Workshops
The EAGE Annual includes interactive one-day workshops, providing participants with the opportunity to gain new skills, new insights and the new knowledge that is key to developing your academic or professional profile. With a fascinating range of topical and relevant workshops to choose from, you are sure to find a programme that suits your needs.
Sunday 1 June 2025
Workshop 1 Part I
Towards good practice for geophysical monitoring of CO2 storage (Day 1)
Towards good practice for geophysical monitoring of CO2 storage (Day 1)
Join this workshop to explore the latest in CO2 storage monitoring. Hear from pioneering operators, regulators, and technology experts on Measurement Monitoring and Verification (MMV) requirements, innovative solutions, and field case studies. Discover adaptive technologies and regulatory insights, driving advancements in CO2 storage monitoring. Gain practical knowledge towards good practice for geophysical monitoring of CO2 storage in this new industrial scale era for CCS.
Workshop 2
Extracting high-resolution amplitude information: “migration plus inversion” or “full-waveform inversion”?
Extracting high-resolution amplitude information: “migration plus inversion” or “full-waveform inversion”?
Recent FWI work promotes extraction of Vp, Vs and density information, either directly by adding elasticity into the inversion, or via pre-stack angle-dependent approaches. We compare whether these FWI methods are now ready, and able, to replace the conventional pre-stack “migration plus inversion” paradigm.
Workshop 3
Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Seismic Processing and Reservoir characterization: a game changer?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Seismic Processing and Reservoir characterization: a game changer?
Artificial Intelligence has now been integrated in Seismic Processing and Reservoir Characterization tools throughout E&P and New Energies workflows. This workshop will review existing applications of AI, highlighting its benefits in terms of efficiency and accuracy in comparison with conventional tools and explore the potential of emerging technologies, such as generative AI, to enable game-changing applications.
Workshop 4
Near-surface characterization: A light at the end of the tunnel?
Near-surface characterization: A light at the end of the tunnel?
The main purpose of this workshop will be to discuss applications or latest advances in near-surface characterization. Topics we would like to cover will be from the acquisition to the interpretation of seismic/non-seismic data that are rely on to land, marine or transition zone.
Workshop 5
Geochemistry's role on Advancing Climate change and Energy Transition research
Geochemistry's role on Advancing Climate change and Energy Transition research
Explore the role of geochemistry in shaping current and future climate research at this 1-day workshop. Learn about innovative geochemical methods, from tools originally dedicated to petroleum to advanced techniques like Noble Gas, HRICPMS, Satellite based detectors, now applied to pressing environmental and climate challenges. Topics include soil recarbonization, pollution remediation, and sustainable energy solutions. Connect with leading scientists and discover how geochemistry can drive impactful climate research.
Workshop 6
Seismic Quantitative Interpretation (SQI) in the context of stratigraphic traps
Seismic Quantitative Interpretation (SQI) in the context of stratigraphic traps
Stratigraphic traps are notably challenging to assess due to trap seal risk. Geologists rely on Geophysicists for robust DHIs while Geophysicists depend on Geologists to delineate a valid trap. What are current Seismic Quantitative Interpretation (SQI) limitations? Are there best practices? Should the use of SQI be restricted to DHIs?
Workshop 7
Application of quantum technologies in geosciences
Application of quantum technologies in geosciences
This workshop will cover recent developments in quantum computing and quantum sensing in geosciences, including magnetometry, gravimetry, and hybrid quantum classical optimization in signal processing and imaging. Though in early stages, these technologies show promise for transforming geoscience research and applications.
Workshop 17
Navigating future of carbonates and mixed systems
Navigating future of carbonates and mixed systems
More information is coming soon!
Monday 2 June 2025
Workshop 1 Part 2
Towards good practice for geophysical monitoring of CO2 storage (Day 2)
Towards good practice for geophysical monitoring of CO2 storage (Day 2)
Join this workshop to explore the latest in CO2 storage monitoring. Hear from pioneering operators, regulators, and technology experts on Measurement Monitoring and Verification (MMV) requirements, innovative solutions, and field case studies. Discover adaptive technologies and regulatory insights, driving advancements in CO2 storage monitoring. Gain practical knowledge towards good practice for geophysical monitoring of CO2 storage in this new industrial scale era for CCS.
Workshop 8
Elastic FWI What For?
Elastic FWI What For?
