Drilling in mudrocks: Rock behavior issues

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 155-166

  Fam, Moheb A ^a   Dusseault, Maurice B ^b   Fooks, Jeanette C ^c  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Borehole stability; Double layer; Moisture content; Mudrocks; Reactivity coefficient; Specific surface; Strength; Temperature; Volume changes

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; MOISTURE; PORE PRESSURE; ROCK MECHANICS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES;

ROCK DRILLING;

BOREHOLE; DRILLING; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PORE PRESSURE; ROCK MECHANICS; SHALE STABILITY;

BOREHOLE STABILITY; DRILLING; MUDSTONE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PORE PRESSURE; ROCK MECHANICS; SHALE;

EID: 0038271856     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-4105(03)00029-9     Document Type: Article

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