A New Approach to Borehole Trajectory Optimisation for Increased Hole Stability

Proceedings of the Middle East Oil Show

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 204-214

  Awal, M R ^a   Khan, M S ^a   Mohiuddin, M A ^a   Abdulraheem, A ^a   Azeemuddin, M ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULI; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL WELL DRILLING; OPTIMIZATION; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POISSON RATIO; POROSITY; ROCKS; SHEAR STRESS;

CARTESIAN COORDINATES; GEOMECHANICAL STABILITY; TARGET DEPTH (TD);

BOREHOLES;

EID: 1642520986     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/68092-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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