Session Chairs: Khoi Duong, CMG; Travis Henson, IPC; Mohammad Kariznovi, ConocoPhillips 

Chris Hogue, Senior Vice President, International Petroleum Corp.(IPC)

Chris Hogue graduated from Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in 1992 specialised in Petroleum Engineering.

Mr. Hogue has 30 years of diversified heavy oil experience. Prior to joining IPC, he was Vice President Operations of BlackPearl Resources Ltd., leading the Onion Lake Thermal Development and playing an instrumental role in maturing the Blackrod commercial development plan.

Mr Hogue has been the Senior Vice President Canada of IPC since December 2018.

Session Chairs: Khoi Duong, CMG; Travis Henson, IPC

SAGD has consistently demonstrated the ability to develop new technologies and improve recovery performance over time. This presentation will review new technologies and development trends observed throughout industry and provide a comparison of operator activity.

Presentation:

SAGD Technology & Development Trends: Current Findings and Peer Comparisons
Nick Wong, McDaniel

Session Chairs: Laura Gantz, Strathcona Resources; Neto Miguel, Spartan Controls

In this session, we will discuss new technology developments in the heavy  oil industry, including advancements in insulated tubing, real-time surface casing vent flow monitoring, and emerging processes for converting bitumen into high-value carbon materials as an added-value bitumen product.

The Evaluation of Two Forms of Insulted Tubing
Kristofor Ilkiw, IPC

Real-Time and Cloud-Enabled Well Monitoring: Operational Lessons Learned for Improved Surface Casing Vent Flow Detection
Hossein Izadi, Precise Downhole Solutions 

Title TBD
Paolo Bomben, Alberta Innovates 

Session Chairs: Farid Ahmadloo, Canadian Natural; Mo Zeidani, Suncor

"What a Post-US Shale World Means for Canadian Energy Producers"

Join us for a virtual keynote address from Eric Nuttall, Partner and Senior Portfolio Manager with Ninepoint Partners LP.  Eric's views on energy are frequently sought after by BNN Bloomberg, CNBC, The Globe and Mail, The National Post, and other media organizations. 

Session Chairs: Phebe Chung, Applied Petroleum Technology (APT); KC Yeung, Partners Energy Development Corp.; JY Yuan, Independent

This session examines the progression of solvent‑SAGD from pilot development to current field‑scale implementations, emphasizing its economic and environmental impacts, and explores the emerging role of steam additives in advancing thermal operations.

Title TBD
Aurelie Lagisquet, GLJ

Title TBD
Orlando Castellanos Diaz, Dow Industrial Solutions      

Session Chairs: Deidre Norman, Imperial; Nick Wong, McDaniel

Surmont SAGD Redevelopment Strategy
Mark Anderson, ConocoPhillips

CNRL Jackfish Redevelopment Wells 
John Cartwright and Dan Wallace,  Canadian Natural 

Optimizing Lower-Zone Development Through Thermal Maturation Using an Integrated Modeling Approach in Orion Project
Ali Feizabadi and Tammy Willmer, Strathcona Resources