Dr. Lanny Schoeling has over 40 years of experience in many technical and managerial positions. He is currently President of EOR Consulting LLC. and Vice President of Oilfield Innovation at NeoTek Energy. Prior, Lanny was Vice President of Engineering and Technical Development for Kinder Morgan CO2 Company and Chief Reservoir Engineer for Unconventional’ s at Shell E&P. He holds a Doctor of Engineering in Petroleum Engineering, and master’s in chemical engineering. He is a professional engineer in Texas and Kansas. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and was a distinguished lecturer in 1996 for SPE, and author of numerous SPE papers. In 2016, he was awarded the IOR Pioneer Award at the IOR Conference in Tulsa, OK. He is co-inventor on over 20 patents. Recently he was appointed a Texas Member to the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission by the State of Texas. (IOGCC). Lanny is also on the Distinguished Lecturer Committee which selects future SPE Distinguished Lecturers.

Jonathan Heseltine is a Senior Researcher with InnoTech Alberta.  In his 18 years in the energy industry, he has overseen a range of engineering and laboratory projects related to wellbore integrity. This work includes testing of alternate barrier materials, logging technologies, leak measurement systems, and casing connections.  He has a background in technology development and data analysis, including development of a risk-based well integrity assessment tool, sand control failure database, and a study correlating drilling and cementing practices to cement log response.  Other projects examined casing deformation in high load applications in steam injection wells, salt cavern storage and permafrost wells.  Jonathan holds a master’s in degree mechanical engineering from the University of Saskatchewan and is a registered professional engineer in Alberta.  He is an avid outdoorsman and enjoys hiking, sailing, and backcountry skiing in his free time.

Lawrence is an experienced Technical Specialist with over 22 years of history working in Alberta’s oil and gas energy sector. During this time, he has gained experience in various sectors, including innovation and new technology, directional drilling, well integrity, enhanced oil recovery processes, facilities and production, end of life cycle facility decommissioning, abandonments and site reclamation.  Lawrence has supported Directive rewrites to the many rules and regulations that govern these activities within the province of Alberta and has been involved with developing industry best practices in Insitu/heavy oil operations.  His more recent experience includes a position with the Alberta Energy Regulator’s (AER) Field Surveillance and Operations Branch as a Heavy Oil Technical Specialist where he led a team of InSitu/Heavy Oil field Inspectors and was involved with the development of AER’s new Integrated Decision Approach OneStop platform and the development of over 400 business and operational assessment rules. Lawrence then transitioned into a Senior Advisory role with the AER’s Technology and Innovation Team where he provided technical reviews and proof of concept involving the evaluation, testing and compliance verification of various new technologies, prior to commercialization and industry acceptance. Lawrence has built highly credible relationships with industry partners and is skilled in providing guidance to oil companies to ensure compliance is maintained throughout the operational lifecycle, including reporting and self-disclosing operational upsets.  Lawrence currently works at Remedy Energy Services as a well abandonment, site decommissioning and reclamation specialist.

Matteo Loizzo has been an international consultant in well integrity and CO2 storage for 12 years. His previous career with Schlumberger spanned field operations, research & development, QHSE and carbon dioxide geological storage (CCUS). His current research interests include harnessing creeping formations (such as salt and shales) to help control well leaks, modeling leaks through cement, inverting geophysical measurements and quantifying methane emissions from oil & gas wells. He also provides technical training in the field of CCUS, plug & abandonment, well integrity, management systems, and process safety.

Matteo holds an Master’s degree in aerospace engineering from Rome university “La Sapienza”, Italy, has authored or coauthored 31 technical papers as well as a book chapter on CO2 storage, and he’s the Program Chair of the SPE Well Integrity Technical Section.

After graduation from high school with honors at a younger than normal age Garry decided to work in the oilfield to earn tuition to College.  Starting work in the pumping service line with BJ Services and Halliburton.  From there he moved into Drilling Fluids Engineering and developed several computer programs to assist wellsite personnel handle the basic functions of Fluid Hydraulics, Well Control, Cementing and Directional Drilling .  Continuing his career he moved into the position of Wellsite Drilling Supervisor in a contract role where he garnered experience drilling deep foothills wells and ultralong Slant wells where world records were set.  Following that in 1994 he moved over to the well service , completions and production operations as a wellsite supervisor.  Garry joined Remedy Energy Services In 2002 and shortly thereafter was asked to come into the corporate office as a superintendent for servicing and abandonments where he stayed until 2018 and then returned to the field as a SME in well abandonments.  He is currently active in the field as a supervisor and continues to develop significant engineering software solutions for the industry.