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Learn continuum mechanics, rock properties, and practical reservoir geomechanics applications through this comprehensive university-level course delivered at The University of Texas at Austin. Master the calculation of total vertical stress in onshore and offshore environments, understand horizontal stresses and stress regimes, and explore the fundamentals of the stress tensor and equilibrium equations. Develop expertise in generalized Hooke's law for 3D linear isotropic solids, analyze rock compressibility and elastic anisotropy, and examine visco-plastic response and tensile strength characteristics. Study shear strength through unconfined compression tests, confined triaxial testing, and friction angle analysis while investigating strength anisotropy, plastic deformations, and rock brittleness. Explore fault mechanics including fault origins, stress regimes, mapping techniques, and ideal fault orientations using 3D Mohr circles and stereonet analysis. Apply knowledge to wellbore stability problems including mud weight calculations, breakout analysis, drilling-induced tensile fractures, and the mud window concept for casing setting depths. Examine mechanical stability in deviated wellbores and understand thermal, chemical, and leak-off effects on wellbore integrity. Investigate fluid-driven fractures in nature, hydraulic fracture testing methods including leak-off tests and diagnostic fracture injection tests, and hydraulic fracture design principles. Build practical skills in creating 1D geomechanical models, constructing stress logs from sonic and density data, and analyzing multistage hydraulic fracturing with microseismicity interpretation for reservoir engineering applications.
