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Yogashri Pradhan
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This podcast covers oil and gas technical papers and questions relating to those papers, by interviewing the authors themselves.

  1. Mensan Musings Monday: Quantum Computing in Oil and Gas

    JAN 27

    Mensan Musings Monday: Quantum Computing in Oil and Gas

    This is a Mensan Musings Monday on quantum computing in oil and gas. Resources below to get a head start on research: https://jpt.spe.org/guest-editorial-quantum-computing-a-beacon-of-transformation-for-the-oil-and-gas-industry https://www.oilandgasiq.com/data-analytics/articles/quantum-computings-impact-on-oil-gas-a-strategic-leap-forward https://www.researchgate.net/publication/329698028_Applications_of_Quantum_Computing_financial_models_in_oil_and_gas_industry Agrawal, Gaurav, and T. S. Ramakrishnan. "R&D Technical Section Q&A: Quantum Computing—Are We Ready?." J Pet Technol 77 (2025): 1–5. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/0525-0009-JPT Rao, Xiang. "The First Application of Quantum Computing Algorithm in Streamline-Based Simulation of Water-Flooding Reservoirs." Paper presented at the ADIPEC, Abu Dhabi, UAE, November 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/221850-MS Moradi, Shahpoor, Trad, Daniel, and Kristopher A. Innanen. "Quantum computing in geophysics: Algorithms, computational costs, and future applications." Paper presented at the 2018 SEG International Exposition and Annual Meeting, Anaheim, California, USA, October 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.1190/segam2018-2998507.1 Kumar, Ashutosh. "Quantum Computation for End-to-End Seismic Data Processing with Its Computational Advantages and Economic Sustainability." Paper presented at the ADIPEC, Abu Dhabi, UAE, October 2022. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/211843-MS

    8 min
  2. Mensan Musings Monday: Unconventional EOR

    JAN 19

    Mensan Musings Monday: Unconventional EOR

    This is a subseries of the Petropapers Podcast covering Mensan Musings Monday. Here are some resources to get your started on unconventional EOR https://jpt.spe.org/management-enhanced-recovery-technologies-unconventional-oil-reservoirs https://www.energy.gov/hgeo/shale-research-development?utm_source=copilot.com https://netl.doe.gov/node/15130?utm_source=copilot.com https://sagawisdom.com/courses/eor-for-unconventional-reservoirs/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/chapter/edited-volume/abs/pii/B9780128233634000042 https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.2c03056 https://netl.doe.gov/node/15130 Tovar, Francisco D., Eide, Øyvind , Graue, Arne , and David S. Schechter. "Experimental Investigation of Enhanced Recovery in Unconventional Liquid Reservoirs using CO2: A Look Ahead to the Future of Unconventional EOR." Paper presented at the SPE Unconventional Resources Conference, The Woodlands, Texas, USA, April 2014. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/169022-MS Lu, Bo, Liu, Songyuan, Li, Yifan, and Brian Price. "Full Cycle of Unconventional EOR with Microbial Technology – From Lab to Field." Paper presented at the SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference, Virtual, April 2022. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/209469-MS Bodini, Santiago Alejandro, Forni, Luis Pablo, Tuero, Fernando , Crotti, Marcelo Alejandro, and Inés Lidia Labayen. "Unconventional EOR: Field Tests Results in Vaca Muerta Shale Play: A Capillary Based Improved Oil Recovery Case Study for Shale/Tight Oil Scenarios.." Paper presented at the SPE Argentina Exploration and Production of Unconventional Resources Symposium, Neuquen, Argentina, August 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/191877-MS Yildirim, G., and D. Hegazy. "Evaluating the Impact of Well Spacing on Depletion, Stress Redistribution, and CO2 Huff-N-Puff EOR Performance in Unconventional Reservoirs." Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, October 2025. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/228250-MS Ataceri, I. Z., Saputra, I. W. R., Bagareddy, A. R., Elkady, M. H., Schechter, D. S., Haddix, G. W., Brock, V. A., Raney, K. H., Strickland, C. W., and G. R. Morris. "Surfactant EOR Improves Oil Recovery in a Depleted Eagle Ford Unconventional Well - A Case Study." Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2023-3831548 Salman, Mohamad , Hahn, Ruth , Alvarez, Johannes , Unomah, Michael , Huynh, Michelle , Dwarakanath, Varadarajan , Pinnawala, Gayani , Tang, Tom , Krezinski, Kelly , Alworth, Dwight , Holguin, Tony , and Taimur Malik. "Piloting of Chemical EOR in Unconventional Liquid Reservoirs." Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2025. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2025-4260303

    7 min
  3. Recycling Solutions With Re-Gen Enterprises

    12/16/2025

    Recycling Solutions With Re-Gen Enterprises

    Thank you Re-Gen for the sponsorship. This is a must-listen to episode of how a niche business can become successful in multiple industries by providing recycling solutions. Check out the Re-Gen website here: https://re-genenterprises.com/

