SEAFOM can trace its heritage back to the February 2006 SPE ATW in Galveston on 'In-well Optical Sensing - Subsea Well Applications - Are We Ready?'. One hundred and forty individuals attended from ten countries. At this workshop discussion took place indicating a need in industry for a group to meet regularly with the same drivers - to facilitate the growth of optical sensing in subsea applications. Please see the following presentation from Brian Drakeley, Weatherford on how exactly SEAFOM came about.

Since this time, the groups name has developed into SEAFOM, the scope has been defined (and extended at the first full JIP meeting) and a Charter agreed. Further details on joining SEAFOM are elsewhere at this website.

Click here to see the meeting notes from 27th June 2006.