Evaluating the present in-situ stress-state for the Richton, MS, strategic petroleum reserve site using geomechanical analyses

43rd U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium and 4th U.S.-Canada Rock Mechanics Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Rath, J S ^a   Arguello J G ^a   Stone, C M ^a   Sobolik, S R ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT CAPACITY; ELASTIC MATERIALS; FEA MODELS; FEA SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GEOMETRIC CONFIGURATIONS; INITIAL CONDITIONS; INSITU STRESS; MATERIAL MODELS; MISSISSIPPI; NEAR-FIELD; NUMERICAL TECHNIQUES; OIL STORAGE; SALT BED; SALT CAVERNS; SALT DOMES; STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE; SURROUNDING ROCK; VON MISES;

DOMES; MOORING; OIL FIELDS; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS; SALT DEPOSITS; SIMULATORS; STRESSES;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 70450201633     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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