    17 min
  4. Oil and Gas Finance with Victor Mendoza

    11/11/2025

    Oil and Gas Finance with Victor Mendoza

    This is PetroPapers S7E1 discussing oil and gas finance with Victor Mendoza. He discusses the use of ABS in oil and gas assets

    30 min

  5. 08/18/2025

    Mensan Musings Monday: Advancements in Reservoir Simulation

    This is my Mensan Musings Monday on the Advancements in Reservoir Simulation. Young, Larry C.. "Compositional Reservoir Simulation: A Review." SPE J. 27 (2022): 2746–2792. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/208610-PA Swinkels, Wim J. A. M., and Rik J. J. Drenth. "Thermal Reservoir Simulation Model of Production From Naturally Occurring Gas Hydrate Accumulations." SPE Res Eval & Eng 3 (2000): 559–566. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/68213-PA Goodwin, Nigel H. "Bridging the Gap Between Material Balance and Reservoir Simulation for History Matching and Probabilistic Forecasting Using Machine Learning." Paper presented at the SPE Reservoir Simulation Conference, On-Demand, October 2021. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/203941-MS Wang, Peixian, Li, Zunzhao, Wang, Xiaolin, Wang, Gang, Li, Mingyi, and Shizhe Yao. "Assisting Production Decision Technology in Gas Storage Operation Based on Digital Twin Technologies." Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, October 2022. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/210056-MS Wilson, Adam. "Project Tests High-Performance Cloud Computing for Reservoir Simulations." J Pet Technol 68 (2016): 57–58. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/0716-0057-JPT

    11 min

  6. 08/11/2025

    Mensan Musings Monday: Large Language Model Applications in Oil and Gas

    In this Mensan Musings Monday I talk about how LLM's usage in oil and gas. https://medium.com/data-science-at-microsoft/how-large-language-models-work-91c362f5b78f https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sLYAQS9sWQ https://aws.amazon.com/what-is/large-language-model/

    10 min

  7. 07/07/2025

    Mensan Musings Monday: Hydraulic Fracturing

    https://www.oilfieldtechnology.com/hydraulic-fracturing/ https://jpt.spe.org/supercharging-fracs-experts-say-combining-technologies-is-the-path-to-optimization https://www.spe-events.org/hydraulicfracturing/industry-insights https://bing.com/search?q=latest+updates+hydraulic+fracturing+shale+zones https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352484721013640 Pandey, Vibhas. "Technology Focus: Hydraulic Fracturing Operations (June 2025)." J Pet Technol 77 (2025): 1–2. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/0625-0015-JPT Mwakipunda, Grant Charles, Komba, Norga Alloyce, Ayimadu, Edwin Twum, and Long Yu. "Model Development for Brittleness Index Estimation and Depth Determination in Hydraulic Fracturing Operations in Shale Gas Reservoirs Using Machine Learning Algorithms." SPE J. (2025;): doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/228285-PA Khan, Abdul Muqtadir, Anderson, Christine, Prabhu, Rasika, Beletskaya, Anna, Kuan, Pearl, Danican, Samuel, and Farshid Mostowfi. "A Comprehensive Life Cycle Assessment of Hydraulic Fracturing." SPE J. 30 (2025): 2190–2202. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/220480-PA Jacobs, Trent. "Is There a Hydraulic Fracturing ‘Blind Spot’ in Conventional Reservoirs?." J Pet Technol 77 (2025): 22–26. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/0325-0022-JPT https://pennwellbooks.com/hydraulic-fracturing-fundamentals-and-advancements-book-miskimins-9781613997192/?srsltid=AfmBOoqghGUJKD7fxGMa08Qc3Y0zGMvavzvEHxS9mbi2uhzhNWPwZubL Guo, Tiankui, Zhang, Yuanhang, Chen, Ming, Liu, Yongzan, Qu, Zhanqing, Dai, Caili, Zhang, Bo, Hu, Zunpeng, and Linrui Xue. "True Triaxial Laboratory Study of the Strain Patterns Measured by Distributed Fiber Optics for Hydraulic Fracturing of Multilevel Horizontal Wells." SPE J. 30 (2025): 665–677. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/223973-PA

    12 min

  8. 06/20/2025

    Emissions Reduction with Josh Hoeft from CANUSA EPC

    Listen to Josh Hoeft, Project Manager from CANUSA EPC, to discuss importance of emissions reduction, OOOOb, and projects his team is working on. Check out his details below: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-hoeft/ https://canusaepc.com/emissions-reduction/

    19 min
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This podcast covers oil and gas technical papers and questions relating to those papers, by interviewing the authors themselves.

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    Yogashri Pradhan
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
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