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1 Sustainable heavy oil exploitation, innovation and geomechanical contributions. 13th 16th march 2017 Street 65 # Building M1-414 / Facultad de Minas / Universidad Nacional de Colombia Tel: (574) / (574)

2 RESEARCH GROUP IN APPLIED GEOMECHANICS GIGA Director: Guillermo Alzate Espinosa Research group that provides modern, simulation, production and stimulation tools for conventional and non-conventional oil reservoirs. Working lines : geomechanical of heavy oil reservoirs, in-situ stress determination and mechanical earth model (MEM) construction, Sand production: prediction, quantification, management and phenomena associated modeling, geomechanical in thermal recovery, hydraulic fracturing in heavy oil reservoirs, numerical analysis of production processes coupled with geomechanics, subsidence and compaction analysis, stressstrain constitutive models in heavy oil reservoirs, caprock integrity, wellbore stability, conventional reservoir geomechanics, etc. Interdisciplinary workteam, formed by a bachelor, master, doctorate students and proffesors in petroleum engineering. 2

3 GEOMECHANICAL SYMPOSIUM 1 Simposio de Geomecanica, UN Simposio de Geomecanica, UIS Simposio de Geomecanica, UN Dr. Mark Zoback Dr. Maurice Dusseault 4 Simposio de Geomecanica, Facing up the challenges of a moving industry UIS Simposio de Geomecánica, Geomechanics of non conventional reservoirs, a challenge of this time UN Dr. Sergio da Fontoura Dale Walters 6 Simposio de Geomecanica, Decreasing costs in rising complexities UIS Simposio Internacional de Geomecanica, Sustainable heavy oil exploitation, innovation and geomechanical contributions, UN Dr. Rick Chalaturnyk Dr. Gonzalo Zambrano Dr. Sergio da Fontoura 3

4 Objective: 7th INTERNATIONAL GEOMECHANICS SYMPOSIUM To promote an academic venue about actual geomechanic challenges in hydrocarbon exploitation and production, gathering a group of national and international specialists and representatives of main oil Colombian companies, who will analyze geomechanical application in exploration, characterization and exploitation of heavy oil reservoirs and the most pressing academic and technological issues that must be resolved about this topic. 4

5 SYMPOSIUM TOPICS Geomechanical issues of heavy oil reservoirs. In-situ stress determination and mechanical earth model (MEM) construction. Sand production: prediction, quantification, management and phenomena associated modeling. Geomechanical issues in thermal recovery. Hydraulic fracturing in heavy oil reservoirs. Numerical analysis of production processes coupled with geomechanics. Subsidence and compaction analysis. Stress-strain constitutive models in heavy oil reservoirs. Caprock integrity. Wellbore stability. Conventional reservoir geomechanics. 5

6 ACADEMIC PROGRAMATION Pre-symposium course (2 days) 13th 14th march Symposium (2 days) Technical conferences and poster 15th 16th march

7 8 SYMPOSIUM AND COURSE COSTS

8 INTERNATIONAL ALLIES 7

9 Sustainable heavy oil exploitation, innovation and geomechanical contributions. 13th 16th march 2017 Contacto: Página del evento:

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