Time-Dependent Wellbore (in) Stability Predictions: Theory and Case Study

Proceedings of the IADC/SPE Asia Pacific Drilling Technology Conference, APDT

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 477-484

  Abousleiman, Y ^a   Ekbote, S ^b   Tare, U ^c  

^a LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^b University of Oklahoma   (Lebanon)

^c HALLIBURTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; CIRCULATING MEDIA; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DEFORMATION; DRILLING RIGS; MUD LOGGING; OIL BEARING FORMATIONS; PORE PRESSURE; ROCK MECHANICS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SHALE; STABILITY; STRESS CONCENTRATION; THERMAL DIFFUSION; THERMOELASTICITY; VISCOELASTICITY;

POROMECHANICS; WELLBORES;

OIL WELL DRILLING;

EID: 1642480025     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/62796-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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