Historical review and rock mechanics approach to improve the wellbore stability in Nahr Umr Shale formation

11th ADIPEC: Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference - Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 949-956

  Yamamoto, K ^a   Waragai, T ^b   Kikuchi, S ^b   Fada'q, A S ^b   Koyama, T ^a   Matsunaga, T ^c  

^a GAS AND METALS NATIONAL CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b ADNOC Offshore   (United Arab Emirates)

^c JODCO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; DRILLING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SHALE; SHEAR STRENGTH; STABILITY; STRESS ANALYSIS;

FAILURE MECHANISM; GEOMECHANICS; NUMERICAL MODELS; WELLBORE STABILITY;

ROCK MECHANICS;

EID: 22144471553     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/88782-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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