The scratch test is a quasi-non-destructive method made up of pushing a tool across the
surface of a weaker rock at a given penetration depth. The unconfined compressive strength …

Abstract Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) has been widely adopted as a key
technology to mitigate anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions and to meet the 2050 net …

This study introduces “biogeomechanics”, an emerging field of geotechnics, as a resourceful
approach in assessing the impact of biological processes on the mechanical properties and …

Oil and gas operations in sedimentary basins have revealed the occurrence of significant
temperature anomalies at depth, raising the possibility of major geothermal resource …

This paper presents core analysis practices developed to increase the value of cores in
reservoir characterization workflows. Core analysis traditionally implies extensive rock …

Inadequate conventional core data, increasing cost of native sampling techniques,
economic downturn in the oil sector, sparse distribution of modern well log suites in …

This chapter documents the procedures, methods, and databases employed at the drill sites
and in the various shipboard and shorebased laboratories during Phases 1 and 2 of the …

Challenging drilling applications and low oil prices have created a new emphasis on
innovation in the industry. This research investigates the value of drill bit based force …

Reservoir pressure depletion and decline of production are two common features of many
mature petroleum fields. Drilling and stimulation of long, highly-deviated wellbores is one of …

The integrated geomechanical process is a novel and resourceful approach that coalesces
multidisciplinary scientific fields with geomechanics to provide solutions to complex scientific …