Assessment of several sand prediction models with particular reference to HPHT wells

Proceedings of the SPE/ISRM Rock Mechanics in Petroleum Engineering Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 606-617

  Vaziri, Hans ^a   Xiao, Yuing ^b   Palmer, Ian ^a  

^a BP AMERICA INC   (United States)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DECISION MAKING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL SANDS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

HIGH PRESSURE HIGH TEMPERATURE (HPHT) WELLS; SHEAR FAILURE; TENSILE FAILURE;

OIL WELLS;

EID: 1642581453     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/78235-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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