The Brimstone Group

2026 BRIMSTONE SULFUR SYMPOSIUM

DETAILED AGENDA

Monday, September 14th

6:30 – 8:30 pmEvening Sign-in and Mixer, sponsored by 2026 Brimstone Community Sponsors
(King’s Club and Library)

Tuesday, September 15th

7:30 – 8:30 amMorning Registration(Downstairs Conference Room)
8:30 – 9:00 amWelcome and Introductions
9:00 – 9:15 amREFERENCE NOTE SET AND Q&A INTRODUCTION
Elmo Nasato (Nasato Consulting Ltd.), Jay Davis (Chevron), Tami Lipscomb (CountryMark)
9:15 – 10:00 amBRIMSTONE 2026 KEYNOTE:  
“JAY’S 11 RULES TO EASE THE SULFURING: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY FROM THE FIELD”   
Jay Davis (Chevron)
10:00 – 10:25 amCAMEO PRESENTATION: 
“WHAT IS THIS SOLID IN MY SULFUR UNIT?”   
Rob Marriott, Kevin Lesage, Merelin Madekufamba                                                   (Alberta Sulphur Research Ltd.)
10:25 – 10:55 amCoffee Break
10:55 – 11:40 am“MITIGATING FERRULE OUTLET FAILURES VIA WHB REDESIGN FROM KETTLE TO THERMOSYPHON EXCHANGER AND CLEAN BFW SUPPLY”   
Khaled Atieh (Flint Hills Resources)
11:40 am – 12:05 pmCAMEO PRESENTATION:  
“UNDERSTANDING SRU WATER AND STEAM SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE” 
Loraine Huchler (MarTech Systems)
12:05 – 1:30 pmLunch   (Ludwig’s Restaurant)
1:30 – 1:55 pmCAMEO PRESENTATION: 
“AN EXPLORATION: ARE THERE LIMITATIONS TO MAINTAINING MOLTEN SULFUR INVENTORY WITH ONLY EXTERNAL HEATING METHODS?”   
Carson Hannah (QMax Industries)
1:55 – 2:20 pmCAMEO PRESENTATION: 
“KEEPING AHEAD OF WATER IN SRU BELOW GRADE STRUCTURES”   
Tom Kline (Structural Technologies)
2:20 – 3:20 pmOPEN FLOOR Q&A SESSION
3:20 – 3:50 pmCoffee Break
3:50 – 4:35 pm“COMPLEX SULFUR PIT VENT GAS SYSTEM INVESTIGATION”   
Marco van Son (Worley Comprimo), Ingrid Hidalgo (Marathon)
4:35 – 5:00 pmCAMEO PRESENTATION: 
“PREPARED TO PERFORM: PROACTIVE MAINTENANCE AND RELIABILITY STRATEGIES FOR SULFUR RECOVERY AND GAS TREATING UNITS”   
Russell Hillenburg (Woven Metal Products)
6:00 – 7:30 pmEvening Mixer, supported by 2026 Brimstone Community Sponsors (King’s Club and Library)

