A proposed data acquisition program for successful geomechanics projects

SPE Middle East Oil and Gas Show and Conference, MEOS, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 297-312

  Chardac, O ^a   Murray, D ^a   Carnegie, A ^a   Marsden, J R ^a  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CORRELATION METHODS; DATA ACQUISITION; ELASTIC MODULI; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OIL WELL TESTING; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PORE PRESSURE; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

MECHANICAL EARTH MODEL (MEM); ROCK STRENGTH; SEISMIC SECTIONS; UNIAXIAL COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH (UCS);

ROCK MECHANICS;

EID: 22244440572     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/93182-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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