A physical model for stress cages

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 2867-2874

  Alberty, Mark W ^a   McLean, Michael R ^a  

^a BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE DROP; ROCKS; STIFFNESS; WELL DRILLING;

EARTH STRESS; FRACTURE INITIATION THEORY; FRACTURE RESISTANCE; STRESS CAGES;

FRACTURE;

EID: 22044431733     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/90493-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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