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Petroleum geoscience: rock mechanics
CSIRO’s Rock Mechanics Laboratory undertakes research and testing for exploration, development and production scenarios in the oil industry as well as for the geological storage of carbon dioxide.
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17 August 2010 | Updated 14 October 2011
Rock mechanics laboratory
The Rock Mechanics Laboratory, located at the Australian Resources Research Centre in Perth, Western Australia, is one of the foremost geomechanics and rock physics laboratories in the world.
The CSIRO laboratory houses specialised equipment and instrumentation designed and built in-house over the past 20 years.
Accurate determination of rock mechanical properties can improve exploration, drilling and completion design and reservoir management.
Accurate determination of rock mechanical properties can improve exploration, drilling and completion design and reservoir management.
Ultimate benefits to industry include:
- optimising well siting
- maximising production and recovery
- minimising down-time and reservoir loss.
Laboratory testing is the only direct way to determine the mechanical properties of rocks.
Our laboratory is equipped to measure the mechanical and ultrasonic properties of rocks under in situ conditions of stress, pore pressure and temperature.
Getting involved
For further information about rock mechanics testing and services, please contact the Laboratory Supervisor, Mr Bruce Maney.
For further information about rock mechanics and rock physics research please contact Geoscience Capability Manager, Dr Dave Dewhurst.
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