Decline-curve analysis (DCA) is one of the more widely used forms of data analysis that evaluates well behavior and forecasts future well and field production and reserves. In the complete paper, the authors develop and deploy technologies that apply DCA methods to wells in an unbiased, systematic, intelligent, and automated fashion. This method contrasts with manual DCA, the common practice of the industry.

Although the Saudi - Russia price war hasn't yet waned, QRI's Dr. Nansen Saleri tells CNBC that the global capacity to hold oversupply is limited, and that stalemate is not an option for any of the parties involved.

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The forces that propelled Aramco's growth from a single well to the biggest oil producer in the world are changing underfoot. Now that the company has sold shares, can it sustain the kind of growth needed to keep investors happy? WSJ explains and interviews Dr. Nansen G. Saleri about the new global energy ecosystem, the promise of new technologies and the challenges posed by the drive towards “greener” BTUs.