Theoretical and applied science of the mechanical behaviour of rock and rock masses;
compared to geology, it is that branch Branch of mechanics concerned with the response of rock and rock masses to the forces or displacements
It forms a separate Subsurface E&P Discipline but in fact its studies are shared between two different workflows: Petroleum Geology and Petrophysics
Petroleum Geology uses Rock Geomechanics to the force fields of their physical environmentmodel the rock stress and fractures
Petrophysics uses Rock Geomechanics to model the Geomechanical Stress Modelling
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Petroleum Industry / Upstream / Subsurface E&P Disciplines
[Geomechanical Rock Properties] [Geomechanical Stress Modelling]
[ Geostatic Pressure ] [ Effective Stress ] [ Pore Pressure ]
[ Basic Petroleum Rock and Fluid Properties Handbook ]