Design implications of analytical and laboratory studies of permanent abandonment plugs

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 21-38

  Akgün, Haluk ^a,b   Daemen, Jaak U K ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Axial strength; Bond strength; Borehole plugging (sealing); Cement grout; Plug rock interface strength; Shaft seal design

Indexed keywords

BOND STRENGTH (MATERIALS); CEMENTING (SHAFTS); DESIGN; DETERIORATION; ELASTIC MODULI; GROUTING; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); NUMERICAL METHODS; ROCKS; STABILITY; STRESS CONCENTRATION; TENSILE STRESS;

AXIAL STRENGTH; BOREHOLE PLUGGING; CEMENT GROUT; FRICTION PLUGS; PERMANENT ABANDONMENT PLUGS; PLUG ROCK INTERFACE STRENGTH; SHAFT SEAL DESIGN;

BOREHOLES;

BOREHOLE; SEALING; SHAFT; STRESS ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032713298     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t98-089     Document Type: Article

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