Feasibility study of the stability of openhole multilaterals, cook inlet, Alaska

SPE Drilling and Completion

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 140-145

  Moos, D ^a   Zoback, M D ^a   Bailey, L ^a  

^a GeoMechanics Intl Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; RIVERS; ROCKS; SAND; STABILITY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS ANALYSIS; WELLS;

FEASIBILITY STUDIES;

RESERVOIR INLETS;

CEMENTATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; IN SITU STRESS; STRENGTH;

ALASKA; COOK INLET; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035438792     PISSN: 10646671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/73192-PA     Document Type: Article

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