Influence of reservoir stress path on deformation and permeability of weakly cemented sandstone reservoirs

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 266-272

  Ruistuen, Helge ^a   Teufel, Lawrence ^a   Rhett, D ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEMENTING; COMPACTION; OIL FIELD; ROCK MECHANICS; SANDSTONE; SHEAR STRESS; STRESS DISTRIBUTION;

CEMENT; COMPRESSIBILITY; DEFORMATION; PERMEABILITY; PORE PRESSURE; RESERVOIR ROCK; SANDSTONE; STRESS;

EID: 0032829963     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/56989-PA     Document Type: Article

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