Following the increase of HPC capabilities, elastic Full Waveform Inversion (FWI) has recently emerged as an industrial tool. As there is more than a step change in terms of computing cost the motivation for moving from acoustic to elastic FWI had to be demonstrated by its impact on seismic imaging. We propose to review here the value of the improvements brought by elastic FWI compared to acoustic FWI for velocity model building and imaging.
Workshop 10
Elastic inversion of 2D/3D UHR seismic data for offshore wind farms. What are the challenges to get there?
Elastic inversion of 2D/3D UHR seismic data for offshore wind farms. What are the challenges to get there?
The global energy transition is underway, with a focus on sustainable sources like offshore wind energy to achieve a carbon-free future. A significant challenge in developing large wind farms is the lack of detailed subsurface knowledge. Ultra high-resolution (UHR) seismic site characterization can reveal shallow subsurface details with remarkable clarity. However, the quality of current UHR acquisition and processing methods is limited, hindering the effectiveness of seismic elastic inversion in accurately translating seismic data into subsurface properties. Similarly, borehole geophysical data, which helps reduce inversion ambiguity, also suffers from poor quality, affecting the quantitative ground model accuracy. This workshop aims to unite stakeholders in developing new acquisition and processing methods for both UHR seismic and borehole geophysics to enhance input data for elastic inversion in offshore wind farm site characterization.
Workshop 11
How numerical modelling in earth sciences should evolve to address new usages of subsurface (CO2 sequestration, H2 storage, geothermal...)
How numerical modelling in earth sciences should evolve to address new usages of subsurface (CO2 sequestration, H2 storage, geothermal...)
New usages need fit-to purpose sub-surface models describing potentially large geological objects, coupling various processes like fluids or heat transport, geomechanics, fluid rocks interactions or even microbiology and requiring new kinds of calibrations. This exciting challenge opens-up a huge room for simulation tools and methods improvement.
Workshop 12
Faults and damage zones: impact on flow and mechanical behaviour
Faults and damage zones: impact on flow and mechanical behavior
How faults and damage zones control fluid flow and mechanical behaviour is addressed in wide- ranging studies from borehole characterization and fieldwork to numerical modelling. We explore the increasing applications from O&G through the energy transition to geothermals, storage and seismogenesis, aiming to reveal the key challenges to focus on for societal needs.
Workshop 14
Navigating Change – Understand your response to change to tune your leadership skills when navigating changes
Navigating Change – Understand your response to change to tune your leadership skills when navigating changes.
More information is coming soon!
Workshop 20
CCS: Critical pressure, pressure interference and pressure management
CCS: Critical pressure, pressure interference and pressure management
The objective of geologic carbon sequestration is the creation of a contained CO2 plume, but a limiting factor is often the associated pressure increase. The workshop will address issues around pressure and its management whether from a sole operation or from interference of multiple subsurface operations.
Friday 6 June 2025
Workshop 15
CCS Value Chain: assessment and integration from screening to design basics
CCS Value Chain: assessment and integration from screening to design basics
The Workshop is designed to be a global overview of carbon capture and storage projects in the whole value chain. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn from the screening in the early stage, design, and development, transport from emitters to storage site, injection wells, business models, monitoring, and environmental aspects.
Workshop 16
Hydrogen in the Sub-Surface: Unlocking Potential in Storage, Exploration, and Process Understanding
Hydrogen in the Sub-Surface: Unlocking Potential in Storage, Exploration, and Process Understanding
This workshop explores advancements in sub-surface hydrogen storage and natural hydrogen exploration. Experts will discuss geological storage potential, geochemical interactions, microbial impacts, and innovative geophysical monitoring and exploration methodologies, providing insights into the challenges and opportunities in harnessing hydrogen for a sustainable energy future
Workshop 18
Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing for Seismic Applications
Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing for Seismic Applications
Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing (DFOS) for active and passive seismic is advancing rapidly. The quality of DFOS seismic relative to conventional methods is currently highly dependent on deployment (borehole vs surface) and context (onshore vs offshore). This workshop aims to share successes and challenges across these applications and to shape further work.
Workshop 19
4D Seismic Monitoring: Can we relax acquisition 4D repeatability constraints while retrieving reliable 4D signal?
4D Seismic Monitoring: Can we relax acquisition 4D repeatability constraints while retrieving reliable 4D signal?
High seismic repeatability has been a mandatory requirement to obtain high quality, interpretable 4D signals. In some contexts, this requirement is not met. The goal of this workshop is to share experiences and ideas using conventional careful 4D processing or new technologies like FWI 4D to overcome lack of repeatability.
