2026 RMS-AAPG Annual Meeting

Full Conference Program

The 2026 Call for Abstracts is Now Open

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Lead the conversation of Rocky Mountain Earth Science at the RMS-AAPG 2026 Convention


The 2026 Call for Abstracts is now open. We invite you to share your work at the RMS-AAPG 2026 conference, featuring more than 15 proposed sessions spanning energy geosciences, critical minerals research, foundational Rocky Mountain geology, geologic and engineering challenges in tight reservoirs, and a lot more. The full list of proposed sessions is provided below. 


This is your opportunity to join your peers from across the Rocky Mountain region and beyond, and showcase your commitment to advancing geologic and energy geoscience research by presenting your ideas and innovations. Abstracts will be accepted through September 1st, 2026. There will be no submission deadline extension for this meeting.


Be part of the RMS-AAPG 2026 conference on the campus of MontanaTech in Butte, MT from October 24-26, 2026. Together, we will UNEARTH new OPPORTUNITIES.

List of proposed sessions:


  1. Rocky Mountain Petroliferous Basins (e.g., Big Horn, DJ, Paradox, Powder River, San Juan, Uinta-Piceance, Williston, etc.)
  2. Geology and Engineering Challenges and Best Practices in Unconventional and Tight Rock Reservoirs in the Rockies (e.g., Bakken, Mancos-Mowry, Mesaverde, Niobrara-Mowry, etc.)
  3. Geothermal Resources and Prospects in Montana and the Mountain West
  4. Geologic Hydrogen and Helium Resources Exploration and Production in the West
  5. Geologic and Engineering Aspects of Carbon Sequestration and Natural Gas (i.e., Energy) Storage
  6. The Intersection of Petroleum (Geology and Engineering) and Critical Minerals in the Rocky Mountain Region
  7. Issues Around Orphaned and Abandoned Wells, Including Engineering and Remediation
  8. Managing Produced Water (e.g., Production Variability, Disposal, and Beneficial Reuse)
  9. Sedimentary Rocks and Mine Waste as a Source of Critical Minerals
  10. Economic Geology in the Rockies
  11. Rare Earth Element Deposits in the West and Related Geochemistry
  12. Rockies Regional Mapping Including Belt Supergroup
  13. Rocky Mountain Tectonics and Basin Analysis, Including Geophysical Interpretation
  14. Structural Geology Topics in Rocky Mountains Energy Exploration
  15. Sedimentology and Stratigraphy Topics, Including Lacustrine Systems
  16. Posters with Core Displays
  17. Student Posters!
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Questions? Contact 2026 RMS-AAPG technical session co-chairs Marc Buursink and Justin Birdwell (rmsaapgmeeting@gmail.com)