Sponsor Prospectus · Spring 2027
WDCS.
Las Vegas
Where end-of-life wells become verified assets
Well Decommissioning & Carbon Summit · Durango Casino & Resort, Las Vegas
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The opportunity
No event owns decommissioning + methane + carbon + finance
Today these four audiences travel in four separate circuits — engineering societies, monitoring conferences, carbon registries, and dealmaking events. None share a hallway. The deals that turn well liabilities into verified assets need all four in the same room.
DecommissioningSPE, Offshore Network, OEUK — operations only.
Carbon marketsNACW, Carbon Forward — no decom track.
Methane & monitoringIQPC, CH4 Connections — measurement only.
Energy financeHart, IPAA, EnerCom — capital only.
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Why now
The category is forming this year
$4.7B
Orphan-well fundingFederal money mobilizing operators to plug idle & orphan wells at scale.NEW
Methane credit protocolThe body behind North America's largest carbon conference is writing the early-plugging marginal-well protocol.0
Conferences convening itThe credit category is being formalized — and nobody convenes the room around it. Yet.
WDCS is first-of-kind. The nearest analogs each hold one or two pillars and are tiny. Nobody holds all four.
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Who is in the room
Five circuits, one place
Operators & P&A contractorsThe liability holders and the crews who execute closure.
Methane & monitoring technologyDetection, satellite, drone, AI/MRV — the measurement layer.
Carbon registries & verificationThe bodies that certify avoided-methane credits.
Insurance, surety & capitalPE, ESG funds, and insurers pricing environmental liability.
Buyers are invited and comped; sellers pay for access. For a sponsor, this is the only event that reaches the carbon buyer, the insurer, and the operator at the same table.
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The format
1.5 days, single track, built to close deals
Wednesday · ArrivalRegistration, sponsor setup, Bel-Aire Backyard poolside welcome.
Thursday · SummitKeynotes, panels, demos. 8PM Bel-Aire reception & signature drink launch.
Friday · Deal DayScheduled meetings, carbon-project reviews, roundtables — then the Vegas weekend.
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Sponsorship · year-one pricing
Packages
| Tier | Price | Slots | Headline inclusions |
|---|
| Founding Sponsor | $20,000 | 3 only | Named founder forever · keynote · premium pod · 6 passes · mixer billing |
| Platinum | $15,000 | 2 | Panel seat · pod · 4 passes · scheduled meetings |
| Gold | $10,000 | 3 | Pod · 3 passes · logo · attendee list |
| Silver | $5,000 | 4 | Shared tabletop · 2 passes · logo |
| Deal Room Sponsor | $7,500 | 1 | Names the Deal Room · branded scheduled meetings |
| Bel-Aire Mixer Sponsor | $10,000 | 1 | Names the Thursday reception & signature cocktail · toast |
| Demo Pod | $4,000 | 4–6 | Tabletop · 2 passes · power & table |
Add-ons: Lanyard $3,500 · Coffee/Networking $3,000 · Wi-Fi $2,500. A curated deal forum — not a vendor hall.
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Year-one floorplan
A room that reads full
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ AGAVE — PLENARY (~150 theatre, single track)│
│ ┌────────── MAIN STAGE ──────────┐ │
│ │ lectern · LED wall · panel │ │
│ └───────────────────────────────────┘ │
│ ███ 150 seats — sized to fill ███ │
├────────────────── airwall ───────────────────┤
│ DEMO PODS + CATERING │
│ [1][2][3] ☕ networking │
│ [4][5][6] coffee inside the floor │
│ → traffic past every pod │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────┘
FOYER: [ registration ] [ sponsor logo wall ]
SAGO BOARDROOM → DEAL ROOM (Friday)
BEL-AIRE LOUNGE → RECEPTION (Thursday 8PM)
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Three founding slots
Put your name on the category before it has one
The three Founding Sponsors are named as founders of WDCS — permanently. After that, position is earned, not bought. A neutral convener, guided by an independent advisory board.
mckay@claymoreandcolt.com · WDCS Las Vegas · A Claymore & Colt event
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