Coupled reservoir and geomechanics simulations to assess the risk of well plug failure after reservoir abandonment

Poromechanics III: Biot Centennial (1905-2005) - Proceedings of the 3rd Biot Conference on Poromechanics

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 647-652

  Mainguy, M ^a   Longuemare, P ^a   Wozniak, J M ^a  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOT'S COEFFICIENT; CAP ROCK; EFFECTIVE STRESS; ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS; EXTERNAL PRESSURES; EXTREME LOADS; FLUID LEAKAGE; OIL AND GAS WELL; PRESSURE CHANGE; RESERVOIR-SEALS; STRESS CHANGES; THERMAL CHANGES; WELL ABANDONMENT; WELL FLUIDS;

NATURAL GAS WELLS;

GEOMECHANICS;

EID: 77956154738     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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