Nov 17: DISC 2010: Geophysics under stress: geomechanical applications of seismic and borehole acoustic waves

dr. Colin M. Sayers, San Donato Milanese November 17 2010

 

 

EAGE, jointly with SEG, the SEG-EAGE Italian Section and eni, organizes a one-day lecture entitled "Geophysics under stress: geomechanical applications of seismic and borehole acoustic waves".  This is the Italian performance of the SEG-EAGE DISC Lecture. Further information are available at EAGE website.

The integrated nature of this course means that it is suitable for individuals from all subsurface disciplines including geophysics, geomechanics, rock physics, petrophysics, geology, geomodeling, and drilling, reservoir and petroleum engineering. The short course presentation, limited to one-day, will provide an overview of the basic concepts and applications, and minimizes the use of mathematical developments. As a result, the course presentation does not require a theoretical background and can be attended by a broad section of working geoscientists and engineers interested in applying geophysical data to the solution of geomechanical problems. The course book will provide support for the course, and further extend some of the more technical considerations.      

A fee is requested to participate (75€ for EAGE/SEG members, 150€ for non members) and the registration not later than November 2nd at EAGE website is mandatory. 

 

The speaker is Dr. Colin M. Sayers from Schlumberger. Colin is a Scientific Advisor in the Schlumberger Data & Consulting Services Geomechanics Group in Houston, providing consultancy in geophysics, rock physics, drilling and reservoir geomechanics and the characterization of fractured reservoirs. He entered the oil industry to join Shell's Exploration and Production Laboratory in Rijswijk, The Netherlands in 1986, and moved to Schlumberger in 1991.

His technical interests include geophysics, rock physics, drilling and reservoir geomechanics, pore pressure prediction, wellbore stability analysis, analysis of production-induced reservoir stress changes, subsidence, fault reactivation, 3D mechanical earth modeling, sanding, fractured reservoir evaluation, borehole/seismic integration, stress-dependent acoustics, advanced sonic logging, AVAZ, fluid flow in fractured reservoirs.
He is a member of the AGU, EAGE, SEG, and SPE, a member of the Research Committee of the SEG, and a member of the editorial board of The Leading Edge and the International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Science. He has a B.A. in Physics from the University of Lancaster, U.K., a D.I.C. in Mathematical Physics and a Ph.D. in Physics from Imperial College, London, U.K. He has published numerous papers and holds several patents in the areas covered by this course.
 
More information is available at EAGE website.

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