25-26 February, 2026

AAPG 4th Annual Orphan, Abandoned, Idle, and Marginal Wells: Opportunities with Legacy Assets


Tulsa, OK - Hyatt Regency

Registration is Open

The focus on the 4th Annual Conference is on hidden benefits of orphan, abandoned, idle, and marginal (OAIM) wells, and the information and tools needed to take full advantage of new opportunities. Sessions will focus on where the industry is now with OAIM wells, with changes in regulations, new funding sources and tax credits, particularly for combined plugging and field revitalization and enhanced oil recover (water and CO2 floods). Cost and efficiency improvements through new approaches and technologies will be covered, with case studies and key guidelines, including new materials, new techniques, sensors, AI modeling, drones, detection. In addition, sessions will describe how OAIM development can spur real estate and commercial agricultural development, and electricity generation for data centers, microgrids for communities, with strategic plans and implementing partners.

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Sponsors

Well Done Foundation, Inc
Platinum Sponsor
Great Bear Technologies, Inc
Gold Sponsor
BioSqueeze Inc.
Silver Sponsor
Carbon X Credits LLC
Silver Sponsor
Heath
Silver Sponsor
Isotech, a Stratum Reservoir brand
Silver Sponsor
Mid-Continent Geological Library
Silver Sponsor
Purvis Energy Advisors
Silver Sponsor
Ventmedic Corporation
Silver Sponsor

Program

DAY 1

Keynote: Brad Gray, President and CFO, Diversified Energy Corporation – Total lifecycle management of marginal wells, with scheduled plugging, optimizing production, maintaining constant monitoring. 

Technical Track: 

Session 1: Planning and Risk Management: Identifying and Locating Wells

  • Robert Hendricks, Birkhoff, Hendricks & Carter - Use of remote sensing in in orphan, abandoned, and idle wells
  • Nick Gianoutsos, USGS – Orphan wells database
  • Sunil Garg, DataVedik, and Eric Bruesewitz, TAQ Energy - End-to-End Life-Cycle Management for Decommissioning/Repurposing Assets

Session 2: State and Federal Requirements, including Emissions

  • Alexander Brandt, Southern Methodist University - Fugitive Methane Emissions Modeling from Microannulus Failure in Horizontal Well Systems

Session 3: Borehole Integrity, New Materials

  • Fred Gyllenhammar, CaMa GeoScience, Norway - Methane emissions in EU and Europe. A summary the problem and the action plan.
  • Mileva Radonjic, Oklahoma State University – Borehole Integrity Factors

Session 4: Urban P&A Challenges, Wetlands, Water Quality

  • Craig Kerkhoff, Managing Partner - Birkhoff, Hendricks & Carter – Long-term municipal resource management planning and infrastructure
  • Curtis Shuck, CEO, Well Done Foundation – Plugging wells in wetlands

Business Track: 

Session 1: Human Health and Environmental Benefits

  • Dan Arthur, President, ALL-LLC

Session 2: Tribal Legacy Assets, Federal Lands

  • William Lynn, Osage Assets
  • Fred Beartrack, Osage Orphan Well Program

Session 3: Innovative Funding: Carbon Credits, Tax Credits

  • Whitney Landress, True Methane 

Session 4: Blended Projects 

  • Scott St. John, Reagan-Smith

DAY 2

Technical Track: 

Session 5: Natural Gas to Power Generation: Microgrids, Data Centers, Turbines

  • Jonathan Kohn, BitPetro - Bitcoin Mining and Microgrids

Session 6: Repurposing and Multiuse: Geothermal, Brine Mining, Energy Storage

  • Steve Tedesco, Running Foxes – Helium and Hydrogen Potential in Repurposed Wells

Session 7: Optimizing Marginal Wells: Lifecycle Management, Waterfloods, more  

  • Geoff Thyne, E-Sal – Smart waterfloods 
  • Nima Daneshvarnejad, USC – From Leak Rate to Leak Profile; AI-Driven Monitoring and Predictive

Session 8: CO2 Floods, Carbon Management, EOR for Shale Plays

  • Tongwei Zhang, UT-Austin – EOR for Shale Plays

Business Track: 

Session 5: Legacy Assets for Mergers and Acquisitions, or Direct Investment

  • Douglas Kris, Senior Vice President Investor Relations, Diversified Energy Corporation – Fireside Chat
  • Don Burdick, Olifant – Buying legacy assets to create value through optimization
  • Dan Boyd, Scarab – Need for a Midcontinent Geological Library
  • Galen Dillewyn, NuTech – Derisked deals; behind pipe, remaining reserves

Session 6: Meeting demand for Oil and Natural Gas through 2050: New technologies, techniques, chemicals

  • Jerry Swearingen, Stratum Reservoir 
  • Sashi Gunturu, Petrabytes – New Analytical tools to boost production, cut costs

Session 7: Revitalized Gas Wells and Gas-Gathering Systems for Low-Volume Gas and Microgrids

  • Sean Epps, Manager, Regional Sales, Heath US – Methane detection and monitoring for compliance 

Session 8: Future Opportunities 

Sponsorship
Become a Sponsor

Platinum Sponsor | $7,500

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  • Logo in Event Promotion Emails
  • Tabletop Exhibit Space (Includes 6’ Skirted Table and 2 Chairs)
  • Complimentary Workshop Registrations (2)
  • Featured in Social Media Posts
  • Pre or Post Workshop Email to Registered Attendees
  • Logo, Link, and Recognition in Pre Workshop Webinars (Recorded)

Gold Sponsor | $5,000

  • Appearance on Website
  • On-Site Recognition
  • Logo in Event Promotion Emails
  • Tabletop Exhibit Space (Includes 6’ Skirted Table and 2 Chairs)
  • Complimentary Workshop Registrations (2)
  • Featured in Social Media Posts

Silver Sponsor | $2,500

  • Appearance on Website
  • On-Site Recognition
  • Logo in Event Promotion Emails
  • Tabletop Exhibit Space (Includes 6’ Skirted Table and 2 Chairs)
  • Complimentary Workshop Registration (1)

Bronze Sponsor | $1,500

  • Appearance on Website
  • On-Site Recognition
  • Logo in Event Promotion Emails

Patron Sponsor | $500

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  • On-Site Recognition

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Venue

Venue
Tulsa, OK - Hyatt Regency
100 East Second Street Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103 United States

Lodging

Included in rate: Wi-Fi, Fitness Center, Airport Shuttle.

Please go to our main website for more information.

AAPG Accommodation Rates

Hyatt Regency Tulsa

Rate: Single/Double $109 + 16.517% tax

Booking Deadline: 24 January 2026

Booking Info
Hotel
Tulsa, OK - Hyatt Regency
100 East Second Street Tulsa , Oklahoma 74103 United States

Pricing

  • Member-Early $625 
  • Member-Onsite $725 
  • Nonmember-Early $725 
  • Nonmember-Onsite $825 
  • Student Member $175 
  • Student Nonmember $225

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