Modelling of damaged zones around boreholes using a radius-dependent Young's modulus

Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 31-35

  Nawrocki, P A ^a,b,c,d,e   Dusseault, M B ^a,f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b LODZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^c POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

^d Porous Media Research Institute   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^g University of Alberta ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAMAGE MECHANICS; RADIUS DEPENDENT YOUNG MODULUS;

DEFECTS; ELASTIC MODULI; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL WELL DRILLING; ROCK MECHANICS; STIFFNESS; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS;

BOREHOLES;

EID: 0030105743     PISSN: 00219487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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