Borehole instability in high-porosity Berea sandstone and factors affecting dimensions and shape of fracture-like breakouts

Engineering Geology

Volumn 69, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 219-231

  Haimson, Bezalel ^a   Kovacich, Joseph ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

Berea sandstone; Borehole; Breakouts

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRACTURE TESTING; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL FIELDS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POROSITY; SANDSTONE;

OIL RESERVOIRS;

BOREHOLES;

BOREHOLE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION; WELL TECHNOLOGY;

BEREA SANDSTONE; BOREHOLE BREAKOUT; FRACTURE GEOMETRY; IN SITU STRESS; PERMEABILITY;

EID: 0037799815     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7952(02)00283-1     Document Type: Article

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