld Modellng, LquaLlons of SLaLe
6.2.3 Ceochemlcal CharacLerlzaLlon
6.J llolJ uyoomlcs

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6.3.1 llow ln orous Medla
6.3.2 MulLl-phase llow
6.3.3 Conformance lmprovemenL
6.3.4 CompacLlon
6.4 ltlmoty ooJ obooceJ kecovety ltocesses
6.4.1 WaLerfloodlng
6.4.2 Cas-ln[ecLlon MeLhods
6.4.3 Cas Cycllng
6.4.4 8educLlon of 8esldual Cll SaLuraLlon
6.4.3 1hermal MeLhods (e.g.,SLeamflood, Cycllc SLeam, 1PAl, CombusLlon)
6.4.6 Chemlcal lloodlng MeLhods (e.g., olymer, SolvenL, nlLrogen, lmmlsclble CC2, SurfacLanL,
vapex)
6.4.7 Mlsclble MeLhods
6.4.8 Mlcroblal MeLhods
6.4.9 SLeam-AsslsLed CravlLy uralnage (SACu)
6.4.10 SLeam-SolvenL ComblnaLlon MeLhods
6.4.11 Cold Peavy Cll roducLlon (CPCS)
6.5 kesetvolt 5lmolotloo
6.3.1 SlmulaLor uevelopmenL
6.3.2 ConsLrucLlon of SLaLlc Models
6.3.3 Scallng MeLhods
6.3.4 vlsuallzaLlon 1echnologles
6.3.3 LvaluaLlon of uncerLalnLles
6.3.6 uynamlc Model updaLe AlgorlLhms
6.3.7 SLreamllne SlmulaLlon
6.3.8 PlsLory MaLchlng
6.6 kesetvolt Mooltotloq/lotmotloo volootloo
6.6.1 Well Logglng
6.6.2 Core Analysls
6.6.3 ressure 1ranslenL 1esLlng
6.6.4 urlllsLem/Well 1esLlng
6.6.3 Well erformance MonlLorlng, lnflow erformance
6.6.6 Selsmlc (lour ulmenslonal) MonlLorlng
6.6.7 ermanenL uownhole Sensors
6.6.8 1racers
6.6.9 Speclal Core Analysls
6.6.10 ueep 8eadlng and Crosswell 1echnlques (e.g., Selsmlc, LlecLromagneLlc)
6.6.11 lormaLlon 1esLlng (e.g., Wlrellne, LWu)
6.7 kesetves volootloo
6.7.1 LsLlmaLes of 8esource ln lace
6.7.2 8ecovery lacLors
6.7.3 ueLermlnlsLlc MeLhods
6.7.4 robablllsLlc MeLhods
6.7.3 Lconomlc LvaluaLlons
6.7.6 8eserve ClasslflcaLlon
6.8 looJomeotol keseotcb lo kesetvolt uesctlptloo ooJ uyoomlcs
6.9 uocooveotloool nyJtocotboo kecovety
6.9.1 Coalbed MeLhane (C8M)
6.9.2 Shale Cas
6.9.3 1lghL Cas
6.9.4 Cll Sand/Shale/8lLumen
6.10 Moooqemeot of cbolleoqloq kesetvolts
6.10.1 CarbonaLe 8eservolrs
6.10.2 naLurally-lracLured 8eservolrs

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6.10.3 CeoLhermal 8eservolrs
6.10.4 Cas-CondensaLe 8eservolrs
6.10.3 Plgh ressure-Plgh 1emperaLure (PP1) 8eservolrs
6.11 kesetvolt oqloeetloq of 5obsotfoce 5totoqe
6.11.1 CC2 SequesLraLlon
6.11.2 naLural Cas SLorage
6.11.3 Subsurface WasLe ulsposal