Courses

Geomechanics plays a critical role in optimizing unconventional reservoir exploitation. This two-day short course will provide essential aspects of geomechanics in coalbed methane (CBM) enabling an engineer or geoscientist to make better field development and operational decisions. A unique feature of this course is that it gives a unified geomechanics approach combining theoretical, laboratory (core testing) and field aspects to effective exploitation of unconventional reservoirs.

This course covers the necessary fundamentals of geomechanics as applied to coal, cleats and natural fractures and their influence on drilling, wellbore stability and stimulation; critical elements in designing coal completions, and geomechanical aspects in CBM-EOR and CO2 sequestration.