Investigation of factors for strengthening a wellbore by propping fractures

SPE/IADC Drilling Conference, Proceedings

Volumn 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 669-683

  Wang, Hong ^a   Soliman, Mohamed Y ^a   Towler, Brian F ^b  

^a HALLIBURTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; INFILL DRILLING; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; ROCK MECHANICS;

DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATIONS; DRILLING OPERATION; FRACTURE STABILITIES; LOST CIRCULATION; LOST CIRCULATION MATERIALS; NEAR-WELLBORE REGION; NUMERICAL SIMULATORS; ROCK MECHANICS ANALYSIS;

BOREHOLES;

EID: 51649105975     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/112629-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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