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
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.
Philip Mathews, Technical Services Foreman - Asset Integrity & Chemicals, Devon Energy
Billy Palmore, Flow Assurance Specialist, Exxonmobil
Lisa Holding Eagle, Staff Corrosion Engineer, ConocoPhillips
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.
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.
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.
Raj Rapaka, Digital Transformation Advisor, ExxonMobil
Rebecca Hofmann, President & CEO, Blockchain for Energy
2:00PM – 2:40PM PANEL: DIGITAL PRODUCTION CHEMISTRY THAT ACTUALLY WORKS
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.
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 H₂S 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.
Katie Lewis, Professor, Texas A&M Agrilife Research
Joseph Burke, Assistant Professor, Texas A&M Agrilife Research