DAY TWO | WEDNESDAY MARCH 25, 2026
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TALENT DRAIN, KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER & CHEMISTRY CAPABILITY GAPS
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PARAFFIN MANAGEMENT
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BALANCING OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE WITH SUSTAINABILITY TARGETS
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DIGITALISATION, AUTOMATION & DATA-DRIVEN CHEMISTRY DECISION-MAKING
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SUPPLY CHAIN CONSOLIDATION, AVAILABILITY & SECURITY OF SUPPLY
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WATER MANAGEMENT: REGULATION, REUSE & COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES
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PERSISTENT CHEMICALS, LONG-TERM LIABILITY & REGULATORY RISK
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8:00AM - 8:50AM REGISTRATION & REFRESHMENTS
9:00AM - 9:10AM GSN WELCOME & CHAIRPERSON’S OPENING REMARKS & DAY 1 RECAP
9:10AM – 10:00AM PANEL: TALENT DRAIN, KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER & THE CHEMISTRY BRAIN GAP
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Understand how retirements, hiring freezes and restructuring are eroding deep production chemistry expertise faster than it is being replaced.
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Hear what leading operators are doing to capture critical know‑how before it walks out the door, from playbooks to structured post‑mortems.
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Hear honest perspectives on what knowledge is being lost permanently, and how that is already showing up in failures and program performance.
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The role of service companies and labs in bridging the knowledge gap across multiple operators.
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New career paths and skill sets emerging for “hybrid” roles that span field, chemistry and data.
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How to address the loss of knowledge around data interpretation and failure diagnosis.
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Vendor expectations as internal expertise shrinks.
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Philip Mathews, Technical Services Foreman - Asset Integrity & Chemicals, Devon Energy
Billy Palmore, Flow Assurance Specialist, Exxonmobil
Lisa Holding Eagle, Staff Corrosion Engineer, ConocoPhillips
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​11:30AM – 12:00PM DATA FOUNDATIONS FOR REAL-WORLD AI​
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AI starts with data, not models.
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Standardized data unlocks relationship patterns and automation.
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Specialty chemicals demand closed‑loop intelligence.
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From insights to action through integrated AI and automation.
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Raymond Mitten, Vice President, Advanced Digital Technologies, Imperative Chemical Partners
12:00PM – 12:30PM DIGITALIZATION & AUTOMATION IN 2026: FROM REMOTE MONITORING TO CLOSED-LOOP CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT
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Where digitalization truly pays off in 2026 — identifying operating environments, chemical programs, and production profiles where automation and data-driven control deliver measurable ROI.
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The practical path from manual and semi-digital workflows to closed-loop control, without over-engineering systems or overwhelming field teams.
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How operators are balancing field experience and accountability with increased reliance on remote monitoring, analytics, and algorithm-driven dosing decisions.
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Chad Hammond, President, DC3 Control
12:30PM – 1:30PM - NETWORKING LUNCH BREAK
1:30PM – 2:00PM TRUSTED DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN ACTION: TRANSFORMING OILFIELD CHEMICAL SUPPLY CHAINS
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Transitioning from siloed data to trusted digital infrastructure for unified logistics visibility.
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Real-world use of blockchain, IoT, and AI to enable transparent, connected supply chains.
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Delivering measurable gains in traceability, forecasting, reconciliation, and resilience.
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Lessons from scaling live systems and applying AI to improve daily operational decisions.
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Raj Rapaka, Digital Transformation Advisor, ExxonMobil
Rebecca Hofmann, President & CEO, Blockchain for Energy
2:00PM – 2:40PM PANEL: DIGITAL PRODUCTION CHEMISTRY THAT ACTUALLY WORKS
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A realistic look at digital chemistry management; what’s working, what failed, and why.
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Learn how operators are combining lab results, field observations, and performance data into simple, trusted workflows rather than complex dashboards no one uses.
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How smarter data sharing between operators and service companies is improving decisions, accountability, and chemical performance - not just compliance reporting.
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Designing digital systems that survive vendor changes, contract resets, and M&A activity.
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How operators vet lab credibility and QA/QC, and how digital reviews are reshaping operator–vendor performance discussions, audits, and challenge processes.
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Luis Espina, Sr. Asset Integrity Data Engineer, Murphy Oil Corporation
Justin Stoner, Chemical Specialist, ExxonMobil
Chad Hammond, President, DC3 Control
Raymond Mitten, Vice President, Advanced Digital Technologies, Imperative Chemical Partners
2:40PM – 3:10PM PRODUCED WATER TO AGRICULTURE – TURNING A COST INTO A REVENUE STREAM
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How rising produced-water volumes, increasing Hâ‚‚S souring, corrosion-derived iron, and reuse/disposal constraints combine to drive iron sulfide formation, deposition, and operational risk.
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How iron sulfide scale, colloidal solids, and sludges cause flowline plugging, separator upsets, injectivity loss, persistent emulsions, and often-hidden accelerated corrosion.
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What’s actually working in the field: integrated programs combining corrosion control, sulfide management, and dispersion/inhibition strategies.
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Katie Lewis, Professor, Texas A&M Agrilife Research
Joseph Burke, Assistant Professor, Texas A&M Agrilife Research