Why Oilwells Leak: Cement Behavior and Long-Term Consequences

Proceedings of the International Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition in China, IOGCEC

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 623-630

  Dusseault, Maurice B ^a   Gray, Malcolm N ^b   Nawrocki, Pawel A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

^c NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEMENTS; DEWATERING; GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULICS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); OIL WELL CEMENTING; OSMOSIS; PRESSURIZATION; SEDIMENTS; SHEAR STRESS; SUPERPLASTICITY;

CEMENT BEHAVIOR; THERMAL SHOCKS;

OIL WELLS;

EID: 1242288011     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/64733-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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