Lecture 8 — February 9, 2022
Rock Mechanics
Topics Covered:
Well bore management/stability
Drilling fluids
Injection perspectives
Pressure management
Characterization of the reservoir
Implications for reservoir sustainability
Speaker
Maurice Dusseault, PhD, PEng
Maurice teaches Geological Engineering at the University of Waterloo, has taught short courses in 28 countries, and continues to be active in research and teaching. He works on subsurface energy geomechanics topics including hydrocarbon development, hydraulic fracturing, energy storage, geothermal energy, carbon sequestration, and deep injection disposal of granular solids and liquid wastes. He holds many patents and has about 650 full-text papers published in journals and conferences.