A numerical study of the mechanisms of open hole cavity completions in coalbed methane wells

2nd North American Rock Mechanics Symposium, NARM 1996

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages 1059-1065

  Shi, J Q ^a   Durucan, S ^a   Daltaban, T S ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL BED METHANE; COAL DEPOSITS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MECHANISMS; METHANE; ROCK MECHANICS; STRESS RELIEF; STRESS-STRAIN CURVES;

CAVITY COMPLETION; COAL BED METHANE WELLS; ELASTO-PLASTIC STRESS; ENHANCED PERMEABILITY; ITS APPLICATIONS; MATERIAL FAILURES; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR; RESIDUAL STRENGTH;

NATURAL GAS WELLS;

EID: 84889192923     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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