- Course
- Kun SU
- Conventional Energies, Drilling
Planned duration: 15 hours (5×3 hours )
2016 – Head of Geomechanics Drilling & Wells Entity, in Drilling & Wells Division, Total EP, Pau, France.
2008 – 2015 Geomechanics Referent, Drilling and Wells Division, at Total EP, in charge of
1999 – 2007 Scientific project manager at the French national radioactive waste management agency (Andra),
1990 – 1998 Research Engineer at Laboratoire de Mécanique des Solides (LMS), Ecole Polytechnique, Paris
1982 – 1986 Assistant at Shandong University of Science and Technology (China).
2005: Professorship (Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches -HDR), Civil Engineering, Lille University, France
1990 PhD in Mining and Geology Engineering, Mines School of Nancy, France
1987 Master in Mining and Geological Engineering, Mines School of Nancy, France
1982 Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology (Chine)
1998-2007 : Rock Mechanics – Application in Civil Engineering, University of Paris, Orsay, Geology & Environment Engineering, 15 hours per year.
2013-2014 : Geoscience training program of Total E&P : Fundamentals in Geomechanics, modules “1D Geomechanical Model” and “Gas shale geomechanics”, 2×2 hours per year
2012-2014: Geoscience training program of Total E&P for young geology staffs, Rock Mechanics, prediction of hydraulics fracturing pressure, 2×4 hours per year
As a geomechanics Referent and the Head of Drilling & Wells Geomechanics Entity in Drilling&Wells Division of Total E&P, my activities are following :
i) Managing a team of 13 people, including the Geomechanics Laboratory with 6 technicians
ii) Participating the reviews of well preparation as geomechanics Referent
iii) Supervising and validating geomechanical studies : prediction of frac gradient and the minimum mud weight for hole stability, casing integrity, risk of
anding, injectivity study, etc … .
iv) Supervising certain rock mechanics tests in laboratory
v) Geomechanical following-up of drilling operation of sensitive wells.
vi) Writing and validating Reference documents in Geomechanics