The role of geomechanics in the development of an HPHT field

44th US Rock Mechanics Symposium - 5th US/Canada Rock Mechanics Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  De Gennaro, S ^a   Schutjens, P ^a   Frumau, M ^a   Fuery, M ^a   Ita, J ^b   Fokker, P ^b  

^a Shell UK Limited   (United Kingdom)

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION AND STRESS; FIELD DEVELOPMENT; FIELD MEASUREMENT; FRACTURE GRADIENT; FRACTURE PRESSURES; GEOLOGICAL FAULT; GEOMECHANICAL MODEL; GEOMECHANICS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROCARBON RECOVERY; INFILL DRILLING; MUD WEIGHT WINDOWS; NORTH SEA; OPERATIONAL SUPPORTS; PORE COLLAPSE; PREDICTIVE TOOLS; PRINCIPAL STRESS; RE-ACTIVATION; RESERVOIR DEPLETION; SAND PRODUCTION; SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION; WELL FAILURE;

DEFORMATION; FRACTURE; GEOLOGIC MODELS; HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; HYDROCARBONS; LITHOLOGY; OFFSHORE OIL WELLS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; ROCK MECHANICS; WELL COMPLETION;

ROCKS;

EID: 78751507061     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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