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The course is aimed at all geologists, explorationists and reservoir engineers involved in exploration, appraisal and development.
- Introduction to rock mechanics: definitions - Stress and strain: tectonic stress field, normal and shear stress, effective stress- Pore pressure: pore pressure at depth, overpressure, effect on rock strength - Elasticity: elastic strains, seismic wave velocities, Poisson's ratio, elastic moduli, poroelasticity - Brittle failure criteria: uniaxial, triaxial, direct /indirect tensile strength rock deformation testing- Fracturing: fracture initiation, propagation and development, controls on fracturing - Ductile rock deformation: deformation mechanisms, creep tests - Strain analysis: determining plane and non-plane strain, volume changes, Fry method- Structural Geology: plate tectonic environments, regional and local stress fields - Reservoir planning: determining well trajectories, reservoir performance, reservoir pressure - Reservoir deformation: role of temperature, pore fluid pressure prediction and monitoring- Borehole stability: effects of principal stress directions, mud weight, borehole breakouts- Fault seal: Allan diagrams, shale:gouge ratio, pressure gradients
5-day
Max 20
None
Classroom exercises and presentations
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