Geomechanics and Rock Mechanics for Drilling Optimization
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A focused program on using geomechanics to plan and execute safer, faster wells. Participants apply stress, pore pressure, and rock property models to stabilize wellbores, reduce NPT, and improve drilling performance across complex formations.
Workshop Objectives
• Build and calibrate 1D geomechanical models using logs, image data, and offset wells
• Define safe mud weight windows and trajectories to manage stability, losses, and kicks
• Optimize BHA and drilling parameters using rock strength and failure criteria
• Implement real-time surveillance to update models and prevent instability and stuck pipe
About the Presenter
Delivered by a senior geomechanics specialist with field and office experience across exploration, appraisal, and development drilling. Instruction emphasizes practical model building, defensible assumptions, and tools that translate subsurface understanding into stable, efficient well delivery.
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Foundation of SPE PRMS
This foundation workshop teaches you SPE PRMS, the oil and gas industry's standard system for classifying and reporting reserves. You'll learn why hydrocarbons in the ground aren't reserves, why every reserve must be tied to a real project, and how volumes move from discovered to commercial to booked. We use ultra-heavy oil field as a real-world case study to show how it all plays out.Built for engineers, geologists, and finance teams who work with reserves.