Geomechanics and Rock Physics: Research Opportunities and Services
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Research Opportunities
Please contact Dr. Oshaine Blake, at Oshaine.Blake@sta.uwi.edu, if you are interested in conducting research in the Geomechanics and Rock Physics (GaRP) Laboratory as an undergraduate student, graduate student (MSc, MPhil, or PhD), Postdoctoral scholar, or visiting scholar.
What services can we offer?
1. Subsurface and reservoir characterization at in-situ conditions:
Porosity
Bulk density
Grain density
Permeability
P-wave velocity and attenuation
S-wave velocity and attenuation
Electrical resistivity
2. Geomechanics:
Tensile strength
Unconfined compressive strength
Confined compressive strength
Static elastic properties
Dynamic elastic properties
Friction coefficient
(a) Permeability and (b) P‐ and S‐wave velocity as a function of effective pressure for a tight sandstone.
