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Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
The Reservoir Geomechanics Certification Course is a self-paced online course that discusses the relevance and role of rock mechanics, petroleum engineering, and geomechanics. The course available on the edX platform will assist learners in becoming proficient in the field of reservoir geomechanics.
Through the Reservoir Geomechanics Live Course, learners will be introduced to topics including practical applications to solve geomechanical problems in the industry. The course will be taught by Mark D. Zoback, the Benjamin M. Page Professor of Geophysics at Stanford University.
After completing the Reservoir Geomechanics Online Course through video lectures and graded assignments, learners will receive a certificate of completion. The course can be proceeded in a self-paced manner according to the learner's speed. The candidates can select from among the 2 tracks, the audit track and the other, the verified track. If one wants limited but free access their pick can be the audit track and if someone needs unlimited course material access they can upgrade to the paid verified track.
The Highlights
- Certificate of completion
- 10 weeks duration
- 3 to 6 weekly study hours
- Self-paced course
- Video lectures
- Graded assignments and exams
Programme Offerings
- Certificate of completion
- 10 weeks duration
- 3 to 6 Hours Weekly Study
- video lectures
- Course materials
- Graded Assignments
- exams
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 13272 | yes | Stanford |
The Reservoir Geomechanics Course fee offers two options wherein the free audit track will provide learners limited access to all course materials except for graded assessments and the certificate. Those who wish to gain access to graded assignments and exams along with the final course certificate should enroll in the paid course by paying a fee of Rs.13,272
Reservoir Geomechanics Certification Fee Structure
Course | Amount in INR |
Limited | Free |
Unlimited | Rs. 13,272 |
Eligibility Criteria
Candidates who enroll in the course are required to have basic knowledge of geology and geophysics along with the principles of drilling and petroleum production.
What you will learn
After completing the Reservoir Geomechanics Classes, you will learn about the following topics:
- Basic principles of geomechanics
- Prediction of pore pressure
- Estimation of hydrocarbon column heights and fault seal potential
- Determination of optimally stable well trajectories
- Casing set points and mud weights
- Changes in reservoir performance during depletion
- Production-induced faulting and subsidence
Who it is for
The course is suitable for engineers, geoscientists, and research scientists in the field of petroleum and geothermal industries.
Admission Details
Follow the steps below to enroll in the Reservoir Geomechanics Live Course:
Step 1: Go to the official website by clicking on the URL given below -
https://www.edx.org/learn/geology/stanford-university-reservoir-geomechanics
Step 2: Click on the enroll option in the course description.
Step 3: When the tab opens, enter your name, email id, and password and create a new account.
Step 4: Once your account is created you can choose the course name and enroll.
The Syllabus
- Welcome
- Syllabus
- Pre-Course Survey
- Section 1 - Course Overview
- Section 2 - Overview of Units 2, 3
- Section 3 - Overview of Units 4-8
- Section 4 - Overview of Units 9-17
- Section 5 - Overview of Units 18-20
- Lecture Slides PDF
- Section 1 - The Principal Stresses
- Section 2 - Relative Stress Magnitudes
- Section 3 - Absolute Stress Magnitudes
- Section 4 - Stress Variations
- Lecture Slides PDF
- Overburden Stress and Porosity
- Plots
- Answers
- Section 1 - Basic Concepts
- Section 2 - Pore Pressure Compartments
- Section 3 - The Gulf of Mexico
- Section 4 - Mechanisms of Overpressure
- Section 5 - Pore Pressure Prediction
- Section 6 - The Macondo Well
- Lecture Slides PDF
- Section 1 - Introduction to Rock Deformation Constitutive Laws
- Section 2 - Poroelasticity
- Section 3 - Viscoplasticity of Sands
- Section 4 - Viscoplasticity of Shales
- Lecture Slides PDF
- Estimating Pore Pressure
- Plots
- Answers
- Section 1 - Mohr-Columb Failure Criteria
- Section 2 - Other Failure Criteria
- Section 3 - End Cap Failure Criteria
- Section 4 - DARS
- Section 5 - Rock Strength from Geophysical Logs
- Section 6 - Rock Tensile Strength
- Section 7 - Vertical Hydraulic Fracture Growth
- Lecture Slides PDF
- Section 1 - The Critically-Stressed Crust I
- Section 2 - The Critically-Stressed Crust II
