Date:
24 - 26 September 2014
Event type:
Conference, Field trip
Venue:
Focus Center, Warsaw, Poland
Event status:
EVENT CLOSED
Visit the Conference website to register;
Call for Abstracts extended to 25 June
The 2nd International Conference dedicated to Mudrocks will be hosted by the Polish Geological Institute – National Research Institute.
The conference brings together geoscientists from around the world,
who are engaged in shale research studies.
The conference will continue
the success of GeoShale 2012. Over three days, 180 scientists from 19 countries discussed shale
sedimentology, stratigraphy, physical and geochemical properties, and
gas exploration and production issues.
Mudrocks make up to 70% of the sedimentary record and attract the attention
of scientists representing a wide spectrum of geological disciplines.
Recently, there has been a rapid advancement
in understanding of shale fabric, pore networks, geomechanical
properties, and depositional processesgas- of oil-bearing shales. This was possible due to the
interest of the petroleum industry, that viewed shales as important
source and seal rocks, as well as a reservoir of the hydrocarbons released
from them. Moreover, fine-grained terrigenous clastics provide insights
into an evolution of sedimentary basins in time and space, as well as
climatic and sea-level changes in the Earth's history.
Three days of parallel lectures and poster sessions are planned,
including a series of keynote lectures:
- Shale Basins Stratigraphy, Paleoenvironment and Paleoclimate
- Shale Geochemistry, Diagenesis and Reservoir Properties
- Shale Basins Geophysics and Tectonics
- Shale Gas Exploration and Production
Call for Abstracts:
Professionals and students are invited to submit abstracts to the conference. Visit the Geoshale 2014 website for guidelines and to submit.
Important Dates:
- 25 June 2014 – Deadline for submissions of abstracts
- 25 June 2014 – Early registration and payment deadline
- 7 July 2014 – Notification on abstracts’ acceptance
- 15 July 2014 – Technical program
- 18 August 2014 – Normal registration and payment deadline
Field Trips:
Several pre- and post-conference field trips are planned.
Visit the Website for more information.