Wednesday, September 16th

8:30 – 9:15 amANNUAL AMINE BEST PRACTICES GROUP (ABPG) PAPER: “TESTING THE LIMITS – NH3 DESTRUCTION IN SRUs”
Nate Hatcher (P66)
9:15 – 9:40 amCAMEO PRESENTATION: 
“MANAGING SPENT SULFIDIC CAUSTIC”   
Brian Visioli (Trimeric)
9:40 – 10:30 amOPEN FLOOR Q&A SESSION
10:30 – 11:00 amCoffee Break
11:00 – 11:10 amBURNED BEFORE… a war story from the field
11:10 – 11:55 amANNUAL ALBERTA SULPHUR RESEARCH (ASRL) PAPER:                        “FATE OF SO₃ OVER CLAUS AL₂O₃: IMPACT ON CATALYST PERFORMANCE AND BREAKTHROUGH BEHAVIOUR”
Chris Lavery, Nick Simms, Rob Marriott (Alberta Sulphur Research Ltd.)
11:55 am – 12:15 pmANNUAL MR. / MS. SULFUR CLUB AWARD
Philip Oberbroeckling (Independent)
12:15 – 1:45 pmLunch   (Ludwig’s Restaurant)
1:45 – 1:55 pmBURNED BEFORE… a war story from the field
1:55 – 2:40 pm“CONJUGATE HEAT TRANSFER ANALYSIS OF FOULING EFFECTS IN WASTE HEAT BOILERS”
Dominica Misale (Industrial Ceramics Ltd.), Nasser Abukhdeir (Continuum Engineering), Elmo Nasato (Nasato Consulting Ltd.), Tanyakarn Treeratanaphitak (Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology)
2:40 – 3:05 pmCAMEO PRESENTATION: 
“CHANGING THE PROJECT STRUCTURE FOR A NEW THERMAL REACTOR IN A GRASSROOTS GAS PLANT”   
Denis Cote (CSV), Steve Rauch, Andy Piper, Jeff Proctor (Thorpe Specialty Services)
3:05 – 3:35 pmCoffee Break
3:35 – 4:00 pmCAMEO PRESENTATION:  
“STACKING TAIL GAS CATALYST IMPROVES CONVERSION – HOW HIGH CAN YOU GO”   
Michael Huffmaster (Consultant), Karl Krueger (Shell Catalysts & Technologies)
4:00 – 5:00 pmWAR STORIES FORUM  
“A SERIES OF BRIEF PRESENTATIONS AND OPEN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT NOVEL AND/OR INTERESTING EXPERIENCES RELATING TO SRU OPERATIONS AND EQUIPMENT”   
Facilitated by Dave Sikorski (HEC Canada), Dominica Misale (Industrial Ceramics Ltd.) with short presentations by various delegates
6:30 – 9:30 pmTHE BRIMSTONE CLUB – 2026 EDITION: 
* STUDIO 64 *
Join us as we celebrate disco’s golden age, reimagined in Brimstone yellow
(The Rabbit Hole @ Chasing Rabbits)

Thursday, September 17th

9:00 – 10:45 amANNUAL BRIMSTONE FUNDAMENTALS PRESENTATION:  
SRU BURNER FUNDAMENTALS  
Mark van Doorn (Duiker), Nick Roussakis, Geoffrey Hopkins (HEC), Rustin Heflin, Kirk Wesselowski (Zeeco)
10:45 – 11:15 amCoffee Break
11:15 – 11:25 amBURNED BEFORE… a war story from the field
11:25 – 11:50 amCAMEO PRESENTATION:  
“SOUR WATER STRIPPER OVERSIGHTS”
David Engel (NexoSolutions)
11:50 am – 12:35 pm“MOTIVA’S TRANSITION FROM CHOKE RINGS TO VECTOR WALLS”
Ron Pitman (MOTIVA)
12:35 – 2:00 pmLunch   (Ludwig’s Restaurant)
2:00 – 2:10 pmBURNED BEFORE… a war story from the field
2:10 – 2.35 pmCAMEO PRESENTATION:  
“CAN AUTOMATED SIMULATION HELP IMPROVE SULFUR PLANT OPERATIONS?”
Brandon Schmidt (Bryan Research & Engineering), Scott Harper (Chevron)
2:35 – 3:00 pmCAMEO PRESENTATION:  
“AMINE NEUTRALIZATION AND OTHER TREATMENT CONSIDERATIONS FOR STRATEGIC OPTIMIZATION”
Robert Cable, Patrick Parisi (ElectroSep), Stan Holbrook (Marathon Petroleum)
3:00 – 4.00 pmOPEN FLOOR Q&A SESSION
4:00 – 4:25 pmCoffee Break
4:25 – 4:35 pmBURNED BEFORE… a war story from the field
4:35 – 5:00 pmCAMEO PRESENTATION:
“PILOT DEMONSTRATION OF MEMBRANE FILTRATION FOR SOUR WATER STRIPPING”
Bryce Mason (Via Separations)
6:00 – 7:30 pmEvening Mixer, supported by 2026 Brimstone Community Sponsors (King’s Club and Library)

Friday, September 18th

8:30 – 8:40 amBURNED BEFORE… a war story from the field
8:40 – 9.15 amANNUAL ABPG SURVEY:
“TRAINING AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SURVEY”
Jay Davis (Chevron), Eduardo Aceves De Alba (ExxonMobil)
9:15 – 9:35 am“ANNUAL GLOBAL SULFUR INDUSTRY UPDATE”
Angie Slavens (UniverSUL Consulting)
9:35 – 10:30 amOPEN FLOOR Q&A SESSION
10:30 – 10:45 amClosing Remarks

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