Utilization of mud weights in excess of the least principal stress to stabilize wellbores: Theory and practical examples

SPE Drilling and Completion

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 221-229

  Ito, Takatoshi ^a   Zoback, Mark D ^a   Peska, Pavel ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; PORE PRESSURE; STRESS ANALYSIS;

WELLBORES;

WELL DRILLING;

DRILLING MUD; STABILITY; STRESS; WELL TECHNOLOGY;

BOREHOLE STABILITY; DRILLING FLUID; STRESS; WELL TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0035574657     PISSN: 10646671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/57007-PA     Document Type: Article

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