Meet our Keynote Speakers

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.

Marie Macquet

CMC

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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.