This forum exists to share best practice in de-risking unconventional resource development. With many saying geomechanics is the new petrophysics we are at a tipping point in the industry. Geomechanics will bridge the gap between geoscience and engineering, giving new insights into unconventional play optimization.Our vision is to bring together multi-disciplinary insights from geomechanical specialists, geoscientists, drilling and completions engineers to address the challenges we are all facing, to help more effectively recognize, predict and avoid costly events throughout our unconventional projects.Attend this conference and discover how you can:Promote multidisciplinary collaboration by effectively communicating the role of geomechanics to multiple stakeholders by learning from Apache andAnadarkoOvercome the barriers to applying geomechanics as part of an integrated approach to unconventional resource development by benefiting from Repsol’s experienceImprove frac performance and optimize well spacing by estimating stimulated reservoir volumes as outlined in groundbreaking research from theUniversity of Texas and EERCApply a geomechanics approach to address wellbore stability and pore pressure prediction by discovering how Baker Hughes are helping their global clientsUncover the role of geomechanics in unconventional completion optimization by finding out how BHP Billiton have achieved successEnable effective frac performance evaluation for improved frac design by adopting the Weatherford approachOptimize reservoir productivity and stimulation design using an integrated petrophysical and geomechanical workflow by learning from learning from work conducted at University of Oklahoma