Reservoir Geomechanics

Description

Introduction to mining geomechanics - Fundamental engineering science and analytical principles of soil and rock mechanics - advanced geotechnical investigations - design tasks and software implementations of soil and rock mechanics - characteristics of rock and soil materials and engineering properties of rock - Deformable Materials, basics of materials behavior - appropriate methods for the design of rock slopes - stress-strain, failure criteria, stress and strain tensors - Background to Rock Mechanics including rock material and rock mass behaviours, rock mass strength and deformability - Rock mechanics principles (strength of discontinuities, basic rock testing, rock mass classification systems) - petroleum engineering applications - wellbore stability, hydraulic fracturing, sand production - reservoir compaction and casing collapse.

Program

Bachelor Degree in Oil and Gas Engineering (144)

Objectives

• Explain the fundamentals of soil and rock mechanics, including stress, strain and failure criteria Describe the engineering properties and behavior of rock materials and rock masses Apply rock mass classification systems and basic rock testing results to engineering design Analyze wellbore stability, hydraulic fracturing and sand production problems Evaluate the effects of reservoir compaction and casing collapse