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Course Code: PTRE306
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Credits: 3
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Hours Distribution: (3Crs.:3Lec,0Lab)
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Course Type: Petroleum Engineering Core Courses (PECC)
Course Description
Introduction to applications of Geomechanics in oil and gas industry; stress/strain: estimation, transformation and Mohr circle representation; rock behavior under stress; rock index properties; rock mechanics lab tests; in-situ stresses and effective stresses; calculation of induced stresses around a wellbore using Kirsh’s equations; mud weigh windows determination to mitigate wellbore failures; hydraulic fracturing. Pre-req.: MCHE319.