Session 1
Drill Bit to Dashboard: Elevating Geology through Technology
This session investigates the cutting-edge technology revolution transforming reservoir characterization, underpinning advancements in traditional oil and gas efficiency, and driving the emergence of low-carbon pathways such as CCUS and geothermal. Explore how these innovative tools and workflows are leveraging data in new and innovative ways, reducing uncertainty, and enhancing decision-making in support of our collective goal for a more sustainable, affordable, and secure energy system. By showcasing strategic innovations that are improving our geoscientific understanding, this session highlights the tools and techniques that are making Canada’s long-term energy vision a reality.
Session 2
The Tight Squeeze: Maximizing Unconventional Reservoirs
This session aims to explore the innovative strategies operators are using to unlock the full potential of tight, unconventional reservoirs. Previously overlooked tight formations, such as the Montney, Duvernay and deep basin tight sand formations, have become the backbone of oil and gas development in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin. Case studies and insights on optimizing production, managing complex reservoir heterogeneity and overcoming operational challenges make this session essential for operators to thrive in this evolving landscape of unconventional resource development. Micro and nano darcy rock is not for the faint of heart!
Session 3
Into the Void: Pore Space Utilization
This session explores the complexities of subsurface injection, where pore space is increasingly relied upon for carbon capture and storage (CCS), saltwater disposal, and other extraction and injection-related applications. With a focus on the geological controls governing injectivity, containment, and pressure response, this session will highlight insights into induced seismicity, reservoir characterization, and plume migration. Discussions will also touch on the cumulative impacts of concurrent injection activities and the evolving geomechanical and hydrogeological frameworks required to assess long-term pore space performance. The session brings together geoscientists working at the forefront of injection-related challenges to chart a path toward responsible and informed subsurface utilization.
Session 4
The Viscous Truth: Optimizing Recovery in Heavy Oil Reservoirs
This session will highlight advances in reservoir characterization of heavy oil reservoirs and different approaches being utilized across industry. In-situ oil sands of western Canada have been contributing to Canadian oil production as a key hydrocarbon resource for more than 20 years. Despite more than 20 years of production, with respect to the complexity of fluvial and shallow marine depositional systems, reservoirs of heavy oil remain equivocal in some respects. Reservoir characterization with recently advanced techniques can help to investigate reservoirs in more detail to increase production efficiency.