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Rock mechanics

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-003180

The engineering discipline concerned with the response of rock and rock masses to applied forces. It applies principles of mechanics to analyze the stability of wellbores, predict formation behavior during hydraulic fracturing, and assess subsidence risks from fluid extraction. Key parameters studied include rock strength, elasticity, and pore pressure, which are measured on core samples and estimated from well logs.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-003180
FieldOil and gas
SubjectGeophysics
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-003180",
  "term": "Rock mechanics",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "The engineering discipline concerned with the response of rock and rock masses to applied forces. It applies principles of mechanics to analyze the stability of wellbores, predict formation behavior during hydraulic fracturing, and assess subsidence risks from fluid extraction. Key parameters studied include rock strength, elasticity, and pore pressure, which are measured on core samples and estimated from well logs.",
  "subject": "Geophysics",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/rock-mechanics/"
}

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