IADC ART Spark Tank

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IADC ART Calls for Abstracts for Spark Tank 2026!

Following the successful re-launch of the ART Spark Tank last year, the IADC Advanced Rig Technology Committee is planning to hold this year’s Spark Tank in July at a Houston venue TBD.

The committee is now issuing a call for abstracts/pitches/presenters for the ART Spark Tank. The deadline for abstracts/pitches/presenters is Thursday, 16 April.

The Spark Tank is envisioned as a forum to “spark” new thinking. It is an opportunity to provide active and aspiring technology entrepreneurs with a new opportunity to pitch their products and ideas to a panel of drilling contractors, operators and service companies (“Sharks”).

IADC ART welcomes abstracts on any new technology or concepts that will improve operations in well construction. The purpose is to provide insights (“Sparks”) to technology developers into what matters to those they are innovating for. There is sometimes a vast disconnect between a good idea and a great product, and these events attempt to close that gap in a good-natured, productive manner. This forum is not designed to generate investments in the product or service, however.

The in-person Spark Tank presentations will allow the Sharks to ask questions and provide technical and business feedback from the perspective of the product’s intended end user. The Spark Tank will be moderated by an officer of the Advanced Rig Technology Committee.

Please submit your abstract below. Deadline is Thursday, 16 April.

IADC ART Committee Mission

To improve safety and efficiency through sound operating procedures, design of automated systems and standardizing automation.