Course - Geomechanics and Flow in Porous Media - TPG4112
Geomechanics and Flow in Porous Media
About
About the course
Course content
The course consists of two parts, one flow part (50%) and one rock mechanics part (50%). The flow part deals with porous media characteristics: Porosity, permeability, flow equations for single- and multi-phase flow, capillary pressure, relative permeability and applications in earth sciences and petroleum engineering. The rock mechanic part deals with tensions and pore pressure in the earth crusts, tectonic tensions, normal and abnormal pore pressures, tension determination, rock mechanic field- and laboratory experiments, mechanical properties of rocks, tensions close to wells and subsurface holes. Other topics are: Stability of wells during drilling, sand-/particle production, hydraulic fracturing, reservoir compaction and surface setting, significance of rock mechanics in reservoir control and use of rock mechanics in relation to rock installations.
Learning outcome
In the flow part the students will learn the basic theory for fluid transport in porous media and be able to do quantitative calculations. The rock mechanics part will illustrate that rock mechanics is an important tool in technical evaluations of recovery of petroleum and installations in rocks.
Learning methods and activities
Lectures and exercises. The exam can be changed from written to oral at the postponed exam (continuation exam).
Compulsory assignments
- Exercises
Recommended previous knowledge
None.
Course materials
A.B. Zolotukhin and Jann-Rune Ursin: "Introduction to Petroleum Reservoir Engineering", Høgskoleforlaget, 2000. Distributed lecture notes.
Subject areas
- Rock Mechanics
- Geology
- Petroleum Engineering
- Reservoir Engineering