- Section 3 - The Critically-Stressed Crust III
- Section 4 - Limits on Stress Magnitudes
- Section 5 - Rate and State Friction
- Lecture Slides PDF
- Estimating Rock Strength from Geophysical Logs
- Plots
- Answers
- Section 1 - Opening Mode Fractures and Shear Faults
- Section 2 - Observations of Fractures and Faults at Depth
- Section 3 - 3D Mohr Circles and Earthquake Focal Mechanisms
- Lecture Slides PDF
- Section 1 - The Kirsch Equations
- Section 2 - Compressional Wellbore Failure I
- Section 3 - Compressional Wellbore Failure II
- Section 4 - Wellbore Breakouts from Caliper Logs
- Section 5 - Drilling-Induced Tensile Fractures
- Section 6 - More on Wellbore Breakouts
- Lecture Slides PDF
- Homework 4 - Estimating Limits on SHmax
- Plots
- Answers
- Section 1 - MiniFrac Tests and LOTs
- Section 2 - More on MiniFrac Tests
- Section 3 - Hydraulic Fracturing and SHmax from Wellbore Breakouts
- Section 4 - SHmax from Drilling-Induced Tensile Fractures
- Section 5 - Active Faults in Reservoirs
- Lecture Slides PDF
- Section 1 - Basic Principles of Deviated Wellbore
- Section 2 - Tensile Fractures and Borehole Breakouts in Deviated Wells
- Section 3 - Estimating Stress from Failure of Deviated Wells
- Section 4 - En Echelon Tensile Fractures
- Lecture Slides PDF
- Analyzing Natural Fractures
- Plots
- Answers
- Section 1 - Stress Orientations and Relative Magnitudes
- Section 2 - Absolute Stress Magnitudes in Sedimentary Basins
- Section 3 - Least Principal Stress in the Gulf of Mexico
- Section 4 - How NOT to Predict Shmin
- Section 5 - What's Wrong with the Poisson's Ratio Model
- Lecture Slides PDF
- Section 1 - A Criterion for Wellbore Stability
- Section 2 - Well Construction
- Section 3 - Case Studies of Wellbore Stability 1, 2
- Section 4 - Case Studies of Wellbore Stability 3-5
- Section 5 - Case Studies of Wellbore Stability 6, 7
- Section 6 - Case Studies of Wellbore Stability 8, 9
- Lecture Slides PDF
- Constraining the Maximum Horizontal Stress from Wellbore Failure
- Plots
- Answers
- Section 1 - Case Studies of Wellbore Stability 10-12
- Section 2 - Case Studies of Wellbore Stability 13
- Section 3 - Case Studies of Wellbore Stability 14
- Section 4 - Case Studies of Wellbore Stability 15, Wellbore Ballooning
- Lecture Slides PDF
- Section 1 - Basic Concepts of Critically-Stressed Faults
- Section 2 - Critically-Stressed Faults in Wells
- Section 3 - Examples of Critically-Stressed Faults from Southeast Asia
- Section 4 - Observations and Modeling of Fault Damage Zones
- Lecture Slides PDF
- Development of a Geomechanical Model
- Plots
- Answers
- Section 1 - Sealing and Leaking Faults
- Section 2 - Fault Reactivation in the Northern North Sea
- Section 3 - Introduction to Dynamic Hydrocarbon Migration in The Gulf of Mexico
- Section 4 - Dynamic Hydrocarbon Migration at South Eugene Island
- Section 5 - South Eugene Island Hydrocarbon Column Heights
- Lecture Slides PDF
- Section 1 - Depletion and Stress Paths
- Section 2 - Production-Induced Faulting and DARS
- Section 3 - Predicting Porosity and Permeability Changes
- Lecture Slides PDF
- Section 1 - Stress Rotations Associated with Depletion
- Section 2 - Wetlands Loss in Louisiana
- Section 3 - Depletion and Subsidence in Louisiana
- Lecture Slides PDF
- Identifying Critically Stressed Fractures
- Plots
- Section 1 - Opportunities of Shale Gas Production
- Section 2 - Horizontal Drilling and Multi-Stage Hydraulic Fracturing
- Section 3 - Need for Fundamental Research
- Section 4 - Physical Properties of Shale Gas Reservoir Rocks
- Section 5 - Microseismic Events and Reservoir Stimulation
- Section 6 - Microseismic Events and Production
- Section 7 - Stimulation of Fracture Networks
- Lecture Slides PDF
- Section 1 - Shale Permeability and Sorption
- Section 2 - Geomechanical Constraints on Fracture Networks
- Section 3 - Watch Out for Faults!
- Section 4 - Environmental Protection
- Lecture Slides PDF
- Section 1 - Injection-Induced Earthquakes
- Section 2 - Oklahoma Seismicity
- Section 3 - Triggered Slip on Basement Faults
- Section 4 - Predicting Slip on Potentially Active Faults
- Lecture Slides PDF
Instructors
Stanford Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
The course has a total duration of about 10 weeks.
No, the Reservoir Geomechanics Online Course does not extend job placement support.
All students who complete the paid and verified track of the course will receive a certificate of completion.
The course would require students to spend a minimum of 3 hours and a maximum of 6 hours on a weekly basis.
The online course is offered by the faculty of Stanford University.