A new concept of sand production prediction: Theory and laboratory experiments

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages 19-33

  Hoek, P J Vanden ^a   Hertogh, G M M ^a   Kooijman, A P ^a   Kenter, C J ^a   Papamichos, E ^b  

^a Shell International Exploration and Production BV   (United States)

^b IKU Petroleum Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); BOREHOLES; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FORECASTING; PORE PRESSURE; PRESSURE GRADIENT; SAND; SANDSTONE; COMPRESSION TESTING; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WELL PERFORATION;

BIFURCATION THEORY; COMPRESSIVE FAILURE; CONSTITUTIVE PROPERTIES; CONVENTIONAL THEORY; EFFECTIVE STRESS; INTACT SANDSTONE; LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS; TENSILE FAILURES;

FAILURE (MECHANICAL); OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

COSSERAT CONTINUUM; MOIST SANDSTONES; NEAR CAVITY PORE PRESSURE GRADIENT; SAND PRODUCTION PREDICTION; TENSILE CAVITY FAILURE;

EID: 0029727690     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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