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IGS 2025 brings together the brightest minds in geomechanics for a premier forum of insight, innovation, and collaboration.

Under the theme “Geomechanics: Innovations and Solutions for Energy Sustainability and Resilience,” the conference will spotlight transformative solutions to global and regional challenges—spanning subsurface technologies, sustainable development, and emerging frontiers.

Highlights include:

  • Dynamic technical and panel sessions
  • Expert-led trainings
  • Insights on geomechanics in energy, environment, and beyond
  • Networking with industry leaders, researchers, and rising professionals

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IGS 2025 brings together the brightest minds in geomechanics for a premier forum of insight, innovation, and collaboration.

Under the theme “Geomechanics: Innovations and Solutions for Energy Sustainability and Resilience,” the conference will spotlight transformative solutions to global and regional challenges—spanning subsurface technologies, sustainable development, and emerging frontiers.

Highlights include:

  • Dynamic technical and panel sessions
  • Expert-led trainings
  • Insights on geomechanics in energy, environment, and beyond
  • Networking with industry leaders, researchers, and rising professionals

Join us on this exciting journey of collaboration and exploration.

2024 Program Overview

Gang Han

ARMA

Fares Aboud

DGS

Sandeep Kumar Chandola

SEG

2025 Program Overview

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Opening Speaker

Mr. Abdul Hameed A. Al Dughaither

Saudi Aramco
Executive Vice President
EXPEC and Drilling

Executive Panel

Geomechanics at the Crossroads: Powering Exploration, Mining, and Geothermal through Digital and AI Integration

Geomechanics is emerging as the key enabler for sustainable resource development across oil and gas, mining, and geothermal sectors. By integrating digitalization and AI, geomechanics shifts from reactive, discipline‑specific analysis to proactive, predictive intelligence that boosts safety, efficiency, and environmental stewardship

Dr. Samer Ashgar

Aramco
Senior Vice President, Exploration

Mr. James P. Brady

Baker Hughes
Chief Digital Officer

Dr. Trygve Randen

SLB
Senior Vice President for Digital Products & Solutions

Dr. Heinz Pley

Oliver Wyman
Senior Advisor

Dr. Ahmed Hakami

Aramco
VP for Characterization and Field Development Geosciences
(Moderator)

Training With Fellows

Joseph F. Labuz,

University of Minnesota
TITLE : Mineral carbon storage and rock fracture experiments

John McLennan

University of Utah
Enhanced Geothermal Systems:
A Decadal Overview of Evolution, Successes, and Challenges

Maurice Dusseault

University of Waterloo
Title: CCUS and Geomechanics

Laura J. Pyrak-Nolte

Purdue University
Title: Mechanical, Hydraulic, and Seismic Properties of Fractures

Derek Elsworth

Pennsylvania State University
Title: Geomechanics of Geothermal Resources and Other Low Permeability Formations

Invited Speakers

Presidents Panel

Special Session on Geomechanics for Deep Space Exploration

Technical Session Topics

Oral Sessions

  • Advancements in Hydraulic Fracturing
  • Advances in Subsurface Energy Storage – Part 1
  • Advances in Subsurface Energy Storage – Part 2
  • AI and Data-Driven Methods for CO2 Sequestration and Utilization
  • AI and Data-Driven Methods in Petroleum Geomechanics
  • AI Data-Driven Methods in Fundamental Geomechanics
  • AI Methods and Advances in Drilling Geomechanics
  • Applications of Drilling Geomechanics
  • CO2 Containment Risks
  • CO2 Reservoir Characterization and Modeling
  • Constitutive Modeling & Failure Criteria – Advances in stress-strain behavior, plasticity, and damage mechanics
  • EOR, Water Flooding and Induced Seismicity 
  • Fracture Mechanics & Crack Propagation – Experimental and numerical investigations into rock and material failure
  • Geothermal Resource Development: Case Studies and Future Technologies
  • In-Situ Mining
  • Landslides, Engineering Slopes, and Geo-Environmental Disaster Reduction
  • Multi-Scale & Multi-Physics Geomechanics – THMC coupling, nano- to field-scale geomechanics
  • Numerical and Computational Methods in Petroleum Geomechanics
  • Rock Fragmentation Mining Techniques – Part 1
  • Rock Fragmentation Mining Techniques – Part 2
  • Well Stimulation and Completion Geomechanics

Poster Sessions

  • Advances in Geotechnics and Environment
  • Advances in Subsurface Energy Storage
  • CO2 Coupled Thermo-Poro-Mechanical and Geochemical Processes
  • CO2 Geomechanics Based Risk Analysis
  • CO2 Modeling of Coupled Physical and Chemical Processes
  • CO2 Regional Field and Case Studies
  • Fracture Mechanics & Crack Propagation – Experimental and numerical investigations into rock and material failure
  • In-situ Stress Characterization
  • Rock Measurements and Characterization
  • Structural Geomechanics, Tectonics, and Pore Pressure
  • 3D Coupled Reservoir Geomechanics for Field Development
  • CCS: Case Studies
  • CCS: Characterisation and Modelling
  • CCS: Containment Evaluations
  • CCS: Coupled Processes
  • CCS: Geomechanics Based Risk Analysis
  • CCS: Large Scale Modelling
  • CCS: Rock Deformation
  • Development and Completion Geomechanics
  • Digital and Measurement Advances in Rock Mechanics   
  • Emerging Mining Rock Mechanics
  • Fracture Geomechanics for Geothermal Systems
  • Fracture Stimulation: Laboratory and Experimental Analysis
  • Geomechanics for Tight Reservoirs & Unconventionals
  • Geotechnical and Geophysical Advances in Soil and Rock Mechanics
  • Hydraulic Fracturing 1 & 2
  • Hydraulic Fracturing in Shale
  • Hydraulic Fracturing: 1 & 2 – Modeling, Lab, Monitoring, Diagnostics, Operations
  • Integrated Geomechanics
  • Integrated Studies: Geology, Geophysics, Geomechanics, Engineering
  • Natural Fractured Reservoirs and Coal
  • Physical characterization and experiments in geotechnics
  • Pore Pressure and Earth Stresses 
  • Proppant Transport and Fracture Morphology
  • Rock Mechanical Characterization and Digital Rock
  • Simulation and Modeling in geotechnics
  • Solids Production
  • Structural and Time Dependent Geomechanics 
  • Subsurface Hydrogen and Energy Storage
  • Time Dependent and Dynamic Rock Mechanics
  • Well Integrity
  • Wellbore Stability and Pore Pressure
  • Wellbore Stability and Pore Pressure Case Studies
  • Wellbore Stability and Pore Pressure Prediction
  • Wellbore Stability: Wellbore Strengthening and Drilling Fluids

Date: 17 November, 2024

Batu Caves

Capacity: max 40 persons

Time: 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Museum Islamic Arts

Capacity: max 40 persons

Time: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Petronas Twin Towers

Capacity: max 60 persons

Time: 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM

Please note: 

Date: 18 November, 2024

Welcome Dinner at Intercontinental Hotel Kuala Lumpur – Hosted by PETRONAS

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