Geofluids

Catalog description

This course focuses on relationships between fluids and geologic processes. A strong focus will be on feedbacks between fluid conditions and elastic and permanent deformation within rocks and sediments. Considerable attention is given to the science of safe and successful drilling operations. Topics of discussion include applications to earthquakes, volcanoes, seafloor vents, and well drilling. Graduate students and advanced undergraduates are welcome to enroll, particularly those who have taken hydrogeology and/or structural geology / mechanics. The course will involve quantitative problem solving, reading fundamental papers, analytical solutions, simple matlab or python scripting, and a final report where students will apply the skills and understanding developed in the course to a problem related to their research or field of interest.