Geomechanics and geology: Introduction

This volume includes a selection of the papers presented at the October 2015 meeting ‘Geomechanics and Geology’ held at the Geological Society, sponsored by the Petroleum Group and Tectonic Studies Group. The meeting was convened to explore the common ground linking geomechanics with inter alia economic and petroleum geology, structural geology, petrophysics, seismology, geotechnics, reservoir engineering, and production technology. A rich diversity of case studies showcased applications of geomechanics to hydrocarbon exploration and field development, natural and artificial geohazards, reservoir stimulation, contemporary tectonics, and subsurface fluid flow. This introduction selects some of the highlights from the meeting and identifies common themes from papers contained in the present volume and/or presented at the meeting...