Influence of coupled chemo-poro-thermoelastic processes on pore pressure and stress distributions around a wellbore in swelling shale

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 67, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 57-64

  Ghassemi, A ^a   Tao, Q ^a   Diek, A ^b  

^a Texas A and M University   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

chemical osmosis; chemo poroelasticity; poro thermoelasticity; solute diffusion; swelling shale; wellbore stability

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL OSMOSIS; CHEMO-POROELASTICITY; PORO-THERMOELASTICITY; SOLUTE DIFFUSION; WELLBORE STABILITY;

BOREHOLES; BORING; CHEMICAL STABILITY; CONSTITUTIVE EQUATIONS; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; DRILLING; DRILLING FLUIDS; ELASTICITY; FLOW OF WATER; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; OSMOSIS; PORE PRESSURE; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SHALE; STRESS CONCENTRATION; TEMPERATURE; THERMOELASTICITY;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

DRILLING; OSMOSIS; POROELASTICITY; SHALE; SWELLING; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOELASTICITY;

EID: 67349130205     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2009.02.015     Document Type: Article

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