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. references Applied Petroleum Geomechanics

Program

Bachelor Degree in Oil and Gas Engineering (160)

Objectives

• Explain the fundamental principles of soil and rock mechanics, including stress, strain, and failure criteria. Describe the behavior, strength, deformability, and classification of rock materials and rock masses. Apply rock mechanics principles to petroleum engineering problems. Analyze wellbore stability, hydraulic fracturing, and sand production. Evaluate reservoir compaction and casing collapse.