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 model the rock stress and fractures
Petrophysics uses Rock Geomechanics to model the Geomechanical Stress Modelling
See Also
Petroleum Industry / Upstream / Subsurface E&P Disciplines
[Geomechanical Rock Properties] [Geomechanical Stress Modelling]
[ Basic Petroleum Rock and Fluid Properties Handbook ]