Workshop 21
Multi-dimensional wavefield deconvolution: current status and the road ahead
Multi-dimensional wavefield deconvolution: current status and the road ahead
Multi-dimensional convolution and deconvolution represents the workhorse of many algorithms for
seismic processing and imaging. However, since these approaches require dense spatial sampling,
are challenging to regularize and computationally expensive, simpler methods are sometimes used
in practice. This workshop aims to explore the status of multi-dimensional deconvolution methods,
discuss their challenges, and compare with simpler approaches to determine the limits of likely use.
Workshop 22
Foundation Models in the Geosciences
Foundation Models in the Geosciences
As the geosciences increasingly intersect with advanced AI technologies, foundation models—large pre-trained models that can be fine-tuned for specific tasks—are emerging as transformative tools. This workshop will explore the application of these models in geosciences, from seismic interpretation to reservoir characterization, and beyond.
Workshop 1 Part I
CCS Monitoring "Lessons Learned, Challenges, Opportunities and Strategies"
CCS Monitoring "Lessons Learned, Challenges, Opportunities and Strategies"
The workshop concentrates on all techniques of monitoring the injection and the migration of the C02 plume in the reservoir and overburden including containment, conformance, and contingent monitoring as well as cost-efficient opportunities and strategies in place to get the right information at the right time to make the correct decision on the field.
Convenors:
- Bruce Webb (Eni)
- Tillmann Roth (Wintershall Dea)
- Bastien Dupuy (Sintef)
- Elodie Morgan (SpotLight)
- Herve Chauris (Mines Paris)
- Alexandre Kazantsev – (Storengy)
- Sara Minisini (Shell)
Workshop 6
The value of multiples for seismic imaging and velocity model building
The value of multiples for seismic imaging and velocity model building
The benefits of using multiples in imaging and VMB have been widely discussed over recent years, however some challenges including multiple contamination and cycle skipping remain. We consider the pros and cons of using multiples, assess how to overcome the challenges, and discuss in which acquisition and geological scenarios the benefits may outweigh the drawbacks.
Convenors:
- Gordon Poole (CGG)
- Clement Kostov (Consultant)
- Eric Verschuur (TU Delft)
- Nizar Chemingui (PGS)
- Fred Melo (SLB)
- James Mcleman (DUG)
- Simon Baldock (TGS)
Workshop 11
Prospect definition, risking and portfolio generation in the energy transition
Prospect definition, risking and portfolio generation in the energy transition
The workshop shall address the challenge to scale up and industrialize new energy solutions like geothermal, DLE, CCS and H2. As these are partially open systems, prospect defintions are not standardized, scaling up and portfolio generation for the industry is challenging. The workshop shall give guidance and deliver fruity discussions.
Convenors:
- Axel Wenke (Neptune Energy)
- Martin Neumaier (ArianeLogix)
- Jean-Christophe Embry (Equinor)
Workshop 7
Moving forward with deep geological repositories for high-level nuclear waste – Contributions from Geophysics
Moving forward with deep geological repositories for high-level nuclear waste – Contributions from Geophysics
Several countries are planning, exploring, or realizing deep geological repositories for highly radioactive waste. Geophysical methods are applied to characterize the underground, to evaluate rock mechanical properties, to detect groundwater movements, and to assess rock permeability. The suitability and validity of geophysical methods will be discussed within this workshop.
Convenors:
- Dirk Orlowsky DMT GmbH & Co. KG)
- Andreas Schuck (GGL Geophysik und Geotechnik Leipzig GmbH)
- Stefan Buske (Institute of Geophysics and Geoinformatics, TU Bergakademie Freiberg)
Workshop 14
Beyond Elastic:The multicomponent part of seismic
Beyond Elastic: The multicomponent part of seismic
Most of the time we use about 1/4 of the OBN measurements (not counting the Z component that is only used for deghosting). This is the most complete and expensive type of offshore seismic data , and we often miss the opportunity to truly leverage 3/4s of these data, the elastic part. The goal of the workshop is to assess the status of our work using the shear waves and the multicomponent part of the OBN measurements.
