Time-dependent behaviour of oil reservoir chalk: A multiphase approach

Soils and Foundations

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 131-147

  De Gennaro, V ^a   Delage, P ^a   Cui, Y J ^a   Schroeder, Ch ^b   Collin, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Constitutive modelling; Creep; Multiphase chalk; Oil water suction; Osmotic technique; Overpressure technique; Subsidence; Time dependent behaviour (IGC: F4 F5 G13)

Indexed keywords

CREEP TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; STRESS ANALYSIS; SUBSIDENCE; WELL FLOODING;

CONSTITUTIVE MODELING; MULTIPHASE CHALK; OIL-WATER SUCTION; OSMOTIC TECHNIQUE; OVERPRESSURE TECHNIQUE; TIME-DEPENDENT BEHAVIOR (IGC:F4/F5/G13);

SOILS;

EID: 4444271122     PISSN: 00380806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3208/sandf.43.4_131     Document Type: Article

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