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Petrophysics
Applied Rock Mechanics
An in-depth look at how rocks deform and fail under the stresses found in the subsurface, and why that matters commercially. The course shows how geomechanical understanding reduces risk in drilling, completions and field development, from horizontal and deepwater wells to unconventional plays and weak, poorly cemented formations.
- Discipline
- Petrophysics
- Level
- Specialist
- Duration
- Flexible length
- Formats
- Classroom, In-house
Every course can be delivered in-house and tailored to your organisation.
Who should attend
Petrophysicists, drilling and completion engineers, geologists, reservoir engineers, core and log analysts, geophysicists and research staff who need a working grasp of rock mechanics.
What participants will be able to do
- Characterise stress, strain and failure behaviour in reservoir rocks
- Apply geomechanical principles to drilling and completion decisions
- Recognise the causes of borehole instability, casing damage and sanding
- Use rock mechanics insight to add value across field development
Topics covered
- Stress and strain in rocks
- Rock failure criteria
- Borehole stability
- Sand production control
- Hydraulic fracturing geomechanics
- Subsidence and casing shear