Accidental Geomechanics - Capturing In-situ Stress from Mud Losses Encountered while Drilling

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

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 407-420

  Edwards, S T ^b   Bratton, T R ^a   Standifird, W B ^c  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^b BP ^*

^c Knowledge Systems Inc

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TESTING; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; LEAKAGE (FLUID); LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS; PORE PRESSURE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

LEAK OFF PRESSURE (LOP); WELLBORES;

OIL WELL DRILLING;

EID: 1642581507     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/78205-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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