CONFIRMED SPEAKER — ORPHAN & IDLE WELLS USA 2026

Most Wells Get Plugged Without Ever Being Assessed for What They Could Still Become

Field to Boardroom: Closing the Gap Between Capital Allocation and Well Execution

I’ll be speaking at the 3rd Annual Orphan & Idle Wells USA 2026 conference in Houston, Texas, June 24–25, 2026.

In most abandonment programs, the same pattern repeats:

• A well moves toward closure before anyone checks whether it holds repurposing value — hydrogen storage, lithium brine extraction, or future re-entry potential.
• Liability reduction becomes the only metric tracked, while the asset value disappearing with it goes unmeasured.
• By the time the closure decision reaches the people who could have stopped it, the well is already plugged.

TEA exists to catch this before it happens — assessing every well for re-entry, repurposing, and conversion potential before a single plug decision is made.

If you’re attending Orphan & Idle Wells USA 2026, I’d welcome the chance to connect in Houston.

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33 years of upstream drilling and completions experience across 9 countries. 1,200+ wells abandoned and worked over. IWCF Supervisor Level 4 Certified · ERA MRDP Registered Member Contractor.