Stability analysis of deviated boreholes using the Mogi-Coulomb failure criterion, with applications to some oil and gas reservoirs

Proceedings of the IADC/SPE Asia Pacific Drilling Technology Conference 2006 - Meeting the Value Challenge: Performance, Deliverability and Cost

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 537-550

  Al Ajmi, A M ^a   Zimmerman, R W ^b  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE FAILURE; IN SITU STRESSES; MOGI-COULOMB FAILURE CRITERION;

ELASTICITY; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL GAS WELLS; OIL WELLS; OPTIMIZATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS; WELL DRILLING;

BOREHOLES;

EID: 33846132948     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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