Enhanced mechanical earth modelling and wellbore stability calculations using advanced sonic measurements - A case study of the HP/HT Kvitebjorn field in the Norwegian North Sea

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages 789-804

  Wendt, Anke S ^a   Kongslien, Marit ^d   Sinha, Bikash K ^a   Vissapragada, Badarinadh ^a   Newton, Adrian ^b   Skomedal, Eiliv ^c   Renlie, Lasse ^c   Pedersen, Erik Sandtorv ^c  

^a Shell International Exploration and Production

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^c STATOIL   (Norway)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; ANISOTROPY; BOREHOLES; ELASTIC MODULI; OIL FIELD DEVELOPMENT; ROCK MECHANICS;

ISOTROPIC DRILLED FORMATIONS; MECHANICAL EARTH MODELING; WELLBORE STABILITY;

OIL WELL DRILLING;

EID: 40449128821     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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