The WIA Society is a not-for profit organization. The team is composed primarily of volunteer members, elected from within our industry.
Jay Williams – President
ShearFRAC
Jay Williams is the President and founding member of the Well Integrity and Abandonment Society (WIA). Jay has a Bachelor of Science with a specialty in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Alberta. He began engineering career in the wireline sector, spending 20 years primarily in technical sales and quality control.
Jay is passionate about improving technology and processes improve wellbore integrity on new and existing wells. Jay’s only concern is being stereotypical and he has been known to overcompensate for this aforementioned concern; leading to situations that may be reminisced with good humour.
Shanna Nolan – Vice President
Shell Canada
Shanna started her career in Oil and Gas in 2010 as a completions and well interventions engineer for Shell's Heavy Oil assets in Northern AB. She has since supported various assets in Shell North & South America as both an engineer and a wellsite supervisor. Since 2017 she has been focused on well integrity and abandonment, and is currently a superintendent for decommissioning, abandonment and reclamation in Northeast BC. Her #1 hobby outside work is doing reckless things for good stories.
Corey Quirion – Chair Of Membership
Voltage Wireline Inc.
Peter Knight – Industry Relations
WACorp
Joel Nealon – Treasurer
Roke Technologies
Joel is currently a Solutions Representative at Roke Technologies. His focus at Roke is on data analysis for wells with surface casing vent flow and gas migration issues. Prior to this Joel worked as a wireline supervisor in Canada and helped establish operational bases in Russia and Malaysia. A member of the CSGM/WIA Society since 2013, Joel has enjoyed watching the group grow and looks forward to contributing to their continued success.
Shawn Forster – Secretary
Husky Energy
Shawn currently resides at Husky Energy as the manager of the Well Abandonment group specifically in well remediation. Prior to this position (also at Husky) he was part of the geoscience team for a thermal SAGD project. Trained in the black arts of Geology, Shawn graduated from the University of Windsor in 2001 with a Bachelor of Science degree. From an early age the importance of the environment resonated with him and to that end, being part of a group that restores land to its natural state is a perfect fit! In his spare time Shawn can be found cycling, hiking, napping or taking his dogs for a walk.
James Ireland – Director
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
James Ireland, P. Eng. (APEGA, APEGS) holds a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Saskatchewan (‘94) and has 20+ years diverse industry experience primarily in production, completions and exploitation. Prior to returning to the Canadian market in 2018, James spent 10 years internationally working in Yemen (Staff Production Engineer) and Albania (Production & Completions Manager). The international liability reduction and well abandonment experiences led him to his current role in Well Abandonment(s) with Canadian Natural. James currently lives in Canmore with his family and enjoys all the outdoor activities the area provides. Also; James likes beer…having attended Oktoberfest in Munich eight times with plans of hitting double digits.
James looks forward to his role with WIA to continue the momentum generated from the TRM released in 2019 and to progress the issues of the well integrity and closure industry.
Leah Davies – Director
Imperial Oil
Leah is a past President of the WIA Society. She has a Petroleum Engineering Technology diploma from SAIT and a BSc in Physics from the U of C. Leah has been working in the well decommissioning space for over 20 years at various operating companies and started her career with the regulator back when it was the EUB. She believes that decommissioning a wellbore is the most important thing done to a well and has a lot of passion for her role in this space.
Kyle Lewis – Systems Manager
Roke Technologies
With a background in Computer Engineering, Kyle has spent his entire career of nearly 20 years employed in the downhole measurement sector. This includes 4 years in a leadership position at Tucker Energy (Wireline) Services, and 15 years in his current role as Chief Data Controller with Roke Technologies. Kyle's focus for two decades has been to oversee efficient applications of custom software for petrophysics and log data analysis as acquired by new downhole technologies. In his spare time, Kyle facilitated the general hosting and management of the WIA Society online platform since inception, as well as the society that proceeded it, the Canadian Society for Gas Migration (CSGM), dating back to 2010.