Wellbore-stability analysis madeeasy and practical

SPE Drilling and Completion

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 212-218

  Santarelli, F J ^a,b,c   Zaho, S ^b   Burrafato, Giovanni ^b   Zausa, Fabrizio ^b   Giacca, Diego ^a  

^a AGIP SpA   (Italy)

^b Oilfield Production Consultants ^*

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; ROCK MECHANICS;

WELLBORE STABILITY;

BOREHOLES;

DRILLING; STABILITY TEST;

DRILLING; STABILITY; WELLBORE;

ITALY, (SOUTH);

EID: 0031421568     PISSN: 10646671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/35105-PA     Document Type: Article

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