Well Integrity Workshop 2026

SPE Well Integrity Technical Section

SPE Well Integrity Workshop - 2026

November 10-11, 2026 | Chevron Auditorium, Houston - TX

A focused workshop spanning barrier design, primary cementing, alternative barriers, qualification, EOR/CCS integrity, risk assessment, WIMS, and fractured well challenges.

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Program Shape

2 Days + Keynote

Structured around keynote, technical sessions, and an interactive case study format.

Technical Coverage

7 Session Blocks

Cement, alternative barriers, qualification, CCS/EOR, WIMS, and fractured well integrity topics.

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Well Integrity Technical Section

About the Workshop

This workshop focuses on practical well integrity solutions across barrier design, remediation, qualification, and lifecycle risk management, with an emphasis on applications, new technologies, and process methodologies. The agenda combines field lessons, technical perspectives, and interactive discussion to connect engineering principles with real-world deployment challenges.

Program

Speaker list still evolving

Session	Topic	Moderators	Presentations / Speakers
Keynote	Well Integrity: Operational Excellence Across the Well Lifecycle	Michael Edwards	Well Integrity: Operational Excellence Across the Well Lifecycle Speaker: John Sanclemente, Chevron
November 10th, Morning - Session 1	Cement as a Barrier	Mike Weatherl	TBD Establishing Cement Barriers in a Complex Onshore US Exploration Well with a Narrow Pore Pressure / Fracture Gradient Window Speaker: TBD, Magnetar Exploration TBD Cementing Best Practices Speaker: David Bolado, Halliburton New Technology Enhancements in Primary Cementing Speaker: Mohamed Dooply, SLB
November 10th, Morning - Session 2	Ensuring Integrity in Multi-fractured Horizontal Wells	Adonis Ichim	Actionable Risk Management for Production Casing Integrity in Drilling and Completions Start-Ups Speaker: Pablo E. Barajas, ExxonMobil TBD Topic TBD Speaker: TBD, Darkvision TBD Topic TBD Speaker: Nate Johnson, Apache
November 10th, Afternoon - Session 3	Special Interactive Case Study Session	Hans Lund	This session will gamify well integrity issues. While working with your team mates to solve well integrity challenges better and faster than the other teams, you will organically exchange lessons learned and best practices in a fun, competitive environment.
November 11th, Morning - Session 4	Barrier Qualification	Maxim Volkov Muhammad Sofyan	From Source Determination to Barrier Qualification: Reducing Risk in P&A Operations Speaker: Mike Broussard, Energy 360 Rigless Well Integrity Remediation Technology Development Speaker: Ralph Nuss, Shell The search for the ultimate surveillance technology to optimize operational decision making Speaker: Yegor Se, Chevron
November 11th, Morning - Session 5	EOR / CCS	Pedro Joya Vinicius Girardi	Achieving CCS Well Integrity with Integrated Monitoring Speaker: Guven Oguzhan, SLB Perspectives on Corrosion and Materials Challenges in Well Integrity for CCUS Class VI Wells Speaker: Khlefa Esaklul, Oxy Solutions to Well Design Challenges of Thermal Heavy Oil Wells Speaker: Sandeep Janwadkar, Chevron
November 11th, Afternoon - Session 6	Risk Assessment / WIMS	Ksenia O’Connor Benin Chelinsky	Beyond Qualitative Risk Assessment: How Quantitative Risk Analysis Enhances Well Integrity Decisions Speaker: Mayra Aquino, GMVi Risk-based Integrity analysis and production management: a practical case study of DHSV strategies in subsea wells, past and future Speaker: Roger Savoldi Roman, Petrobras TBD Topic TBD Speaker: TBD
November 11th, Afternoon - Session 7	Alternative Barriers	Scott Myers Pedro Joya	Alternative Barrier Materials for Australia Conventional Well Abandonments and Lessons from Field Deployment Speaker: Cory Arceneaux, Chevron Well Integrity in the Permian: Applied Solutions and Lessons Learned Speaker: Cameron Osterhaus, Oxy Sealants for Flow through Narrow Pathways Speaker: Kris Ravi, Kris-Ravi Consultancy LLC