Poroelastic chemical, and thermal effects on wellbore stability in shales

DC Rocks 2001 - 38th U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics (USRMS)

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 11-18

  Chen, G ^a   Chenevert, M E ^a   Sharma, M M ^a   Yu, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL STABILITY; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; OSMOSIS; PORE PRESSURE; ROCK MECHANICS; SHALE;

CRITICAL MUD WEIGHT; HYDRATION TIME; MEMBRANE EFFICIENCIES; NEAR-WELLBORE STRESS; THERMAL CONTRIBUTIONS; THERMO-MECHANICAL STRESS; WELLBORE INSTABILITY; WELLBORE STABILITY;

BOREHOLES;

EID: 85042506400     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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