Chemical-mechanical wellbore instability model for shales: Accounting for solute diffusion

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 131-143

  Yu, Mengjiao ^a   Chenevert, Martin E ^a   Sharma, Mukul M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical effect; Pore pressure; Stress; Wellbore failure; Wellbore stability

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; EXPLORATORY BOREHOLES; FAILURE ANALYSIS; OSMOSIS; OSMOSIS MEMBRANES; PORE PRESSURE;

MEMBRANE EFFICIENCY;

OIL WELLS;

BOREHOLE; PORE PRESSURE; SHALE STABILITY; WELL TECHNOLOGY;

BOREHOLE STABILITY; DRILLING; PORE PRESSURE; SHALE;

EID: 0038271864     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-4105(03)00027-5     Document Type: Article

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