Asset Management
Helena Wu
Santos Ltd.
Direct CO2 Capture from Air: A Perfect Partner for CCUS?
Completions
Ismarullizam Mohd Ismail
Inflow Control
New Frontier of Autonomous Inflow Control Technology
Mark Pearson
Liberty Resources LLC
Global Low-Permeability Field Development: To Go Horizontal or Not?
Sanjay Vitthal
Shell
From Land to Sea: Successful Completions Technology Transfer From Onshore to Offshore Wells (Past, Present, and Future?)
Tim Benish
ExxonMobil
Accelerated Learning in the Unconventionals Through Integrated Field Experiments With Instrumented Monitor Wells
Data Science & Engineering Analytics
Justo Matheus
SLB
Everything Is an Optimization Problem: The Next Frontier Using Data and Models
Shripad Biniwale
SLB
Beyond the Hype: Transforming Subsurface and Production With AI Innovations
Drilling
John Howard
Altus Well Experts
Casing Design for a New Era: Historical Insights and Future Challenges
Lee Hyson
Gaia Earth Group
Modern Openhole Wireline Operations: Safer, More Efficient Outcomes With Proactive, Holistic Planning
Neil Haddock
US Synthetic
Developing Polycrystalline Diamond Cutters for Hard Rock and Geothermal Drilling
Samba Ba
SLB
Building an Industry 4.0 Agentic AI for Autonomous Directional Drilling
Health, Safety, Environment, and Sustainability
John Schopp
Schopp Energy LLC
What Petroleum Engineers Should Know About Climate Science
Josue Franca
Petrobras
From Human Error to System Resilience: Rethinking Safety and Human Performance in Complex O&G Operations
Production and Operations
Bertrand Theuveny
SLB
Cleanup and Flowback—The Art of Well Startup, Cleanup, and Flowback: From Deep Water to Unconventional
Chris Fair
Oilfield Data Services Inc.
Proactive Reservoir and Production Engineering Surveillance
Matthew Billingham
SLB
Well Interventions: Untapped Potential and the Path Past Industry Barriers
Michael Poythress
Retired
Operational Excellence: How To Increase Profits at Any Oil Price—A Higher Level, Deep Dive Into Sucker-Rod Pumping Fundamentals
Michael Romer
ExxonMobil
Gas Lift Tricks You Can Use: Innovation Adventures in Gas Lifting
Richard Tondel
Equinor ASA
Let There Be Light! Creating Value From Distributed Fiber-Optic Sensing
Projects, Facilities, and Construction
Eric May
University of Western Australia
Cool Learnings: How LNG Fundamentals Are Advancing the New Energy Technologies of Liquid H2 and CO2 Transport
Reservoir
Anke Wendt
SLB
Geomechanical Insights for Operational Excellence—Does Strain Matter?
Chiara Cavalleri
SLB
Log-Based Permeability: What Are We Measuring?
Indira Saripally
Occidental Oil and Gas Company
Overlooking Value? An Optimized Approach To Revitalize Mature Fields
Oliver Mullins
Mullins Reservoir Solutions
History Matching Reservoir Charge; Forecasting Complex Fluid Distributions and Tar Mats With Reservoir Simulation
Olivier Sissmann
IFP Energies Nouvelles
Investigating the Potential of Geologic Hydrogen Source Rocks and Reservoirs in Continental Settings
Russell Farmer
ADNOC
Navigating Uncertainty for Value With Examples From Petrophysics
Ruth Thomas
Well-Safe Solutions
The Subsurface Secret to Optimized Well Abandonment
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