19 Faults, Fractures, and Geomechanics for the Energy Transition
This session explores the critical role of structural geology and geomechanics in the energy transition, emphasizing multidisciplinary research on faults, fractures, and deformation processes to ensure sustainable and efficient management of subsurface resources.
Sunday, 19 October 2025
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
HBGCC, 302C
Participants
- Chair Adam Cawood
- Chair David Ferrill
- Chair Kevin Smart
- Chair Qiqi Wang
- Chair John Hooker
- Chair Elizabeth Horne
- Chair Esti Ukar
- Chair Amanda Hughes
- Chair Benjamin Surpless
- Chair John Cannon
Presentations
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8:05 AMSeth Busetti, Independent, Houston, Texas413414 (Technical Sessions)
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8:25 AMJohn Hooker, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX412646 (Technical Sessions)
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8:45 AMDong Yang, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao, 中国 and Shang Xu, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao, 中国 and Bingchang Liu, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao, 中国412081 (Technical Sessions)
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9:00 AMPeter Eichhubl, The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, Austin, TX and Dawid Gajda, The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, Austin, TX and Xiaofeng Chen, Oklahoma State University, Boone Pickens School of Geology, Stillwater, OK and D. Espinoza, The University of Texas at Austin, Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering, Austin, TX414595 (Technical Sessions)
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9:15 AMSalih AMARIR, University Mohammed VI Polytechnic Benguerir, Benguerir, Marrakech Safi and Hamza SKIKRA, University Mohammed VI Polytechnic, Benguerir, Marrakech Safi and Alaeddine BELFOUL, Faculty of Sciences Agadir, Ibn Zohr University, Agadir and Mustapha IKIRRI, Faculty of Sciences Agadir, Ibn Zohr University, Agadir and Robin KURTZ, University Mohammed VI Polytechnic, Benguerir and Tobias WEISENBERGER, University Mohammed VI Polytechnic, Benguerir412671 (Technical Sessions)
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9:30 AMKimihiro Hashiba, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo and Katsunori Fukui, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo412573 (Technical Sessions)
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10:05 AMElizabeth Petrie, Western Colorado University, Gunnison, CO and Elin Skurtveit, NGI, Oslo and Markus Høe, NGI, Oslo and James Evans, Utah State University, Logan, UT413746 (Technical Sessions)
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10:25 AMBenjamin Surpless, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX and JP Palmer, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas and Isabella Rueda, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX412413 (Technical Sessions)
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10:40 AMDavid Ferrill, Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX and Adam Cawood, Southwest Research Institute, Space Science & Engineering, San Antonio, TX and Kevin Smart, Southwest Research Institute, Space Science Division, San Antonio, TX and Daniel Lehrmann, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX and Bethany Bryce, Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas and Mark Evans, Central Connecticut State Unviersity, New Britain, CT and Lisa Stockli, University of Texas at Austin - Jackson School of Geosciences, Austin, TX and Daniel Stockli, Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX412932 (Technical Sessions)
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11:00 AMAdam Cawood, Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX and David Ferrill, Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX and Lisa Stockli, University of Texas at Austin - Jackson School of Geosciences, Austin, TX and Daniel Stockli, Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX and Catherine Gagnon, Brown University, Providence, RI and Isaac Rangel-Landeros, The University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX and Kristina Butler, University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX and Zachary Sickmann, The University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX and Madigan Blake, The University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX and Daniel Ibarra, Brown University, Providence, RI and Brandon Swanson, Albemarle, Silver Peak, NV and Lee Munk, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK and David Boutt, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA413353 (Technical Sessions)
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11:15 AMPatricia Persaud, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ and Alan Juárez-Zúñiga, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM412682 (Technical Sessions)
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11:30 AMBingchang Liu, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, (None) and Shang Xu, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao and Dong Yang, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, (None)412245 (Technical Sessions)
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11:45 AMJianlin Hu, China University of Petroleum(Hua Dong), Qingdao and Weiqi Song, China University of Petroleum(Hua Dong), Qingdao413117 (Technical Sessions)