Thermoporoelastic effect on wellbore stability

SPE Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 121-129

  Chen, Guizhong ^a   Ewy, Russell T ^a  

^a CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; ELASTICITY; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OFFSHORE DRILLING; POROSITY; STABILITY; STRESS CONCENTRATION; THERMAL DIFFUSION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

COLLAPSE FAILURE INDEX; DEEPWATER DRILLING; THERMOPOROELASTIC EFFECT; WELLBORE STABILITY;

BOREHOLES;

EID: 22544459346     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/89039-PA     Document Type: Article

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