Basin scale rock mechanics and Wellbore stability

ISRM International Symposium - EUROCK 1996

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages 793-800

  Brignoli, M ^a   Zausa, F ^a   Giacca, D ^a   Santarelli, F J ^a   Zaho, S ^a,b  

^a AGIP SpA   (Italy)

^b Geolog Srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; ROCK MECHANICS; STABILITY;

DRILLING PLANNING; LEARNING CURVES; OIL COMPANIES; OPERATIVE COSTS; REDUCING COSTS; TECHNICAL ASPECTS; WELLBORE STABILITY; WELLBORE STABILITY ANALYSIS;

OIL WELLS;

EID: 0038934843     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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