Hello everyone
just a quick reminder that the deadline for abstract submission is approaching - June 1st.
This conference, to be held at Burlington House in London (October 28th-29th 2015), aims to bring together geologists and engineers from the petroleum, radioactive waste disposal, carbon sequestration, mining and geothermal communities to discuss the links between the geomechanical disciplines and mainstream geology.
We define geomechanics as the study of stresses in the crust, and their impact on the stability of rocks (e.g. reservoirs, seals, faults) and man-made features therein (tunnels, boreholes, repositories). Stress leads to change and we need data, tools, models and workflows to understand and manage it. Geomechanics is a well-established sub-discipline but until recently has had relatively little airing across geology. However, geomechanical models depend critically on geological inputs. We are particularly interested in what geological observations can add to the predominantly present-day observations and analysis of geomechanics. Furthermore, what can geology learn from the unique observations of geomechanical datasets? Geologists and engineers therefore need to share their understanding of the key issues in geomechanics, and to develop a common language to describe our respective approaches to it.
Keynote speakers include: Tony Addis (Baker Hughes), Terry Engelder (Pennsylvania State University), Julia Gale (University of Texas), Rick Sibson FRS (formerly of the University of Otago), Mark Tingay (Chevron), Mark Zoback (Stanford University).
We welcome oral presentation contributions for this meeting. We encourage submission of papers that address the full spectrum of geomechanics applications. We aim to promote lively discussion and closer collaboration among and between geologists and engineers – both researchers and practitioners, from academia and industry. If you would like us to consider you for a slot in the programme, please send an abstract of at least 400 words, no more than 2 sides of A4 (including figures and images) to Jess Aries no later than 5pm on Monday, 1 June 2015.
https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/Geology-of-Geomechanics-15
All the best,
Dave Healy
on behalf of the convenors:
Jonathan Turner (BG Group), Dave Healy (University of Aberdeen), Richard Hillis (Deep Exploration Technologies CRC), Michael Welch (Schlumberger)
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