Description
This course builds on material introduced in PGEG321 and provides theoretical and practical introduction to basic physical and mechanical rock properties and their core-based measurements. Selected reservoir rock properties such as porosity, permeability, saturations, capillary pressures and relative permeability are introduced first. Then topics such as nature of rock, rock deformability, brittle and ductile behavior, rock stresses, stress transformations, rock strength and failure and rock testing methods are discussed. Concepts introduced in the classroom are reinforced through laboratory sessions.