T08: Geomechanics for Improved Operations
Instructor:
Rick Chalaturnyk, Ph.D., P. Eng., Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta
Who should attend:
Reservoir engineers, production engineers and engineering technologists.
Tutorial Description:
This course focuses on where the needed information is located, how to apply the information to the well trajectory, and the possible outcome of changing well directions. Attendees will have a good understanding as to the benefits for considering geomechanics to individual wells and when modifications are required.
Instructor Biography:
Rick Chalaturnyk is a Professor of Geotechnical Engineering, holder of the Foundation CMG Endowed Chair in Reservoir Geomechanics and Director of the Geological Storage Research Group at the University of Alberta, where he has been a faculty member since 1997. He also serves on the Technical Advisory Board for Opsens Inc. and is Executive Vice President of Opsens Solutions Inc. Before joining the University, he was involved in petroleum geomechanics research in SAGD and heavy oil cold production with the Centre for Engineering Research, and co-founded a downhole instrumentation and monitoring company. He has been involved in a wide range of research activities ranging from mine tailings management technologies, geological storage of greenhouse gases, gas over bitumen issues pertaining to SAGD development, coalbed methane geomechanics and sequentially coupled reservoir-geomechanical simulations. Dr. Chalaturnyk and his geological storage research team are actively involved in the IEA GHG Weyburn-Midale CO
2 Monitoring and Storage Project in Saskatchewan and the PennWest Energy Trust CO
2-EOR Monitoring and Storage Project in Alberta. He holds a B.Sc. degree in civil engineering and a Ph.D. degree in geotechnical engineering from the University of Alberta. He is a registered professional engineer in Alberta and is a member of SPE, AGU, SRA, CGS and the Petroleum Society of CIM.
