Course Description

This course covers the necessary fundamentals of geomechanics for drilling Engineering. This course will focus on the origin of stresses in the subsurface and how in situ stresses can be understood from wellbore data; rock mechanical properties, pore pressure prediction, stress around the wellbore calculations, building the Mechanical Earth Model, rock failure criteria, selection the safest well trajectory and mud window. Different case studies of wellbore stability will be covered through the course.
 

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, participant will be able to:

• Understand the origin of stresses in the subsurface and how in situ stresses can be understood from wellbore data.
• Estimate the rock mechanical properties, 
• Understand the origins of pore pressure and how it can estimate.
• Recognize the stress around the wellbore and how it can calculate.
• Recognize the origins and causes of hole breakouts.
• Build the Mechanical Earth Model and how it can use.
• Understand the rock failure criteria.
• Select the safest well trajectory to avoid well instability.
• Build stereographic projection that represent the effect of well deviation and azimuth in hole breakouts
• Identify the safest mud window.

Who Can Benefit

Drilling engineers, Geologists/Geophysicists/Geomechanics engineers, completion engineers, exploration supervisors and managers concerned with the geomechanics and wellbore stability.