Course curriculum

  • 01

    Geomechanics

    • Introduction

    • Rock Properties

    • Stress in the Upper Crust

    • Critically Stressed Crust

    • Stress Concentration Around a Borehole

    • Stress Map

    • Estimation of Stress Magnitudes

    • Case History

    • Exercise 3.1: Units and Gradients

    • Exercise 3.1: Units and Gradients - Answers

    • Exercise 3.2: Effective Stresses

    • Exercise 3.2: Effective Stresses - Answers

    • Exercise 3.3: Elastic Moduli

    • Exercise 3.3: Elastic Moduli - Answers

    • Exercise 3.4: Linearized Mohr Failure

    • Exercise 3.4: Linearized Mohr Failure - Answer

    • Exercise 3.5: Pore Pressure

    • Exercise 3.5: Pore Pressure - Answers

    • Exercise 3.6: Stress Polygon

    • Exercise 3.6: Stress Polygon - Answers

    • Exercise 3.7: Stress Orientation

    • Exercise 3.7: Stress Orientation - Answer

    • Exercise 3.8: Drilling Events

    • Exercise 3.8: Drilling Events - Answers

    • Exercise 3.9: Overburden and Mud Pressure

    • Exercise 3.9: Overburden and Mud Pressure - Answers