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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Reservoir Engineering & Well Testing in Excel The Hands-On Bootcamp
This hands-on bootcamp is designed for petroleum engineers who want to move beyond theory and actually build reservoir engineering and well testing models from scratch — in Microsoft Excel. Over two intensive days, participants work through 10 real-world projects covering the full spectrum of reservoir characterisation and well performance analysis. No black boxes, no third-party software — every model is built cell by cell, so you understand exactly what's happening under the hood. Exclusively available to PEA Members.