Continuous Rock Strength Measurements on Core and Neural Network Modeling Result in Significant Improvements in Log-Based Rock Strength Predictions Used to Optimize Completion Design and Improve Prediction of Sanding Potential and Wellbore Stability

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 5167-5175

  Suárez Rivera, Roberta ^a   Ostroff, Gary ^b   Tan, KaiSoon ^b   Begnaud, Bill ^b   Martin, Wesley ^a   Bermudez, Tony ^a  

^a TerraTek   (United States)

^b BHP BILLITON   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIBILITY; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEURAL NETWORKS; OIL WELL CASINGS; OPTIMIZATION; PETROGRAPHY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; ROCK MECHANICS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; WELL COMPLETION;

ROCK STRENGTH; WELLBORE STABILITY;

BOREHOLES;

EID: 1142300680     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/84558-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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