Basic principles of geomechanics and the relevance to hydrocarbon reservoirs; concept of stress-strain-deformation in reservoir; rock mechanical parameters and their significance; flow of fluids in a porous media and constitutive laws; poromechanics; reservoir rock failure mechanics; concept of in-situ stresses and rock strength, their measurement tools and techniques; stress around vertical, horizontal and deviated wells; wellbore stability; cap rock integrity, reservoir compaction and subsidence; hydraulic fracturing; hydro-mechanical modeling; geomechanics of unconventional hydrocarbon reservoirs; geomechanics of carbon storage and enhanced oil/gas recovery; induced seismicity and risks; key laboratory analysis.