Geomechanical effects of a 3D vertical salt well drilling by FEA

42nd U.S. Rock Mechanics - 2nd U.S.-Canada Rock Mechanics Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Mackay, F ^a   Inoue, N ^a   Fontoura, S A B ^a   Botelho, F ^b  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREEP MODEL; CRUDE OIL; DEEPWATER; DRILL STRINGS; DRILLING PROJECTS; EVAPORITE ROCKS; FAVORABLE CONDITIONS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GEOMECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; MASS DEFORMATION; OILFIELDS; OVERBURDEN STRESS; RIG TIME; SALT ANALYSIS; SALT FORMATION; SALT LAYERS; STUCK PIPE; WELLBORE; WORKOVER;

BORING; CRUDE PETROLEUM; DRILLING; DRILLING FLUIDS; HYDROCARBONS; OFFSHORE OIL WELLS; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; OIL WELLS; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

OIL WELL DRILLING;

EID: 69549096171     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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