Submit Your Proposal Today!

By submitting a proposal, you will have the opportunity to:

• Influence the 2026 technical program and shape the industry and become an expert in your technical discipline.
• Lead a technical session as a Speaker for this event.
• If you are submitting a paper proposal, become a published author in OnePetro®.
• A presentation proposal gives you an opportunity for anyone interested in sharing their latest case studies and lessons learned without submitting a full paper.
• Please contact Jinny Bae for questions.

Submission Deadline 24 May 2026

SUBMIT A PAPER PROPOSAL       SUBMIT A PRESENTATION ONLY PROPOSAL

A proper review of your abstract requires that it contain adequate information on which to make a judgment. Written in English and containing maximum 450 words minimum of 225 words, all proposals must consist of 4 blocks and should include the following:

• 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)

• Obtain the necessary clearance from your management, your partners, and customers BEFORE submission.

Paper Proposals:

• Authors whose paper proposals are accepted will be required to provide a manuscript (3000-7000 words) for inclusion in the conference proceedings on or before 28 September 2026. Authors who do not submit a manuscript and the associated publication forms by the manuscript due date will be withdrawn from the program and will not be allowed to present per SPE’s No Paper, No Podium policy.
• A proper review of your paper proposal requires that it contain adequate information on which to make a judgment. Download our instructions guide to assist you with preparing your paper proposal.
• 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 Paper
• Your paper proposal could be accepted for presentation in a technical or ePoster session. 
• Detailed instructions on the preparation of manuscripts and presentations will be sent to a corresponding author of each accepted paper. 
• NEW - Optional Open Access Publication: Conference paper authors may elect to have their paper published open access under a Creative Commons (CC-BY) license. Open access papers are freely available to all readers, and authors retain copyright of their work. If you are interested in open access publication, you may choose to pay an article publication charge (APC) of 600.00 USD. SPE members receive a 100.00 USD discount on the APC (500.00 USD). Authors from low and lower-middle-income economies (Group A and B; based on Research4Life’s classifications) will receive a 50% discount (300.00 USD). A link to the payment form is included below. Note: to publish open access, payment must be received before the FINAL manuscript deadline.

Presentation Only Proposals:

• Invited Presenters whose Presentation Only proposals accepted will be required to present, however, no manuscripts are required. 
• Your presentation only proposal could be accepted for presentation in a technical or ePoster session. 
• Detailed instructions on the preparation of manuscripts and presentations will be sent to a corresponding author of each accepted paper adn presenation proposals.