Stanford Geothermal Workshop

51st Stanford Geothermal Workshop

FEBRUARY 9-11, 2026

FRANCES C. ARRILLAGA ALUMNI CENTER
STANFORD UNIVERSITY

NEW >>> 2026 will allow for in-person and remote attendance

In 2025, we had more people than could be accommodated in the venue, so in 2026 we will modify the format of the Workshop to allow for remote participation as well as in-person. Remote attendees will be able to view all the presentations in real time, but will not be able to participate in Q&A. However, all speakers must be present in person -- we will not have remote presentations.

SCHEDULE

The schedule for the 2026 will be prepared as papers are submitted. For an example schedule from the previous 2025 event, click here.

BANQUET DINNER

Due to limited space in our dining area, the Banquet will be an optional ticketed event this year. Tickets will be limited to the number the venue can accommodate. If you wish to attend the Banquet, a $50 fee will be required to add the banquet ticket to your registration. This helps us ensure a comfortable experience for everyone. We appreciate your understanding and support as we accommodate as many attendees as possible.

Author Access

Abstract submission opened on June 27, 2025 and will be closed on Thursday October 9, 2025. Notification of abstract acceptance/decline will be by Thursday November 13, 2025. To view or manage abstracts, click here for author access to paper submission etc.. For accepted abstracts, full papers are due on Friday January 30, 2026.

Goals

The goals of the conference are to bring together engineers, scientists and managers involved in geothermal reservoir studies and developments; provide a forum for the exchange of ideas on the exploration, development and use of geothermal resources; and to enable prompt and open reporting of progress. We strongly encourage all scientists and engineers involved in geothermal reservoir technology to attend the workshop.

Topics

Papers will be presented on recent research relating to geothermal reservoirs including:

Case Studies: reservoir response to production, effects of injection, scaling characteristics
Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS): current and future activities
Engineering Techniques: reservoir simulation, empirical methods, well tests, tracers
Field Management: strategies for exploitation, injection, scale inhibition
Exploration: geophysics, geochemistry, geology, heat flow studies, outflows
Drilling and Well Bore Flows: well stimulation, bore flow modeling, hydro-fracturing, scaling
Low Enthalpy Systems: applications of heat pumps, hot dry rock technology
Geosciences: application of geophysics, geochemistry, thermodynamics and fluid mechanics.

Papers

Papers accepted for presentation and/or publication are produced on a standard template that we supply. The papers will be available as a Proceedings at the Workshop and subsequently published in the online collection.

Continuing Education Unit (CEU)

CEU is a nationally recognized standard for documenting completion of noncredit continuing education programs. Stanford Geothermal Workshop is approved for 2 CEU Hours. Processing time is typically 1-2 weeks after the end of the workshop. The transcript will be sent as a soft copy to the email address listed on the registration.

Processing Fee for Continuing Education Units (2 CEU Hours) $100.00

Sponsorship

We invite companies and sponsors to offer financial support for the workshop. Contributions from sponsors allow us to keep the registration fee modest; we charge about the same or less than most geothermal conferences, and also include lunches, a reception and a dinner. This permits more people to attend, especially students and international participants. Sponsors will receive acknowledgement in the opening sessions, workshop literature and the proceedings. "Named" events, e.g. lunches or the reception, are also possible. Please contact Prof. Roland Horne for more information about becoming a sponsor.

Contact Email:
geothermal@se3mail.stanford.edu

Contact Phone:
(650) 725-9835