Geothermal Hub
Powering Geothermal Energy Innovations and Developments
The Geothermal Hub, presented by Geothermal Rising, will feature diverse content suitable for everyone; from those who have never heard of geothermal, to those currently working in the industry!
Step into one of the fastest-growing sectors in geoscience! The Geothermal Hub on Level 3 of the GRBCC will host real-time discussions, technical presentations, and technology showcases advancing the future of sustainable energy from industry leaders and academia.
The schedule is packed with diverse panel discussions and individual presentations spanning the geothermal project lifecycle from exploration to production and looking to the future. Content at the Geothermal Hub will focus on the synergies between oil and gas and geothermal, geologic, and geophysical data collection and interpretation methodologies, and so much more! There will also be ample informal networking opportunities to connect with peers and industry experts.
IMAGE 2025 Geothermal Hub Panels
List of Services
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Technical Panel Data Sharing: Improving Models by Improving InputsTechnical Panel
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Technical Panel Drilling Innovation in Diverse Superhot Geodynamic SettingsTechnical Panel
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Technical Panel Oil and Gas to Superhot: Exploring the OpportunitiesTechnical Panel
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Technical Panel WING - A Panel Discussion on The Geothermal Good LifeTechnical Panel
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Technical Panel Acquiring Geophysics for Geothermal: Unexpected Challenges and Surprising SolutionsTechnical Panel
IMAGE 2025 Geothermal Hub Schedule and Individual Presentations
Location:
George R. Brown Convention Center, Geothermal Hub, Level 3
| Tuesday, 26 August | ||
| 9:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m. | Walker Olson, NOV | Drill Bits for Geothermal Applications |
| 10:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m. | Nasikul Islam, Exceed Geo Energy | The "Clash" Between Oil and Gas and Geothermal and How to Overcome This |
| 10:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. | Reza Fard and Mark Canlas, NOV | Drilling Fluid Temperature Control |
| 11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. | Blake Wood and Mohammad (Jabs) Aljubran, 400C Energy | Superhot-Capable Stimulation and Flow Control Technologies for Economically Viable EGS |
| 11:30 a.m.–12:00 a.m. | Shaun Toralde, Weatherford | High-Temperature Tools for Geothermal Drilling and Formation Evaluation Services |
| 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. | Lunch | |
| 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. | Panel: Data Sharing: Improving Models by Improving Inputs | |
| 2:00 p.m.–2:15 p.m. | Geothermal Hub: Networking Break | |
| 2:15 p.m.–3:15 p.m. | Panel: Drilling Innovation in Diverse Superhot Geodynamic Settings | |
| 3:15 p.m.–3:30 p.m. | Geothermal Hub: Networking Break | |
| 3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. | Panel: Oil and Gas to Superhot: Exploring the Opportunities | |
| 4:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. | Geothermal Hub: Networking Social Continue the conversation and connections as we delve deeper into the future of clean energy. This networking session is a chance to meet others working across disciplines, explore collaboration opportunities, and discuss emerging priorities not yet covered in panel discussions. |
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| Wednesday, 27 August | ||
| 9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m. | Panel: WING - A Panel Discussion on The Geothermal Good Life | |
| 10:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m. | Analiese Andersen, MicroSeismic Inc | Microseismic Monitoring for EGS: Choosing the Right Technology |
| 10:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. | Marcus Oesterberg, Ignis H2 Energy Inc. | Building the Next Generation Energy Company, |
| 11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. | Shuvajit Bhattacharya, HotRock, Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin | Geothermal Potential in the Gulf Coast |
| 11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. | Geothermal Hub: Networking Break | |
| 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. | Lunch | |
| 1:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m. | Geothermal Hub: Networking Break | |
| 1:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m. | Philip Ball, Geothermal Energy Advisors LLC. | Geophysical Workflows to Reduce Uncertainty in the Depth Prediction to [Petrothermal] Thermal Reservoir |
| 2:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. | Jon McKenna, MicroSeismic Inc. | Optimized Stimulations of Enhanced Geothermal System Doublet |
| 2:30 p.m–3:00 p.m. | Kelly Blake, Ormat Technologies | Field-Scale Innovation in Geothermal Geophysics: Lessons from Ormat |
| 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. | Panel: Acquiring Geophysics for Geothermal: Unexpected Challenges and Surprising Solutions | |
| 4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. | Geothermal Hub: Networking Social Converse with geothermal geophysicists, geologists, and industry professionals. This networking session is an opportunity to build relationships to support your work in geothermal exploration, development, and operations. |
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| Thursday, 28 August | ||
| 10:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m. | Nicole Wagoner, Great Basin Center for Geothermal Energy | Exploring Hidden Geothermal Potential in Utah: Progress on the Lund North Site |
| 10:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. | Joe Batir, Teverra | The Geothermal Opportunity |
| 11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m | Michal Ruder, Wintermoon Geotechnologies | Meet Your New Geothermal Exploration Best Friends: The Utility of Gravity and Magnetics to Jumpstart Geothermal Exploration |
| 11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. | Dale Bird, Bird Geophysical | Machine Learning Applications for Predicting Heat Flow and Thermal Conductivity in Northwest U.S. |
| 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. | Lunch | |
| 1:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m. | Samantha Sellars, Seequent | From Concept to Confidence: Accelerating Geothermal Modeling from Structure to Simulation |
| 1:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m. | Roman Shor, Texas A&M University | Seasonal Storage in Middle-Deep Geothermal Systems |
| 2:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. | Matthew Minnick and Saurabh Agarwal, RESPEC | Geothermal Power: The Next Frontier |
| 2:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. | Koenraad Beckers, ResFrac | Advancing Enhanced Geothermal Systems: Leveraging Oil and Gas Technology to Unlock Heat at Scale |
| 3:00 p.m..–3:30 p.m. | Sharon Soler, Bentley Systems | A Digital Framework for Integrated Geothermal Asset Performance |
