Mechanics of borehole ballooning in naturally-fractured formations

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

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 1417-1423

  Lavrov, A ^a   Tronvoll, J ^a  

^a SINTEF PETROLEUM RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRILLING FLUIDS; FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); OIL BEARING FORMATIONS; OIL WELL DRILLING; OPTIMIZATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RHEOLOGY;

BOREHOLE BALLOONING; DRILLING SIMULATORS; ELASTIC DEFORMATION; NATURALLY-FRACTURED FORMATIONS;

BOREHOLES;

EID: 22244487041     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/93747-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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