Ten Secrets of Production Optimization Using Artificial Intelligence (AI)

When:  Jan 22, 2026 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM (CT)
Associated with  Williston Basin Section
Don’t miss this SPE Distinguished Lecturer!
Ten Secrets of Production Optimization Using Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Sandy Williams
ChampionX
📅Thursday, January 22, 2026
🕛 12:00 p.m
📍Big Gym at the Collaborative Energy Complex (CEC)
2844 Campus Rd, Grand Forks, ND 58202

Lunch Sponsored by

Williston Basin Section

Biography
Alexander “Sandy” Williams has worked in the petroleum industry for 34 years. He founded Artificial Lift Performance Ltd. (ALP), which is now a part of ChampionX. ALP developed a software application to help operators monitor, analyze, and optimize wells using artificial lift. This software has empowered engineers to make decisions quickly to maximize production of more than 6,000 wells.
Sandy began his career at Amoco, then worked at Phoenix Schlumberger Artificial Lift before becoming a consultant focused on artificial lift and production optimization. He has worked and lived in the USA, Oman, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Colombia, so he is fluent in Spanish. He has taught over 200 courses related to production optimization and artificial lift and has authored 15 technical papers on those subjects.

Location

Big Gym at the Collaborative Energy Complex (CEC)
University of North Dakota
2844 Campus Rd
Grand Forks, ND 58202
United States
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Contact

Habib Ouadi
1.701.215.8911
habib.ouadi@ndus.edu