On drilling directions for optimizing horizontal well stability using a dual-porosity poroelastic approach

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 53, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 61-76

  Zhang, Jincai ^a   Bai, Mao ^b   Roegiers, J C ^c  

^a Knowledge Systems Inc   (United States)

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Drilling direction; Horizontal well; Naturally fractured medium; Numerical analysis; Stability

Indexed keywords

DRILLING DIRECTION; DUAL-POROSITY POROELASTIC APPROACH; HORIZONTAL WELL STABILITY; WELLBORE STABILITY;

BOREHOLES; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL WELL DRILLING; POROSITY; STRESSES;

HORIZONTAL WELLS;

BOREHOLES; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HORIZONTAL WELLS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL WELL DRILLING; POROSITY; STRESSES;

BOREHOLE STABILITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE; HORIZONTAL DRILLING; NUMERICAL MODEL; OIL WELL; POROELASTICITY; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

EID: 33746547992     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2006.02.001     Document Type: Article

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