Near-wellbore alteration and formation stress parameters using borehole sonic data

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 1663-1673

  Sinha, B ^a   Bratton, T ^a   Cryer, J ^b   Nieting, S ^b   Ugueto, G ^a   Bakulin, A ^a   Hauser, M ^c  

^a Atlas Wireline Services

^b OFS   (United States)

^c Shell E and P Co   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; OIL WELL DRILLING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SEEPAGE; STRESS ANALYSIS; WATER WELLS;

DRILLING PROBLEMS; GULF OF MEXICO (GOM); WELLBORE ALTERATION; WELLBORE INSTABILITY;

BOREHOLES;

EID: 33644809558     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/95841-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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