Geomechanical technology for seal integrity analysis: The three-step approach

Society of Petroleum Engineers - International Petroleum Technology Conference 2013, IPTC 2013: Challenging Technology and Economic Limits to Meet the Global Energy Demand

Volumn 6, Issue , 2013, Pages 4765-4782

  Davisori, J M ^a   Van Den Bogert, P ^a   Schutjens, P ^b   Ita, J ^c   Fokker, P ^a  

^a Shell International Exploration and Production ^*  (China)

^b Shell India Markets Pvt Ltd   (India)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; FRACTURES AND FAULTS; NUMERICAL TECHNIQUES; OPTIMAL PRODUCTION STRATEGIES; PORE FLUID PRESSURE; TECHNICAL COMPLEXITY; TECHNIQUES AND TOOLS; THREE-STEP APPROACH;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENERGY RESOURCES; FAULTING; FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; PETROLEUM ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PORE PRESSURE; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; WATER INJECTION;

GEOMECHANICS;

EID: 84883364073     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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