Coupled geomechanics-flow modelling at and below a critical stress state used to investigate common statistical properties of field production data

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 292, Issue , 2007, Pages 453-468

  Zhang, X ^a,d   Koutsabeloulis, N C ^a   Heffer, K J ^b   Main, I G ^c   Li, L ^c  

^a Vector International Processing Systems Limited   (United Kingdom)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CORRELATION; CRITICAL STATE; FLOW MODELING; FLUID FLOW; GEOMECHANICS; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; WELL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULLFAKS FIELD; NORTH SEA;

EID: 38349153831     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP292.24     Document Type: Conference Paper

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