The IADC/SPE International Drilling Conference and Exhibition Program Committee invites you to submit a paper proposal for potential inclusion in the technical program. Contribute to the future of the drilling industry and create an impact in the drilling community.
Call for Paper Proposal Topics
AI-Enabled Integrated Well Planning and Execution
- Agentic AI and Domain-Specific Models for Well Planning, Execution and Post-Well Learning
- AI-Assisted Well Design, Assurance, Scenario Evaluation and Decision Support
- Connected Workflows, Digital Twins, Data Standards and Real-Time Plan-versus-Actual Monitoring
- Knowledge Systems, Interoperability, Human Oversight, Validation and Responsible AI
- AI-Driven Performance Engineering, Predictive Drilling Optimisation, and Enterprise-Scale Deployment of Agentic Workflows
Autonomous, Remote and Closed-Loop Drilling Operations
- Autonomous Execution and Closed-loop Drilling Optimisation
- Remote Operations, Edge AI and Real-Time Downhole Intelligence
- Automated Directional Drilling, Trajectory Control and Robotics
- Interoperability, Human Oversight and Collaboration, Remote Operation and Operational Assurance
- Integration of Surface and Downhole Automation Systems, and Performance Center-Based Operations
Next-Generation Drilling Rigs, Contractor and OEM Technologies
- Smart Rigs, Connected Rig Ecosystems, and Drilling Automation
- Robotics, Automated Rig Equipment, and Advanced Control Systems
- Predictive Maintenance, Asset Integrity, and Fleet Performance Optimisation
- Economic Impact of IoT and AI-Driven Condition Monitoring on Maintenance Budgets
Well Construction Performance and Operational Excellence
- Benchmarking and Integrated Operator-Contractor Performance Models
- Advancements in Drilling Performance, Efficiency and Drilling Optimisation
- Advancements in Plug and Abandonments, Well Intervention and Workovers
- Advancements in Completions and Well Productivity
- Advancements in Cementing and Drilling/Completion Fluids
Complex Wells and New Drilling Frontiers
- Extended-Reach, Horizontal, Multilateral, HPHT and Sour Wells
- Unconventional – From Drilling to Frack – Advancement in Unconventional
- Complex Carbonate and Deep-Reservoir Developments
- Geothermal, CCUS, Hydrogen-storage and Mineral-Exploration Wells
- Use of Alternative Drilling Techniques and Technology in Complex Wells
- MPD Automation and Intelligent Completion Technologies
Safe, Sustainable and Future-Ready Well Delivery
- Well Control, Barrier Assurance, Well Integrity and Digital HSE
- Human Factors and Cybersecurity in Automated Operations
- Energy Efficiency, Rig Electrification and Emissions Reduction
- Lower-Impact Materials and Workforce Readiness for Autonomous Operations
- Red Zone Management and Human Behavior
- Workforce Transformation, Competency Development, and Adoption Strategies for AI-Enabled Operations
SPE must comply with all applicable sanction laws, including those of the United States and the United Kingdom. This includes screening individuals and entities against applicable lists of restricted parties to determine whether SPE is prohibited from, among other things, providing services to or receiving services from such parties.
As a result, your abstract will go through a compliance review and if identified one or more authors or the entity they represent is listed on the SDN sanction list, we must regretfully inform you that your paper will not be considered in forming the conference programme. We appreciate your submission and your understanding of SPE International CCUS Conference and Exhibition legal compliance criteria.
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Additional Information
Paper Proposal Information
Please note that abstract submissions should be formatted into four (4) specific paragraphs:
- Objectives/Scope: Please list the objectives and/or scope of the proposed paper. (25-75 words)
- Methods, Procedures, Process: Briefly explain your overall approach, including your methods, procedures and process. (75-100 words)
- Results, Observations, Conclusions: Please describe the results, observations and conclusions of the proposed paper. (100-200 words)
- Novel/Additive Information: Please explain how this paper will present novel (new) or additive information to the existing body of literature that can be of benefit to and/or add to the state of knowledge in the petroleum industry. (25-75 words)
The following guidelines apply:
- DO NOT include title or author information in your abstract
- Word Minimum: 225
- Word Maximum: 450
General Guidelines
- Obtain the necessary clearance from your management, your partners, and customers BEFORE submission
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Authors whose paper proposals are accepted will be required to provide a manuscript by Friday, 18 December 2026, for inclusion in the conference proceedings.
- Authors who do not submit a manuscript and the associated publication forms by the manuscript due date will be withdrawn from the program and will not be allowed to present per SPE’s No Paper, No Podium policy
- If accepted, your paper proposal may be published, as submitted, in conference information media, including on the SPE website.
- An agreement to present a paper at this SPE conference carries an obligation to participate in the event. Please review SPE's Author Guidelines for Papers.
A Word on Commercialism
SPE has a stated policy against use of commercial trade names, company logos, or text that is commercial in tone in the paper title, text, or presentation slides. Use of such terms will result in careful scrutiny by the Programme Committee in the evaluation of paper proposals, and the presence of commercialism in the paper will result in it being withdrawn from the programme.
Plagiarism Check
We expect authors to credit all sources used in their writings and not to represent the work of others as their own. Authors found to have plagiarized the work of another are subject to having their paper removed from the conference program and from OnePetro®. Future submissions from authors found to have plagiarized will be scrutinized carefully. In the case of students found to be plagiarizing the work of others, SPE may inform the student’s university.
In an effort to further improve SPE’s technical quality standards, all submitted conference papers will be checked for plagiarism.
Company Approval
It is the responsibility of the author to obtain company clearance, to ensure the company understands that if the proposal is accepted, you will be required to travel to the event to present. All travel expenses (airfare, hotel, registration) associated with attending the conference are the responsibility of company or individual attending.