Convenors:
- Adriana Citlali Ramirez (TGS)
- Emin Sadikhov (Equinor)
- John Brittan (PGS)
- Espen Raknes (AkerBP)
Workshop 15
Geostatistics and its Latest Developments Using Machine Learning Methods
Geostatistics and its Latest Developments Using Machine Learning Methods
Geostatistics is about managing spatial uncertainty thanks to probabilistic modeling. In the digital subsurface world, minimizing measurement and estimation errors has become a key “cost function” for artificial intelligence algorithms, enabling the optimization and automation of geoscience workflows and better management of earth resources, particularly in the O&G E&P industry
Convenors:
- Alessandro Mannini (Santos)
- Luc Sandjivy (ERMS)
Workshop 1 - Part II
CCS Monitoring "Lessons Learned, Challenges, Opportunities and Strategies"
CCS Monitoring "Lessons Learned, Challenges, Opportunities and Strategies"
The workshop concentrates on all techniques of monitoring the injection and the migration of the C02 plume in the reservoir and overburden including containment, conformance, and contingent monitoring as well as cost-efficient opportunities and strategies in place to get the right information at the right time to make the correct decision on the field.
Convenors:
- Bruce Webb (Eni)
- Tillmann Roth (Wintershall Dea)
- Bastien Dupuy (SINTEF)
- Elodie Morgan (SpotLigh)
- Herve Chauris (Mines Paris)
- Alexandre Kazantsev – (Storengy)
- Sara Minisini (Shell)
Workshop 2
The future of quantitative ground models for offshore renewables
The future of quantitative ground models for offshore renewables
Meeting global carbon dioxide emissions pledges requires offshore renewable energy capacity to increase rapidly. This workshop will bring together all parties (geoscientists, geotechnical engineers, geostaticians) involved in building quantitative ground models to stimulate an open debate on the pathway forward to improve and make better use of such models.
Convenors:
- Mark E. Vardy (SAND Geophysics)
- Maarten Vanneste (NGI)
- Gareth Wood (BP Exploration)
- Eric Cauquil (TOTAL Exploration & Production)
- Andy Barwise (RWE)
- Neil Dyer (Cathie Associates)
Workshop 8
Unveiling the Unseen: Embracing AI's Power in Interpretation
Unveiling the Unseen: Embracing AI’s Power in Interpretation
Review and debate the fusion of human expertise and cutting-edge AI advancements. Explore seismic interpretation mysteries, reservoir characterization, and more. Join us for an interactive workshop that redefines exploration & production and shapes the future of interpretation.
Convenors:
- Anastasiia Jacobsen (Bluware)
- Anita Torabi (University of Oslo)
- Alessandro Manini (Santos)
- Brian Eslick (Total Energies)
- Cyrille Reiser (PGS)
- James Lowell (Geoteric)
- Nicolas Daynac (Eliis)
- Victor Aarre (Consultant)
Workshop 9
Nurturing talent for the energy transition
Nurturing talent for the energy transition
Challenges related to climate mitigation mean that new geophysical monitoring methods are needed. Academia has a responsibility to nurture and ensure that society adapts to these challenges. We propose a workshop involving several universities in Europe as well as key industry companies to discuss research and teaching needs imposed by this transition.
Convenors:
- Martin Landrø (CGF, NTNU)
- Deyan Draganov (TU Delft)
- Johan Robertsson (ETH Zurich)
- Colin MacBeth (HeriotWatt)
- Mark Thompson (Equinor)
Workshop 13
Status and challenges of extended domain FWI
Status and challenges of extended domain FWI
Thanks to its capability to produce unrevealed high resolution velocity models FWI has become an essential tool for seismic imaging. In this context, ahead of the recovery background velocity models using diving waves, FWI is requested to interpret the amplitude and kinematics of reflected waves. This is a well-known challenge due to the coupling of model parameters and to the ill-conditioning of the problem. From long extended domain FWI has been proposed to overcome the issue. We propose during this workshop to review and discuss the status and perspectives of these numerous approaches investigated along these directions.
Convenors:
- Gilles LAMBARE (CGG)
- René-Edouard PLESSIX (Shell)
Workshop 16
Marine Vibrators: Good, good, good – Good vibrations?
Marine Vibrators: Good, good, good - Good vibrators?
In recent years, several projects have developed towed marine vibrators (MV) to meet increased environmental requirements and to secure a license to operate. This first workshop on MVs will look at the history of seismic sources, their technical challenges, and future applications. Recent results from offshore tests will be presented and signal and pre-processing methods will be discussed. With an all-electric power supply and full control of amplitude, frequency and phase, new acquisition designs allow for future efficiency gains, reduced environmental impact, and improved data quality. The aim of the workshop is to bring together the existing projects and to discuss with the community and environmentalists the importance and impact of the new technology, which might be fully commercialised by 2025.
