Mineralogy of deepwater Gulf of Mexico salt formations and implications for constitutive behavior

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 57, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 354-374

  Fredrich, J T ^a   Fossum, A F ^a,b   Hickman, R J ^a,b  

^a BP AMERICA INC   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Deepwater Gulf of Mexico; Drill cuttings; Salt creep; Salt diapirs; Well integrity

Indexed keywords

DRILL CUTTINGS; SALT CREEP; SALT DIAPIRS; SALT FORMATIONS; WELL INTEGRITY;

CONSTITUTIVE MODELS; DEEP OIL WELL DRILLING; MINERALOGY; OIL WELL CASINGS; SALT DEPOSITS; STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY;

OFFSHORE OIL WELLS;

CONSTITUTIVE MODELS; DEEP OIL WELL DRILLING; MINERALOGY; OFFSHORE OIL WELLS; OIL WELL CASINGS; SALT DEPOSITS; STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY;

CREEP; DEEP WATER FORMATION; DIAPIR; DRILLING; MINERALOGY; WELL COMPLETION; WELL TESTING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 34249805708     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2006.11.006     Document Type: Article

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