2026 IADD MWD/LWD Forum
Date: Thursday, August 27, 2026
Time: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Location:
The Downtown Aquarium
410 Bagby St.
Houston TX, 77002
Early Registration : (Ends 8/17/26)
Members: $ 195
Non-Members: $225
Committee Members
- Brad Raymond, Tomax
- Ben Frith, Gordon Technologies
- Art Poffenroth, MIC Group
- Josh Wheeler, Gordon Technologies
Agenda
7:00 a.m. to 8:00
Registration, Check-In and Light Breakfast
8:00 to 8:15
8:15 to 9:00
Speakers:
Panel Discussion:
Welcome, Safety Briefing
Session 1 : "Let's start with a HOT topic!" - Hot Hole Tools
Session Chairs/Moderators: Josh Wheeler, Gordon Technologies and Dick Hall
- Dicky Hall - The Challenges of Drilling in the Haynesville
- John Hickey, Hephae Energy Technology- Geo-Thermal
- Seth Lastrapes, ProDirectional - OctaneXT
- Ben Frith, Gordon Technologies - Heat Miser
- Pedro Segura , Bench Tree - Pyro MWD
9:00 to 9:45
Speakers:
Panel Discussion:
Session 2: Well Bore Placement as a (W)hole - 1 - Shrinking The Ellipse Of Uncertainty
Session Chairs/Moderators: Josh Wilson, SDI & Jonathan Lightfoot, Oxy
- Surveying Precision - Robert Wylie, ICWSA
- Ground Shots & Enhance IFR1 Modeling For Reduced EOU - Chad Wathen, H&P
What Are Practical Solutions? What Are The Implications?
- Adrian Ledroz, SLB
9:45 to 10:00
10:00 to 10:45
Speakers:
10:45 to 11:30
Speakers:
11:30 a.m.
12:00 p.m. to 12:10
12:10 to 12:45
12:45 to 1:00
Break, Exhibits Open
Session 3 : Emerging Technology Updates- Data Transmission
Session Chairs/Moderators: Art Poffenroth, MIC Group & Chermayne Kennedy, Direct Drilling Fluids
- Summary of Data Transmission Types - Paul Neil, NOV
- Real-Time Health Monitoring Capabilities from MWD/LWD Tools - Dmitry Belov, SLB
- Continuous Downhole Power Generation - Colton Fox, US Synthetic
Session 4 : Emerging Technology Updates- Sensors
Session Chairs/Moderators: Blaine Comeaux, IADD
- Higher Frequency Data; ARGUS - Nate Anderson, Gordon Technologies
- AI-Enabled Maintenance Programs - Peter Kowalchuk, Taurex
- Connecting to RSS - Paul Neil, NOV
Lunch, Exhibits Open
IADD Initiatives - Blaine Comeaux, IADD
Industry Update - David Bat, Kimberlite Research
Break, Exhibits Open
1:00 to 2:00
Speakers:
2:00 to 2:30
Session 5: Well Bore Placement as a (W)hole - 2
Session Chairs/Moderators: Farra Baranowski & Dicky Hall
- QGamma - Aashrit Bagareddy, Quantico
- Independent Access to Bed Boundary Mapping - Jim Mather, Oliden Technologies
- AlphaSight - Mauro Viandante, SLB
- Tsili Wang, Well Resolution Technologies
Break and Exhibits Breakdown
2:30 to 3:30
Speakers:
3:30 to 3:45
3:45 to 5:00
Session 6 : What Do We Do With The Data?
Session Chairs: Ben Frith, Gordon Technologies and David Gibson, Gibson Reports
"To Infinity and Beyond - AI for MWD" - William Lee, ThinkGraph
Wrap-Up - Josh Wheeler, Gordon Technologies
Happy Hour Sponsored By Azimuth MWD
The Aquarium Bar- 2nd Floor
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