SPE ATCE

21¨C23 October 2026

Downtown cityscape of Houston, Texas, US.

SPE ATCE 2026 will be held on 21–23 October at the George R Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas, USA. Visit us at booth 1522 to see Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ showcase innovative technologies, including those developed locally by our experts, across numerous themes:

  • AI, automation, data, and planning
  • Sustainability and operational integration
  • Well construction and optimization
  • Drilling and completions
  • Production and facility efficiency and optimization
  • Geology and geophysics
Exhibition Dates Times
Wednesday, 21 October 09:00–18:00
Thursday, 22 October 09:00–17:00
Friday, 23 October 09:00–14:00

Wednesday's Agenda

Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ technical speaker sessions

Session timeSession titlePresentation titlePresenters
Session time 14:25 Session title Modern Fracturing Engineering: From Innovative Technologies to Data-Driven Diagnostics | Room 362 CF Presentation title Proppant Admittance Advisor: A Real-Time Fracturing Framework to Calibrate Field-Based Bridging Coefficients Presenters E. Ugarte
Session time 14:25 Session title Advances in Automation, Bit Technologies, and Well Placement | Room 371 CF Presentation title Enabling Single Tool Steering and Surveying: Advanced Modeling and Estimation Techniques for an MWD Integrated into an RSS Presenters R.M. Lowdon
Session time 15:15 Session title Knowledge Sharing ePosters | ePoster Station 1 Presentation title An End-to-End Multimodal VLM Framework for Automated PPE Annotation and Site-Aware SOP Compliance Monitoring Presenters D. Srivastava, A. Dhakal, P. Samuel, N. Choudhary, K. Shrivastava, G. Sridhar, B. Bhatt, M. Nethi, Z. Hyder
Session time 15:30 Session title Knowledge Sharing ePosters | ePoster Station 5 Presentation title Reconstruction of Legacy PVT Data for CO2-EOR and Storage Feasibility Studies Using a Fit-for-Purpose EOS Presenters S. Kumar
Session time 15:45 Session title Rig Efficiency / Performance Optimization | Room 370 CF Presentation title Understanding Mud Motor Drilling Efficiency Using Downhole Instrumented Cutters and Advanced Modeling Presenters Y. Shen, Z. Zhang, J. Degrange, C. Shrivasta, W. Chen, J. Converset, F. Feng, R. Chen, O. Gjertsen, S. Villareal, C. Vazquez Carrizo
Session time 16:10 Session title AI-Driven Reservoir Modeling & Optimization | Room 370 ABDE Presentation title Scaling the Expert Eye: Automating Subsurface Model Evaluation and Tuning Via Reservoir Engineering Inspired AI Agents Presenters R. Espitia, I. Guzman Piedras, K. Diez, J. Villero, P. Sarma
Session time 16:35 Session title Enhancing Asset Value: Integrating Operations, Sustainability, and Strategic Adaption | Room 371 BE Presentation title Operating In the Never Normal: A Playbook to Protect Asset Value and Manage Turbulence Presenters C. Jurgensen, S. Gurses

All times are Central Daylight Time (CDT)

Complete Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Participation Schedule for ATCE 2026
Thursday's Agenda

Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ technical speaker sessions

Session time Session title Presentation title Presenters
08:55 Case Studies in Challenging Drilling Environments: Innovations, Lessons Learned, and Performance Improvements | Room 370 CF Making History on a Legend: Pushing Extended Reach Drilling Boundaries Beyond 10 km MD on the Norwegian Continental Shelf C.M. Celis, D.C. Gomez Garcia, I.D. Gordon, E. Aasland, I. Znamenskii
09:20 Next-Generation Completion & Sand Control Technologies for Challenging Wells | Room 362 CF Techniques for Managing Embedded Shales in Long Openhole Laterals With Sand Control Completions S. Bremner, N. Felix
09:20 Case Studies in Challenging Drilling Environments: Innovations, Lessons Learned, and Performance Improvements | Room 370 CF Successful Application of Casing While Drilling Technology to Drill and Case Through Troublesome Tar Layers in North Kuwait Field S. Alharbi, F. Mataqi
09:20 Integrated Drilling Performance Optimization: From Downhole Physics to Rig System Efficiency | Room 371 BE Whirl Across a Drilling Motor: The Impact of Differential Collar Speed on Damaging Dysfunction A. Johnson, S. Bhoite
09:45 Knowledge Sharing ePosters | ePoster Station 4 Fieldwide Application of Novel Multiphase Gas Handlers Enhances Electric Submersible Pump Performance, Reduces Gas Flaring, and Increases Production in a Depleted Gassy Oil Field F. Leon, J. Alvear, J. Villalobos, J.S. Miranda Fernandez, A. Vallejo, D. Amores, A. Sotomayor, R. Naranjo
10:00 Knowledge Sharing ePosters | ePoster Station 4 Case History: Redefining Large-diameter Surface Hole Drilling on the NCS; Delivering 55% Time Saving vs. Plan on the Norwegian Continental Shelf M. Julaidan, S. Zahoor Ullah, M. Zaba, M.A. Espinoza, A. Caycedo, R.H. Moldekleiv
10:15 Innovative Techniques and Technologies for Well Integrity Across Geothermal, Abandonment and CCS Operations | Room 371 AD Integrated Dielectric Measurements for Millimeter Wave Wellbore Sealing Technology M. Dauphin, M. Doshi, L. Zielinski
11:05 Next-Generation Completion & Sand Control Technologies for Challenging Wells | Room 362 CF Advanced 3D M&S-driven Development of Reliable Openhole Packers Enabling First-attempt Qualification and Robust Field Performance in Challenging Deepwater Environments S. Gupta, N. Batita, R. Windslow, F. Odakkal
14:25 Advancements in Primary Cementing and Zonal Isolation | Room 370 CF Industry-First Qualification of an Isolation Packer in Ultrahigh Density Oil-Based Mud: A Cost-effective, Sustainable Cesium-free Solution For HPHT Completions S. Gupta, F. Odakkal, N. Batita
14:25 Turning Liabilities into Resources: Produced Water, Critical Minerals, and Subsurface Circularity | Room 370 ADBE Thermal Performance Comparison of Planar and Non-Planar Fractures in Enhanced Geothermal Systems A. Zidane, A. Khan, B. Hobbs
14:50 Production Testing and Surveillance | Room 361 BECF When Near-Wellbore Conditions Blur PLT Response: Integrated Interpretation and Diagnosis in A Naturally Fractured Reservoir A.H. Zahmuwl
14:50 AI for CCUS and Energy Transition: Data Driven and Physics Informed Methods for Low Carbon Energy and Subsurface Monitoring Systems | Room 371 AD Stratigraphy-Aware Patch-Transformer for Well Logs Reconstruction Applied to Geomechanics and Reservoir Analytics Workflows Y. Chen, S. Wlodarczyk, S. Ouzineb, S. Salimath, K. Rekik
15:45 Advancements in Primary Cementing and Zonal Isolation | Room 370 CF Making the Uncementable Cementable: An Integrated Geomechanics, Fluids, and Inner-String Cementing Strategy K.H. Christensen, D.C. Gomez Garcia, J. Barreiro, J. Knowles, D.A. Munoz Sanchez, I.D. Gordon, R. Stadlwieser
16:10 From Diagnostics to Dynamics: Reservoir Analysis in Unconventional Systems | Room 362 ADBE Dynamically Validated Full-Field DFN Modeling in a Naturally Fractured Reservoir Without 3D Seismic Data G. Turkarslan
16:10 AI for CCUS and Energy Transition: Data Driven and Physics Informed Methods for Low Carbon Energy and Subsurface Monitoring Systems | Room 371 AD Automatic History Matching of Strain Data Using Machine Learning and Markov Chain Monte Carlo: Comparative Study of Two Wells in the Delaware Basin W. Ma
16:10 AI Applications in the Subsurface: Machine Learning and Digital Rock Innovations for Reservoir Characterization and Modeling | Room 371 CF Automated Geomechanical Interpretation of Borehole Images Using Context-Aware AI Mechanism M. Awada, Y. Lajmi Cherif, A.J. Escobar, I. Baho
16:35 Production Testing and Surveillance | Room 361 BECF Zero-Flaring Offshore Well Cleanup Using Multiphase Pump Technology: A Breakthrough For Barge Operations and Decarbonized Field Development R.O. Panferov, V. Senich, M. Radwan
16:35 Advancements in Primary Cementing and Zonal Isolation | Room 370 CF Ultra-HPHT Cementing Success In Europe's Most Extreme Wells S. Sari, Z. Gyetvai, C. Johnson, L. Gabilly, A. Hegedus

All times are Central Daylight Time (CDT)

Complete Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Participation Schedule for ATCE 2026
Friday's Agenda

Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ technical speaker sessions

Session timeSession titlePresentation titlePresenters
Session time 08:30 Session title Drilling Fluids: Innovation from Design to Field Performance | Room 370 CF Presentation title Drill With Confidence: Real-Time Automated Drilling Fluid Testing and Dynamic Hydraulic Modeling for Drilling Optimization Presenters A.M. Marzouk, M. Anez, A.M. Eldamarawy, A. Elshentnawy
Session time 08:30 Session title Dynamic Data Acquisition, Connectivity, and Reservoir Diagnosis | Room 371 AD Presentation title A Multi-Disciplinary Review of Dynamic Data Acquisition in Exploration and Appraisal Wells with Unconsolidated Sands, Offshore Mexico Presenters F. Dubost
Session time 09:20 Session title Intelligent Wells, Informed Decisions: Physics-Informed and Data-Driven Innovation Across the Well Lifecycle | Room 361 BECF Presentation title Hybrid Physics-Data Prognostics for Stimulation Pump Engines: Fleet-Scale Early Warning and Maintenance Automation Presenters R. Madhavan, D. Sukumar, T. Kumar, R. Epp, U. Shrivastava
Session time 09:45 Session title Knowledge Sharing ePosters | ePoster Station 5 Presentation title Extreme Density Fluid Design and Sour Gas Mitigation Using Advanced Downhole Pressure Modeling Presenters M. Motta
Session time 10:15 Session title Intelligent Wells, Informed Decisions: Physics-Informed and Data-Driven Innovation Across the Well Lifecycle | Room 361 BECF Presentation title Leveraging Machine Learning-Driven Automated Pressure Testing Workflow for Efficient Real-Time Interpretation Presenters S. Ashish, M. Sarili, A. Kumar, C. Fuertes, M. Yaacoub, M. Butler, F. Ahmed, V. Kumar, P. Raj, E. Kazakevich, A. Kumar, B. Seenivasan
Session time 10:15 Session title Global Learnings from Autonomous Inflow and Intelligent Well Technologies | Room 362 CF Presentation title Electric Surface Valve Actuation During Hydraulic Fracturing Jobs Presenters P. Spesivtsev, T. Jackson, R. Henderson, M. Sanchez, S. Haddad, N. Rohrich, R. Sharma, K. Von Niederhausern, M. Ahorukomeye, D. Volpato, B. Hogg
Session time 10:40 Session title Drilling Fluids: Innovation from Design to Field Performance | Room 370 CF Presentation title Design And Evaluation of H2S Scavenger Treatments in Nonaqueous Fluids Using Dynamic Kick Modeling and Elastomer Compatibility Presenters J.P. Jaimes, J. Kumar, E. Derkach, G. Rana, R. Madhavan, M. Stevenson, L. Zhou, O. Farooq, S. Manmohan
Session time 11:05 Session title Leveraging Technical Excellence and Innovation for Complex Wells: Geothermal, CCUS and MPD | Room 371 CF Presentation title Record-Breaking Drilling Performance in 17?-in. Section: A Two-Phase Optimization Approach in the Norwegian Continental Shelf Presenters S. Zahoor Ullah, M. Julaidan, M. Zaba, M.A. Espinoza, D. Petrova
Session time 14:25 Session title From Data to Decisions: AI-Driven Production Forecasting, Optimization, and Proactive Well Management | Room 362 CF Presentation title Bridging Arps Decline Theory And Deep Learning: A Physics-Constrained Neural Network Framework for Multi-Horizon Production Forecasting Across 864 Tight-Gas Wells in the Piceance Basin Presenters E.C. Obasi
Session time 14:25 Session title Production Optimization and Surveillance | Room 371 BE Presentation title Smart Surveillance And Optimization Of Artificial Lift Wells Using High-frequency Data Presenters U. Gogoi, R. Narang, V. Devgun, A. Ravoof, K.G. Dar, P. Chauhan, M. Gupta, A. Pathak, A. Sood, V. Narain, P. Pitla
Session time 14:50 Session title Data-Driven Drilling: From Rig Automation to Rock Properties | Room 370 CF Presentation title Partners in Crime: Matching the Rig Control System and Bottomhole Assembly to Maximize Performance and Minimize Failures Presenters R. Aguiar, L. Gonzalez, D. Li, G. Solar, B. Dow
Session time 14:50 Session title GHG Management and Decarbonization High-Performance Developments | Room 371 AD Presentation title Live Descaling Under Radiation Risk: A Complete NORM Management and Intervention Blueprint Presenters D. Ahmed, A. Khan
Session time 14:50 Session title Production Optimization and Surveillance | Room 371 BE Presentation title Exception-based Flow Assurance Surveillance Using Real-time Data and Coupled Reservoir-Wellbore Simulation Presenters S. Kumar, A. Kumar, A. Sankliya
Session time 15:15 Session title Flow Assurance | Room 361 BECF Presentation title Impact of Formation Brine Chemistry on Asphaltene Deposition in Production Systems Presenters O. Elkhatib, M. Pierce, C. Russell, J. Heckel, C. Metoyer, N. Pagan Pagan
Session time 16:05 Session title From Data to Decisions: AI-Driven Production Forecasting, Optimization, and Proactive Well Management | Room 362 CF Presentation title Surrogate-assisted Iterative Ensemble Smoothing: An Lstm "Simulator Twin" For Fast, Robust History Matching And Uncertainty Quantification Presenters D. Victoria, L. Hernandez

All times are Central Daylight Time (CDT)

Complete Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Participation Schedule for ATCE 2026