The Brimstone Group

2026 BRIMSTONE SULFUR SYMPOSIUM

DETAILED AGENDA

Monday, September 14th

6:30 – 8:00 pmEvening Sign-in and Mixer, supported 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 am“JAY’S 11 RULES TO EASE THE SULFURING: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY FROM THE FIELD”
Jay Davis (Chevron)
10:00 – 10:25 amCAMEO PRESENTATION: 
“THE WET CHEMISTRY STRATEGY FOR ANALYSING DEPOSITS FOUND IN THE CLAUS RECOVERY UNIT”   
Rob Marriott, Kevin Lesage, Melerin 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, Jacob Lundmark (Flint Hills Resources)
11:40 am – 12:05 pmCAMEO PRESENTATION:  
“UNDERSTANDING SRU WATER AND STEAM SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE” 
Loraine Huchler (MarTech Systems, inc.)
12:05 – 12:30 pmCAMEO PRESENTATION: 
“AN EXPLORATION: ARE THERE LIMITATIONS TO MAINTAINING MOLTEN SULFUR INVENTORY WITH ONLY EXTERNAL HEATING METHODS?” 
Carson Hannah (QMax Industries)
12:30 – 2:00 pmLunch (Ludwig’s Restaurant)
2:00 – 2:25 pmCAMEO PRESENTATION: 
“KEEPING AHEAD OF WATER IN SRU BELOW GRADE STRUCTURES”   
Tom Kline (Structural Technologies)
2:25 – 3:25 pmOPEN FLOOR Q&A SESSION
3:25 – 3:55 pmCoffee Break
3:55 – 4:40 pm“COMPLEX SULFUR PIT VENT GAS SYSTEM CASE STUDY”   
Marco van Son, Tammy Chan, Bill DeWees (Worley Comprimo), Frank Bela (in memoriam) (Worley Comprimo)
4:40 – 5:05 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 (Phillips 66 Company)
9:15 – 9:40 amCAMEO PRESENTATION:  
“STACKING TAIL GAS CATALYST IMPROVES CONVERSION – HOW HIGH CAN YOU GO”   
Michael Huffmaster (Consultant), Karl Krueger (Shell Catalysts & Technologies)
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 (LyondellBasell)
12:15 – 1:45 pmLunch   (Ludwig’s Restaurant)
1:45 – 3:30 pmANNUAL BRIMSTONE FUNDAMENTALS PRESENTATION:  
SRU BURNER FUNDAMENTALS  
Stijn Hoffland (Duiker), Nick Roussakis, Geoffrey Hopkins (HEC Technologies), Rustin Heflin, Kirk Wesselowski (Zeeco)
3:30 – 4:00 pmCoffee Break
4:00 – 5:15 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 Technologies), Dominica Misale (Industrial Ceramics Ltd.), Bruce Thacker (CSI-Ametek) 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 – 9:25 amCAMEO PRESENTATION: 
“CHANGING THE PROJECT STRUCTURE FOR A NEW THERMAL REACTOR IN A GRASSROOTS GAS PLANT”   
Dan Cote, Steve Rauch (CSV Midstream Solutions),                                             Andy Piper, Jeff Proctor (Thorpe Specialty Services)
9:25 – 10:10 am“CONJUGATE HEAT TRANSFER ANALYSIS OF FOULING EFFECTS IN WASTE HEAT BOILERS”
Dominica Misale-Lyttle (Industrial Ceramics Ltd.), Tanyakarn Treeratanaphitak (Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology), Elmo Nasato (Nasato Consulting Ltd.), Nasser Abukhdeir (University of Waterloo / Continuum Engineering)
10:10 – 10:35 amCAMEO PRESENTATION:  
“MANAGING SPENT SULFIDIC CAUSTIC”   
Brian Visioli (Trimeric)
10:35 – 11:05 amCoffee Break
11:05 – 11:15 amBURNED BEFORE… a war story from the field
11:15 – 11:40 amCAMEO PRESENTATION:  
“SOUR WATER STRIPPER UNITS – COMMON OVERSIGHTS AND OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES”
David Engel (Nexo Solutions)
11:40 am – 12:25 pm“WHB FERRULE FAILURES AND TUBE LEAKS IN O2 ENRICHED SRUs: MOTIVA’S TRANSITION FROM CHOKE RINGS TO VECTOR WALLS”
Ron Pitman, Glenn “Ray” Tidwell, Matthew Nguyen (Motiva Enterprises), Baylee Thompson (Wood)
12:25 – 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”
Patrick Parisi, Robert Cable (ElectroSep), Stan Holbrook (Marathon Petroleum)
3:00 – 4.00 pmOPEN FLOOR Q&A SESSION
4:00 – 4:30 pmCoffee Break
4:30 – 4:40 pmBURNED BEFORE… a war story from the field
4:40 – 5:05 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”
Matt Kelly (HF Sinclair)
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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