312152 (v.1) Petroleum Geomechanics 401

Area:	Department of Petroleum Engineering
Credits:	12.5
Contact Hours:	2.0
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Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Syllabus:	Stress/strain, tensors, transformations in 2D and 3D, Mohr circle, constitutive relations- for different materials, behaviour under stress, rock behaviour under hydrostatic/non-hydro stresses, Index properties of rocks, density, porosity, void percentage, saturation, permeability, durability index, strength. Lab work and theory using failure criteria- Mohr-Couloumb, Griffith, Hoek-Brown, ground stresses such as in-situ and induced, calculations of different stress regimes. Principles and calc of hydraulic fracturing, over-coring, pore pressure and effective stress concepts. Creep, confining pressure, temperature, dynamic loading. Applications of these concepts- wellbore stability, sanding/solid production prediction, hydraulic fracturing, perforation optimization, depletion effects, thermal analysis, compaction and subsidence.
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Field of Education:	030399 Process and Resources Engineering not elsewhere classified
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Informational *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

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