Register now: Fees starting from as low as $850, please see below table for more details.
TECHNICAL PROGRAM OVERVIEW:
IGS will host 205 presentations in 53 technical sessions with more than 300 attendees from over 35 countries in 6 continents. This symposium is a global geomechanics summit for more than 140 of the world’s leading NOCs, IOCs, service companies, and universities. Focusing on the role of geomechanics in energy efficiency and sustainability, the technical program will cover a wide range of geomechanics topics, from CO2 sequestration, hydrogen, mining, geothermal to applications in petroleum exploration, drilling, completion, hydraulic fracturing, production, and reservoir engineering.
This multi-society, multi-discipline, multi-industry event will focus on the role of geomechanics in energy efficiency and sustainability. The symposium will kick off with a legacy training program, “Rock with Fellows,” taught by three key speakers: Mark Zoback (Stanford University), Herbert Einstein (MIT), and John McLennan (University of Utah). It will play host to over 180 presentations in 15 technical sessions and 9 poster sessions. IGS expects more than 200 technical attendees from more than 35 countries spanning six continents. This symposium is a global geomechanics summit for more than 70 of the world’s leading NOCs, IOCs, service companies, and universities. Focusing on the role of geomechanics in energy efficiency and sustainability, the technical program will cover a wide range of geomechanics topics, from rock, in-situ stress, natural fractures, faults, drilling, completion, stimulation, production, and reservoir engineering, and showcase geomechanics applications in CO2 sequestration, hydrogen storage, and new energies.
Ali Al-Shaikhi, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Aus Tawil, Saudi Aramco
Ismail Sulbi, Ma’aden
Bassam Bakalh, Saudi Ministry of Energy
We invite all rock jockeys from operators, technology developers, service providers, researchers, and students to exchange geomechanics experience and know-how among technology developers, providers, and practitioners.
ATTENDEE RATES
Please contact Anneke de Klerk with the registration form at contact@igsevent.org for the below:
- ARMA/DGS/SEG/SPE/AAPG /SPWLA/CSRME/SME/EAGE Members
Please include your respective member number during registration enquiry.
- Academia Registrations
| MEMBER | NON – MEMBER | |
| Speaker & Committee Registration Fee (Must be registered and paid for by 28 Sep 2023) | US$1,250 | US$1,490 |
| Early Bird Registration Fee (register & pay before 28 Sep 23) | US$1,400 | US$1,640 |
| Full Registration Fee (29 Sep 23 onwards) | US$1,610 | US$1,850 |
| Academia Registration Fee | US$850 | |
| Student Registration Fee | US$350 | —- |
COFFEE BREAKS, LUNCHES (MON-THURS) AND WELCOME DINNER ON MONDAY
Field Trips
Organized by Saudi Aramco and DGS, please register your interest with the organizer Ms. Ghadeer Alrumaih.
| Dammam Dome Field Trip | |
| Capacity | Max 50 persons |
| Date | Oct. 29th 2023 |
| Time | 8:00 AM to 11:30 AM |
| Dhahran Techno Valley Field Trip | |
| Capacity | Max 60 persons |
| Date | Oct. 29th 2023 |
| Time | 8:00 AM to 11:30 AM |
KFUPM Activities
Once the field trips conclude, all attendees are invited to KFUPM for the Educator Forum followed by a Campus Tour.To register, please contact the organizer Prof. Talal Saad Al Shafloot.
Leveraging the participation of over 60 global universities, KFUPM will host a panel titled “Educator forum” at 1pm – 3pm on Oct 29th. The education leaders from top universities with energy programs will exchange best practices and explore collaborations in addressing the common challenges and opportunities in the net-zero era. Confirmed university leaders from Saudi Arabia, China, US, Canada, and Denmark include:
- (Saudi Arabia) King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Prof. Ali Sultan, Dean of Research
- (Saudi Arabia) King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Prof. Tadeusz W. Patzek, Director of Ali Al-Naimi Petroleum Engineering Research Center
- (China) China University of Mining and Technology, Prof. Manchao He, Director of State Key Laboratory for Geomechanics and Deep Underground Engineering, President of CSRME, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- (China) Taiyuan Normal University, Prof. Weiguo Liang, President; Also Director of State Key Laboratory of In-situ Property-Improving Mining of MOE at Taiyuan University of Technology
- (China) China University of Petroleum in Beijing, Prof. Guangqing Zhang, Vice President
- (United States) Colorado School of Mines, Prof. Priscilla Nelson, Mining Department Head (2014 – 2019), ARMA Fellow, US National Academy of Engineers
- (United States) University of Utah, Prof. John McLennan, Principal Investigator of DOE Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE), ARMA Fellow
- (United States) University of Wyoming, Prof. Vamegh Rasouli, Petroleum Engineering Department, Chair
- (Canada) University of Waterloo, Prof. Maurice Dusseault, Department of Earth Sciences, Chair of ARMA Fellow
- (Canada) University of Toronto, Prof. Giovanni Grasselli, Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering, NSERC Research Chair
- (Denmark) Technology University of Denmark, Prof. Hamid Nick, Danish Offshore Technology Center
After the panel, KFUPM faculties and students will welcome all visitors with a tour of the world-class campus, research facilities, and laboratories.
Social Functions
- 30 October – Gala Dinner at Grand Hyatt Al Khobar Hotel:
Sponsored by Exploration Department, Saudi Aramco
- 30 October – Gala Dinner at Grand Hyatt Al Khobar Hotel:
- 1 November – Visit to Ithra followed by Dinner at Grand Hyatt Khobar:
Sponsored by by Expec Arc, Saudi Arabia
- 1 November – Visit to Ithra followed by Dinner at Grand Hyatt Khobar:
