This page provides a listing, in reverse chronological order, of course materials that are associated to each scheduled lecture period. This may include PDFs of the final lecture notes, links to recorded lectures, and any other reference material.
05-02-2018
04-30-2018
04-27-2018
04-25-2018
04-25-2018
04-23-2018
04-20-2018
Lecture Recording - Elementary Fracture Mechanics
04-18-2018
Lecture 21 - Hydrualic Fracturing Overview and Impact (PDF)
04-16-2018
Lecture 20 - Reservoir Depletion (PDF)
04-13-2018
Lecture 20 - Reservoir Depletion (PDF)
04-07-2018
Lecture 18 - Geomechanical Case Study (PDF)
Lecture 19 - Sand Production (PDF)
04-04-2018
04-02-2018
03-30-2018
Lecture 17 - Diagnostic Testing To Determine In Situ Stress (PDF)
03-28-2018
Lecture16 - Stress Resolution In Deviated Wells (cont.) (PDF)
Assignment 3 (due April 2, 2018)
03-26-2018
Lecture16 - Stress Resolution In Deviated Wells (PDF)
03-23-2018
Lecture 15 - Compressive And Tensile Failure In Vertical Wells (cont.) (PDF)
03-21-2018
Lecture 15 - Compressive And Tensile Failure In Vertical Wells (PDF)
03-19-2018
Assignment 2 (due March 28, 2018)
Lecture 14 - Tensile Strength And Critically Stressed Crust (PDF)
03-05-2018
Lecture 13 - Constitutive Modeling - Inelastic Behavoir (cont.) (PDF)
03-02-2018
Lecture 13 - Constitutive Modeling - Inelastic Behavoir (PDF)
02-28-2018
Lecture 12 - Constitutive Modeling - Poroelasticity (cont.) (PDF)
02-26-2018
Lecture 11 - Constitutive Modeling - Elasticity (cont.) (PDF)
Lecture 12 - Constitutive Modeling - Poroelasticity (cont.) (PDF)
02-23-2018
Lecture 11 - Constitutive Modeling - Elasticity (cont.) (PDF)
02-18-2018
02-14-2018
Lecture 11 - Constitutive Modeling - Elasticity (cont.) (PDF)
02-12-2018
Lecture 10 - Faults and Fractures at Depth (cont.) (PDF)
Lecture 11 - Constitutive Modeling - Elasticity (PDF)
02-09-2018
Lecture 10 - Faults and Fractures at Depth (cont.) (PDF)
02-07-2018
Lecture 10 - Faults and Fractures at Depth (cont.) (PDF)
Assignment 1 (due February 15, 2018)
02-05-2018
Lecture 9 - Mechanisms Of Overpressure (cont.) (PDF)
Lecture 10 - Faults and Fractures at Depth (PDF)
02-02-2018
Lecture 9 - Mechanisms Of Overpressure (PDF)
01-31-2018
Lecture 6 - Anderson Fault Classification (PDF)
Lecture 7 - Estimating Vertical Stress (PDF)
Lecture 8 - Effective Stress And Stress Magnitudes At Depth (PDF)
01-29-2018
Lecture 5 - Principle Stress and Directions in the Earth (PDF)
01-26-2018
Lecture 3 - Linear Algebra (cont.) (PDF)
Lecture 4 - Introduction to Stress (PDF)
01-24-2018
Lecture 3 - Linear Algebra (cont.) (PDF)
01-22-2018
Lecture 2 - Introduction to Structural Geology (PDF)
Lecture 3 - Linear Algebra (PDF)
01-19-2018