2025 GRC: Workshop 2
Workshop 2: Well Construction in Bits and Bytes
Friday, October 24 - Saturday, October 25, 2025
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (both days)
This intensive 2-day workshop, held in conjunction with the GRC Annual Meeting, is designed for professionals across drilling, reservoir engineering, data science, and project development who want to drive geothermal well construction into the digital frontier. Co-led by industry veterans from Exceed Geo Energy, LSU, and global geothermal leaders, the workshop offers a field-tested, AI-enabled, and simulation-rich approach to solving today’s geothermal challenges—at both the surface and subsurface.
Day 1: Well Construction & Performance Management (Bits)
Understand how geothermal drilling differs from oil & gas
Budget wells within 3% of AFE using proven field tactics
Compare and optimize designs via digital twins
Hands-on AI deployment in Jupyter (ROP optimization, kick detection, CFD cementing)
Instructors: Nasikul Islam (Exceed Geo Energy), Dr. Mayank Tyagi (LSU)
Day 2: AI-Focused Geothermal Simulation & Modeling
- Learn geothermal heat transfer and wellbore-reservoir integration
- Run real-time predictive analytics on well logs
- Forecast production using ML models
- Explore challenges across diverse geothermal reservoirs
- Certification quiz: 20 MCQs (split across both days)
Who Should Attend:
Drilling, reservoir, and geothermal engineers
Data scientists and geothermal modelers
Project developers and operations leads
Anyone seeking hands-on geothermal AI applications
Lunch and break service are included in the workshop registration fees ($895).