Geomechanics for Heavy Oil Reservoirs
Instructor: Mehrdad Soltanzadeh, PetroGem Inc Date: March 8, 2021, 8:30 am-4:30 pm (1 day) The e-course link will be sent two days in advance of the course CPD: 8
Registration rates increase by $200 when early bird ends on February 20, 2021. Registration for this course is through the Gussow Conference registration system. You do not need to be conference delegate to attend this course. Become a CSPG member and receive discounted rates for courses! Registration closes: March 3, 2021 at 4:00pm
Overview: This course will review: - Significance of geomechanics for heavy oil reservoirs - Basics of rock mechanics and reservoir geomechanics - Geomechanical characteristics of oil sands - Geomechanics principals for in-situ thermal operations - Geomechanics principal for cold production in heavy oil reserves - Concept of induced stress changes in thermal operations - Coupled thermo-poro-mechanical modeling - Principals of caprock integrity analysis - Integrated workflow for reservoir containment assessment
The participants attending this course will be able to: - Recognize the importance of implementing geomechanics in heavy oil reservoirs - Explain the fundamental concepts of rock mechanics and reservoir geomechanics - Identify the specific characteristics of shallow oilsands and their differences with deep sedimentary rocks - Explain the geomechanical behavior of in-situ thermal and cold production operations in heavy oil reservoirs - Describe the concept of induced stress change in thermal and cold production operations - Recognize different components of coupled thermo-poro-mechanical models - Explain the principals of caprock integrity analysis workflows
Figure 1: Coupled Thermo-poro-elastic Modeling for In-situ Thermal Operations
Figure 2: Schematic of Induced Stress Change in the Caprock during SAGD Operation
Geoscientists, engineers and researchers involved with heavy oil operations. The course will be a combination of lectures, quizzes, case studies and hands-on exercises supported by online materials.
Mehrdad is a geomechanics expert at PetroGem Inc. with over two decades of industrial and academic experience in different areas of geomechanics such as drilling, fracking, geological storage, in-situ thermal operations, earth dams and foundations. Mehrdad holds degrees in civil, geotechnical and geological engineering and he is a professional engineer with both APEGA and Engineers and Geoscientists BC. Mehrdad is currently the director of PetroGem Inc. providing consulting, training and software solutions for the oil and gas industry.
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