First EAGE Workshop on Geophysical Techniques for Monitoring CO2 Storage

21-22 October 2025 | Toronto, Canada

Meet our Keynote Speakers

Dr Rick Chalaturnyk

University of Alberta

Rick Chalaturnyk is a Professor of Geotechnical Engineering in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Alberta and holds an NSERC/Energi Simulation Industrial Research Chair in Reservoir Geomechanics. Prior to joining the University in 1997, Rick helped co-found a reservoir surveillance company called PROMORE Engineering and after joining the University, was engaged as Executive VP of Opsens Solutions, a company providing fiber-optic and non-fiber monitoring solutions to the SAGD and CO2 Storage world. At the University of Alberta, Rick has established the Reservoir Geomechanics Research Group, working primarily in the area of unconventional resource geomechanics and geological storage of CO2 and has established three unique GeoInnovation Environments (high temp/pressure lab, beam centrifuge and 3D printing of rocks) that underpin projects focusing on how geomechanical mechanisms influence or impact reservoir flow processes, with a particular focus on in situ stress measurement, lab property measurements, modeling strategies and verification studies. He was involved in the IEA GHG Weyburn-Midale CO2 Storage and Monitoring Research Project since its inception in 2000 and is currently active as a member of the scientific and engineering research committee for the Aquistore project in Saskatchewan and several other international CCS initiatives. Dr. Chalaturnyk served as Chair of a Canadian Standards Association Technical Committee that developed CSA Z741-12, a standard for the geological storage of CO2. In addition to research at the University of Alberta, Dr. Chalaturnyk has also founded GeoVer Inc., a reservoir geomechanics consulting company focussing on complex reservoir-geomechanical simulations and the development and deployment of advanced reservoir geomechanics surveillance technologies.

Dr . Marie Macquet

CMC

Marie Macquet is the Director of Operations and Research at Carbon Management Canada (CMC). She leads the CMC Containment and Monitoring Innovation (CaMI) program and manages the Field Research Station (FRS), focusing on the geophysical monitoring of the subsurface applied to CO₂ sequestration. Marie completed her M.Sc. in Planetology in 2011 at the University of Nantes (France) and graduated with her PhD in Geophysics in 2014 from ISTerre laboratory, University Joseph Fourier (Grenoble, France). She is the current president of the Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists (CSEG).

John Even Lindgård

Reach Subsea - Monitoring

John Even is the Commercial Director for the Monitoring Division in Reach Subsea. John Even loves to talk about new technologies and their potential to change the status quo in the energy industry. John has extensive experience in the energy industry and is an active member in SPE, SEG and EAGE.

Patricia Montoya

ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company

Patricia Montoya is a Senior Geoscience Advisor with 22+ years of experience currently working as a Global MMV advisor for EM CO₂ sequestration projects and collaborations. She received her BS from Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela, in Geophysics (1995). Worked for PDVSA from 1995 to 2000. Received her MS and PhD, from University of Texas at Austin in Geological Sciences (2002 and 2006 respectively). Worked for Anadarko from 2006 to 2007. Upon joining ExxonMobil in 2007, Patricia has worked in Exploration, Development, Production and Research business support roles as a Senior Geoscientist. Her previous role included planning and executing new CO₂ injectors wells at LaBarge, Wyoming for the CCS expansion project. Her areas of technical expertise are structural geology, salt tectonics, deep water stratigraphy, development and production planning, operations execution, risk management strategies, mitigation planning and implementing fit-for-risk monitoring and surveillance plans for CO₂ sequestration.

Sougata Halder

TGS

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Amir Haghi

Viridien

Amir is the Lead Reservoir Geomechanics Scientist at Viridien, based in Calgary. He earned his PhD in Geomechanical Engineering from the University of Alberta and brings nearly two decades of international experience across industry and academia. As a core member of the Tech+ R&D reservoir team, Amir drives innovative geomechanical solutions for global CCS projects, leveraging his deep technical expertise to advance reservoir performance.

Lee Hunt

Carbon Alpha

Lee Hunt is a professional geophysicist with over 3 decades of experience working virtually every play in the WCSB and many other basins. He has drilled over 400 horizontal and vertical wells, using 2D and 3D seismic, using a wide variety of techniques. Lee has catalogued the value of these experiences in some 60 conference presentations and journal publications. Lee was the 2012 CSEG Distinguished Lecturer and the 2020 CSEG Symposium Honoree. In 2024, Lee was made an Honorary Member of the CSEG. Lee and his co-authors won Excellence of Oral Presentation for the 1997 SEPM Convention, the 2000 CSEG Convention Best Paper Award, the 2008 CSEG Convention Best Geophysical Abstract, the 2008 CSEG Best Technical Luncheon Talk, the 2010 CSEG Convention Best Geophysical Oral Presentation, the Best Exploration Paper at VII INGPET in 2011, Honorable Mention for Best Paper in The Leading Edge in 2011, and Best Paper in the CSEG Recorder in 2011. He was a participant in the creation of the CSEG MLA, as well as APEGA's Guideline for Ethical Use of Geophysical Data. He was also one of the principal designers of the CSEG Value of Geophysics with Case Histories course. Lee currently works as Principal, Geophysics for Carbon Alpha, a Carbon Capture and Underground Sequestration company.