The AAPG's Rocky Mountain Section represents members who work in a geology related capacity within Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico (apart from the southeast region), Nevada, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.
An annual meeting is held by the RMS in conjunction with its 11 affiliated organizations at various sites across the Rocky Mountain region. The exploration and production of hydrocarbons today, unconventional resources, developments in structural geology and stratigraphy, resource potential in a geologic context, geophysical and rock mechanics advancements, and related political and legal challenges are some of the subjects covered.
2025 RMS-AAPG Run of Show
Technical Program and Schedule for the 2025 Rocky Mountain Section of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Meeting in Keystone, CO, October 5-7, Hosted by the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists
Sunday, October 5, 2025
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 12pm to 7pm | Registration | |
| 6pm to 8pm | Ice Breaker | C-Crestone 1-2, Foyer, Terrace |
Monday, October 6, 2025
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 8am to 9:20am | Opening Plenary: Welcome to Keystone | Room 1 |
| 9:20am to 9:40am | BREAK | |
| 9:40am to 12pm | Geologic Aspects of Carbon Storage 1 | Room 1 |
| 9:40am to 12pm | Rocky Mountain Petroleum Systems: Data Integration and Modeling | Room 2 |
| 12pm to 1:30pm | LUNCH | |
| 1:30pm to 2:50pm | Geologic Aspects of Carbon Storage 2 | Room 1 |
| 1:30pm to 2:50pm | Issues Around Orphaned & Abandoned Wells | Room 2 |
| 1:30pm to 2:50pm | Lower Green River, Uinta Basin: Geology and Resources 1 | Room 3 |
| 2:50pm to 3:20pm | BREAK | |
| 3:20pm to 5pm | Geothermal and Critical Minerals Resources in the West | Room 1 |
| 3:20pm to 5pm | Helium Resources in the Rockies | Room 2 |
| 3:20pm to 5pm | Lower Green River, Uinta Basin: Geology and Resources 2 | Room 3 |
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 8am to 9:40am | The Mowry Shale in Wyoming: Play Developments and Resource Recovery | Room 1 |
| 8am to 9:40am | Geochemistry of Rocky Mountain Petroleum Systems | Room 2 |
| 8 am to 9:40 am | Rockies Exploration & Regional Mapping | Room 3 |
| 9:40am to 10:10am | BREAK | |
| 10:10am to 11:50am | The Mowry Shale in Wyoming: Geochemistry of Rocks and Oils | Room 1 |
| 10:10am to 11:50am | Recent Developments in Williston Basin | Room 2 |
| 10:10am to 11:50am | The Mancos Shale in San Juan Basin and Beyond | Room 3 |
| 11:50am to 1:00pm | LUNCH | |
| 1:00pm to 3:00pm | The Mowry Shale in Wyoming: Geomechanical Properties and Future Directions | Room 1 |
| 1:00pm to 3:00pm | Stratigraphy & Sedimentology | Room 2 |
| 3:00pm to 3:30pm | BREAK | |
| 3:30pm to 5:10pm | Closing Plenary: Future of Exploration in the Rockies | Room 1 |
For questions about the technical program please contact Justin Birdwell rmsaapg2024@gmail.com
Convention Luncheon Monday, October 6, 12:30-1:15 PM. $50/person through Eventbrite or in person.
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2025 Conference Location
Conference Accommodations
To receive the RMS-AAPG conference discount, please call the Keystone Lodge & Spa (970-496-3715) or the Lakeside Village by Keystone Resort (970-496-4500) and apply the conference code BKRAPG25
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