Intermediate Stress - The Neglected Middle Child of Geomechanics?
(My big brother, a middle child, who no doubt broke his leg because everyone, including our big sister, was too busy tending to little...
The Plot that Could Save You $Millions?
Here's a question we get all the time: (hands thrown in the air) We drilled all of our wells in the same direction and did everything the...
Basement Matters
One of the first geomechanics projects I ever worked on was in a fractured granite reservoir in Japan. The image logs were gorgeous. The...
Shaking Things Up
Wouldn't that be nice, if we had a warning when an earthquake was going to happen? It's not for lack of trying. Researchers have been...
If I loved data, I wouldn't have studied rocks.
That's not me in the picture, but I do have a rock that looks exactly like that. On my windowsill. Like most geologists I put rock...
Geological Studies: Should I order À la carte or Table d'hôte?
No matter how good a cook you are or how well equipped your kitchen, going out to a nice restaurant is an important part of your dining...
Why Are We Still Buying Snake Oil?
When my father bought the little piece of New Hampshire woods where I grew up, he wandered down an old, overgrown dirt track that ran...
Some Like It Hot
There is a lot of buzz about the Marten Hills Clearwater Heavy Oil play. And for good reasons. The play is extensive and has intriguing...
The Joy of Geothermics
When it comes to understanding the subsurface, very few direct measurements are available to us. We can capture values for pressure,...
Using Brittleness as an Input to Completions
Is like trying to start your car with the cigarette lighter. Yes, the electrical system is needed to start the car. Yes, the lighter is...