Convenors:
- Peter Hanssen
- Thomas Elboth
- Rune Tenghamn
- Enrico Zamboni
Workshop 18
Fault characterization challenges and recent advances
Fault characterization challenges and recent advances
Faults introduce heterogeneity and anisotropy to their host rock, therefore influencing the
geometry and properties of reservoirs. We aim to bring together experts from industry andacademia, who are working on faults from different perspectives and applications. We will discuss
the state-of-the-art, challenges and advances in our understanding of faults.
Convenors:
Anita Torabi
Elin Skurtveit
Workshop 3
Compressive sensing principles and applications for seismic data acquisition and processing
Compressive sensing principles and applications for seismic data acquisition and processing
The main purpose of this workshop will be to discuss applications or later advances in compressive sensing principles and applications for seismic data acquisition and processing. Topics we would like to cover will be acquisition, denoising, interpolation/reconstruction, deblending or any other topics that could be applied on land, marine or transition zone data.
Convenors:
- David Le Meur (Viridien)
- Ali Alfaraj (Saudi Aramco)
Workshop 4
4D FWI: the key technologies to unveil time-lapse subsurface changes
4D FWI: the key technologies to unveil time-lapse subsurface changes
The workshop aims to 1) address the challenges of suppressing the effect of non-repeatability in 4D FWI and to 2) brainstorm ideas for capturing subtle changes of seismic signatures hidden behind time-lapse data. Also, we will share 3) various case studies of successful 4D FWI applications from the industrial communities.
Convenors:
- Yongchae Cho (Seoul National University)
- Cyril Agut (Total Energies)
- Daniela Donno (CGG)
- Dong-Joo Min (Seoul National University)
- René-Édouard Plessix (Shell)
Workshop 5
Large scale CO2 and energy storage studies and their sealing/leakage challenges
Large scale CO2 and energy storage studies and their sealing/leakage challenges
Different CO2 and energy storage studies would be presented and discussed, focusing on capacities, containment (trap, reservoir properties, top seal and their assessments), with a focus on individual well injectivity rates and the optimalisation of number and type of wells needed to reach anticipated capacities. Furthermore, the workshop will gather contributions focusing on shut down fields bringing new insights on legacy well characterisation, monitoring, and capacity estimates.
Convenors:
- Balazs Badics (Wintershall Dea)
- Benjamin Udo Emmel (SINTEF)
- Amir Ghaderi (SINTEF)
Workshop 10
Geoscience and engineering needed for Deep Sea Mining
Geoscience and engineering needed for Deep Sea Mining
The workshop aims to discuss the challenges facing a fledgling new industry in mining seabed minerals. The recent opening of the Norwegian waters for exploration for seabed minerals initiates a drive towards innovations in geophysical methods both for mineral and metal detection, but also on environmental mapping. Such a development is not restricted to Norwegian waters, but also applies to other prospective areas globally, including the Area, administered by the International Seabed Authority.
Following a successful exploration activity innovation in production technology is also needed. The engineering challenges involve equipment withstanding deep water with a minimal environmental footprint.
Convenors:
- Egil Tjåland (Norwegian Forum for Marine Minerals/NTNU)
- Ebbe Hartz (AkerBP)
Workshop 12
Shallow subsurface cavities: identification and characterization with geological and geophysical methods.
Shallow subsurface cavities: identification and characterization with geological and geophysical
A substantial portion of Earth’s surface is karst terrain, posing significant hazards in the construction of facilities, from windmills to drilling rigs to whole cities. In this workshop we want to explore the most recent geological and geophysical methods to offer a cost-effective way to identify and characterize these geo-hazards.
Convenors:
- Diego Rovetta
- Olena Ivanik
- Oleksandr Menshov
Workshop 17
Deep dive into GenAI and Large Language Models (LLMs) for subsurface applications
Deep dive into GenAI and Large Language Models (LLMs) for subsurface applications
This workshop session covers Natural Language Processing & GenAI. It provides insights into the transformative power of Large Language Models, showcases applications for subsurface tasks, offers a hands-on lab experience, and concludes with a panel on ethics and future outlooks.
Convenors:
George Ghon (Vår Energi / Capgemini)
Cédric M. John (Environments Research Institute (DERI)
Lukas Mosser (Aker BP)
