PGE X34 PGE 334 Reservoir Geomechanics 3 Hours
2 Lecture Hours 3 Lab Hours
Basic stress and strain analysis; pore pressure and in situ stress estimation and measurement; deformation mechanisms in rock; rock fracture description and analysis; wellbore stresses and failure; wellbore stability analysis; fault stability analysis; depletion-induced reservoir deformation; and hydraulic fracturing. Emphasis on applications to petroleum engineering. Two lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Engineering Mechanics 319 and Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering 301 and 424 with a grade of at least C- in each.
Restrictions: Restricted to geosystems engineering and hydrogeology and petroleum engineering majors.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division