Poro-thermoelastic borehole stress analysis for determination of the in situ stress and rock strength

Geothermics

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 250-259

  Tao, Qingfeng ^a   Ghassemi, A ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Borehole breakout; Geothermal; In situ stress; Poroelasticity; Rock strength; Shear failure; Thermoelasticity; Wellbore stability

Indexed keywords

GEOTHERMAL; INSITU STRESS; PORO-ELASTICITY; ROCK STRENGTH; SHEAR FAILURE; WELLBORE STABILITY;

ELASTICITY; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; ROCKS; SHEAR STRENGTH; STABILITY; STRESS ANALYSIS; THERMOELASTICITY; WELL STIMULATION;

BOREHOLES;

BOREHOLE; DRILLING; FAILURE ANALYSIS; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; HIGH PRESSURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; IN SITU STRESS; PORE PRESSURE; POROELASTICITY; ROCK MECHANICS; SHEAR STRENGTH; THERMOELASTICITY;

EID: 77955845206     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2010.06.004     Document Type: Article

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