Dig X Subsurface
SCANDIC LILLESTRØM | OSLO | NORWAY
02-03 DECEMBER 2026 || DIGEX.NO
About
Geoscience meets technology in the digitalization community.
New digital tools and applications can be catalysts and a competitive edge in better decision-making, evaluation, and improved inter-disciplinary subsurface understanding, in our efforts to to meet the energy demands of tomorrow!
Why?
Digitalization of the subsurface is a rapidly developing field. We are witnessing significant progress in embracing technology opportunities. Yet, there are still challenges and language barriers addressed.
At DigXSubsurface, we lay a foundation for trust in new tools, data, and applications through the presentation of case studies, key learnings, and best practices to develop next-generation subsurface workflows.
For whom?
Geoscientists, data scientists, and digitalization professionals working within the subsurface domain in the traditional and renewable industries:
- Oil companies
- Service companies
- Technology providers
- Authorities
- Research and educational institutions
Call for abstracts
We invite the digital subsurface ecosystem of energy companies, technology providers, data managers, authorities, research and educational institutions, data scientists, and digitalization professionals to submit abstracts to the Dig X Subsurface 2026 conference in December covering the following topics:
Next-generation subsurface workflows
- Transformative exploration and production workflows
- Digitized and automated well-planning and design
- Digital efforts to increase oil recovery and extend field lives
- Next-generation field development and digital twins
- Software automation tools for use cases like processing, rock physics, reservoir characterization, petrophysics, and inversion
- Explainable AI
- Subsurface ensembles, their analysis, and new approaches to ensemble-based decisions
- Agentic AI: From automated to autonomous workflows
Generative AI and large language models (LLMs)
- Unlocking hidden information in unstructured E&P reports
- Demonstrations of use cases and lessons learned
- AI platforms, applications, and tools
- Integration of unstructured and structured data
Data readiness and accessibility
- Data management, quality, and governance
- Integration of subsurface data across domains (wells, seismic, reservoir, production)
- User-friendly access to data through modern platforms and interfaces
- Preparing and standardizing data to support automation, analytics, and AI workflows
- Automated workflows for making technical E&P data readily available
- Strategic approaches to modernizing legacy data for future-ready workflows
Experimentation and rapid prototyping
- Small-scale projects and “vibe coding” approaches to rapid problem solving
- Turning lightweight initiatives into value by integrating quick solutions into workflows
- Building a culture that supports experimentation, learning, and acceptance of failure
OSDU and Digital Architecture
- OSDU data platform and interoperability – use cases on wellbore, seismic domain data management services (DDMS), and reservoir
- Lessons learned with OSDU architecture: tenants, partitions, DDMS, etc.
- Innovations in a complex digital landscape and evolving OSDU
- OSDU schemas development and Open Group Consortium experiences
We especially encourage sharing lessons learned and use cases presented by vendors and client companies together, and we welcome academia and research institutions to submit abstracts presenting their R&D projects, particularly PhD presentations.
Abstract deadline: 4 September 2026
Submit abstracts to: events@geopublishing.no
A major technological shift is underway in the subsurface geoscience community, transforming how we collaborate, work, store, utilize, and analyze vast amounts of data.
This shift is now accelerating with the maturation of AI, cloud-native platforms, and data standards, moving from experimentation to scaled deployment across organizations.
Dig X Subsurface 2026 is the premier conference for the geoscience community and its digital ecosystem, dedicated to the digital subsurface.
The conference brings the community together to showcase how leading organizations and innovative projects harness digital technologies to unlock new opportunities and deepen subsurface understanding through integrated data, systems, and workflows.
Dig X Subsurface spans the entire subsurface value chain from exploration, production, IOR, well planning, and reservoir characterization to next-generation field development, data management, and digital twins. Traditionally siloed disciplines are converging into integrated systems and workflows, driven by digital advancements.
The community has long recognized that digitalization enables more efficient exploration, improved subsurface workflows, better well placement, and safer drilling. Today, the emphasis is on scaling these capabilities across assets and organizations while ensuring reliability, governance, and traceability of models and decisions.
Digital tools and integrated systems are enhancing subsurface understanding and strengthening NCS competitiveness through innovation and collaboration. However, they also introduce new complexities that require careful planning and specialized expertise.
Importantly, digitalization is more than just data and technology. It represents a broader transformation of workflows, mindsets, and culture. Success depends on new skillsets, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and effective human–AI interaction.
At Dig X Subsurface 2026, we will explore the vision for a truly digital subsurface future and the strategies required to realize it. How do we make new technologies accessible? How do we ensure transparency and trust in digital processes? How do we operationalize AI responsibly in high-stakes subsurface decisions? And how can smaller players compete and thrive alongside larger organizations?
We are eager to explore how data and digitalization drive value creation and how to cultivate a culture among subsurface professionals to fully embrace digital advancements.
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Registration
Please contact Ingvild Carstens, events@geopublishing.no, for information about pricing for start-ups, students and out-of-work professionals.
Terms & Conditions:
GeoPublishing AS reserve the right to alter the program. Substitutions to your registration may be made at any time by contacting the organizers in writing on events@geopublishing.no.
Accomodation
SCANDIC LILLESTRØM
NB! Available rooms from 01-02 December. If you need to book before/after, please e-mail events@geopublishing.no, and we can assist you.
Standard single room incl. breakfast, 1 night
01 December - NOK 1,950 incl. VAT
02 December - NOK 1,950 incl. VAT
You can book your hotel room directly when you register for the conference.
How to get there
Martin Linges vei 2,
1364 Fornebu
Flytoget or Vy from Oslo Airport to Lysaker
Bus 31 from Lysaker to IT Fornebu (2 min walk to hotel)
Parking
Parking is available at the hotel
Program
DAY I
Session I: Digital Academy
Welcome
09:00 Ingvild Ryggen Carstens, Publisher & General Manager at GeoPublishing
Coffee Break & Networking
10:20
Session 2
Moderator: TBA
Lunch & Networking
11:50
Session 3
Moderator: TBA
Coffee Break & Networking
14:30
Session 4
Moderator: TBA
Coffee Break & Networking
16:00
END DAY I
17:00
Dinner & Award Ceremony
19:00 Aperitif
20:00 Dinner
DAY II
Session 5
Moderator: TBA
Regular Program
08:30
Coffee Break & Networking
09:30
Session 5
Moderator: TBA
Lunch & Networking
11:00
Session 6
Moderator: TBA
Coffee Break & Networking
13:20
Panel
13:50
TBA
END DAY II
15:00
Program Committee
Joanne Suffert
Petter Dischington
David Wade
Pierre Le Guern
Khushboo Havelia
Adnan Latif
Odd Kolbjørnsen
Ingvild Ryggen Carstens
Ronny Setså
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