Effect of interface defects on shear strength and fluid channeling at cement-interlayer interface

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 100, Issue , 2012, Pages 117-122

  Gu, Jun ^a   Zhong, Pei ^a   Shao, Chun ^a   Bai, Shaohui ^a   Zhang, Hui ^a   Li, Ke ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Cement interlayer interface; Fluid channeling; Hydraulic fracturing; Interface defects; Mathematical model

Indexed keywords

CEMENTS; DEFECTS; FRACTURE; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MUD LOGGING; OIL FIELD DEVELOPMENT; SHEAR FLOW;

CALCULATED VALUES; EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEM; EXPERIMENTAL VALUES; INTERFACE DEFECTS; LOW PERMEABILITY; MODIFIED EQUATION; RELATIVE ERRORS; VERIFICATION RESULTS;

STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

CEMENT; ERROR ANALYSIS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OIL FIELD; PERMEABILITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SHEAR STRENGTH;

EID: 84872036652     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2012.11.021     Document Type: Article

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