When Is It Important to Consider Geomechanics in SAGD Operations?

Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 53-61

  Chalaturnyk, Rick J ^a   Li, Pingke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; HYDROGEOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PORE PRESSURE; POROSITY; PRESSURE EFFECTS; ROCKS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

CYCLIC STEAM SIMULATION; GEOMECHANICS; PORE VOLUMES; RESERVOIR SIMULATIONS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 2342630040     PISSN: 00219487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/04-04-05     Document Type: Article

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