Schedule for NFES Formation Evaluation Seminar, November 4, 2026

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The program is preliminary while we await confirmations from the presenters.

08:30 - 09:00 Registration, coffee & mingling
09:00 - 09:10 Welcome and practical information
09:10 - 10:25 Session 1: Digitalisation, Agentic AI & Real-Time Formation Evaluation 09:10: Romulo Cuevas (ROGII Inc.) et al.: From Unstructured Reports to Real-Time Decisions: An Integrated AI Workflow for Formation Evaluation, Geosteering and Drilling Execution (abstract)
09:35: Jennifer Market (Well ID) et al.: Realtime Radar-based Imaging on Wired Pipe: Implementation and Case Studies (abstract)
10:00: Kjetil Westeng (AkerBP): The Human Petrophysicist in the Age of Agentic AI (abstract)
10:25 - 10:55 Coffee break
10:55 - 11:45 Session 2: Advanced Formation & Pore-System Characterisation 10:55: Mathias Horstmann (SLB): Disruptive At-Bit Imaging: Unprecedented Borehole Resolution for Superior Drilling, Formation Evaluation, and Geomechanics (abstract)
11:20: Jia Qi Ngui (Halliburton) et al.: Exploring the Complex Trend of Resistivity Anisotropy and Associated Lithological Heterogeneity in Clastic Reservoirs (abstract)
11:45 - 12:45 Lunch
12:45 - 14:00 Session 3: Pore system, Core Analysis & Subsurface Fluids 12:45: Adam Fheed (AGH University of Krakow) et al.: Automatic Segmentation of X-Ray Microtomography Rock Images: A New NMR-Guided Watershed Technique for Reef Rocks (abstract)
13:10: Meysam Nourani (Stratum Reservoir AS) et al.: Improving Caprock Seal Capacity Evaluation Through an Optimized Mercury Injection Capillary Pressure Approach (abstract)
13:35: Carl Fredrik Gyllenhammar (CaMa GeoScience AS): Where is the fresh water coming from? (abstract)
14:00 - 14:30 Coffee break
14:30 - 15:20 Session 4: Petrophysics Across the Well Life Cycle 14:30: Armando Gomez Oviedo (Halliburton) et al.: Cement Volume Determination in Time-Critical Operations: A Case Study from the Norwegian North Sea (abstract)
14:55: Ross Brackenridge (Geoactive Ltd): Life Beyond Drilling: Why Now Is the Time for Subsurface Teams to Embrace Cased Hole Analysis (abstract)
15:20 - 15:30 Discusion/Closing remarks

Presentation format: 20 minutes presentation + 5 minutes Q&A for each 25-minute slot.

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