Mechanical skin damage in wells

SPE Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 275-280

  Morales, R H ^a   Brown, E ^a   Norman, W D ^a   DeBonis, V ^a   Mathews, M J ^a   Park, E I ^b   Brown, R ^a  

^a DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

^b BP AMERICA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFECTS; DEFLECTED BOREHOLES; EVALUATION; OIL WELL DRILLING; POROUS MATERIALS; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

BOREHOLE STRESSES;

OIL WELLS;

EID: 0030230133     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/30459-pa     Document Type: Article

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