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IAP 2012 Activities by Sponsor

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Learn to Draw Anything you Want - A Crash Course
Carolyn Jundzilo-Comer
Thu Jan 19, 02-04:00pm, 1-371

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 25 participants.

Learn the basic skills of drawing and you will be able to draw anything. This class takes the mystery out of drawing and simplifies the tools needed to gain skill in drawing. Students will be provided with simple materials, or may bring their own. This is the same class taught in Professor Einstein's Introduction to Design for Engineers.
Class will be limited to 25.
Contact: Carolyn Jundzilo-Comer, 1-342, x3-3280, jundzilo@mit.edu

Science & Engineering of Gas Shales
Franz Ulm
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)

In less than five years, gas shale has revolutionized the energy economy of the United States. Production from shale already constitutes more than 20% of the US natural gas supply, and the rest of the world will soon be exploiting this resource at a similar scale. Four one-hour lectures will introduce the geology, analytical chemistry, and mechanical properties of this increasingly important rock type.

Jointly organized by the MIT Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering and the MIT Energy Initiative.
Web: http://cee.mit.edu/
Contact: Franz Ulm, 1-263, x3-3544, ulm@mit.edu

Origin and Properties of Source Rocks
Robert Kleinberg
The origin of shale formations will be described. Source rock organic matter is clearly differentiated based on sedimentary origin. Following deposition, the organic matter matures in accord with its burial history, and this determines the nature of the resource. It will be seen that the distribution of shale resources on a continental scale can be explained by a few simple principles.
Tue Jan 17, 01-02:00pm, Room 1-390

Analytical Chemistry of Source Rocks
Andrew Pomerantz
The main organic component of gas shales is insoluble material referred to as kerogen, and the molecular composition of kerogen controls processes such as storage, transport, and fracturing. However, kerogen is not amenable to traditional chemical analyses, and current understanding of kerogen is limited. Here we describe novel methods for analyzing kerogen, recent results, and potential future insights.
Wed Jan 18, 01-02:00pm, Room 1-390

Characterizing Mechanical Properties of Source Rocks for Stimulation Purposes
Romain Prioul
The characterization of the mechanical properties of source rocks will be addressed from well logging as well as from core testing, focusing on describing tools and processes specific to those rocks. It will be shown how determination of in situ conditions is used to decide where to place the horizontal well and what hydraulic fracturing stimulation scenarios to expect.
Thu Jan 19, Fri Jan 20, 01-02:00pm, Room 1-390

Hydraulic Fracture Modeling and Design
Brice Lecampion
Modeling of hydraulic fracture propagation is required for the design of a successful stimulation treatment. After an overview of a stimulation job, the components of hydraulic fracturing modeling will be briefly presented. The different regimes of hydraulic fracture propagation will be discussed in light of typical field values. Current methods for the monitoring of hydraulic fracture growth will also be reviewed.
Fri Jan 20, 01-02:00pm, Room 1-390


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