Mechanical and petrophysical characterisation and wellbore stability management in gas hydrate-bearing sediments

American Rock Mechanics Association - 40th US Rock Mechanics Symposium, ALASKA ROCKS 2005: Rock Mechanics for Energy, Mineral and Infrastructure Development in the Northern Regions

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages

  Tan, C P ^a   Clennell, M B ^a   Freij Ayoub, R ^a   Tohidi, B ^b   Yang, J ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; BEARINGS (MACHINE PARTS); BOREHOLES; CHEMICAL STABILITY; DISSOCIATION; DRILLING FLUIDS; GAS HAZARDS; GAS INDUSTRY; GASES; HYDRATION; INFILL DRILLING; MINERALS; OFFSHORE GAS FIELDS; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; OIL WELLS; RISK MANAGEMENT; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS; SEDIMENTS;

CHEMICAL THERMODYNAMICS; GAS HYDRATE BEARING SEDIMENTS; HYDRATE DISSOCIATION; LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS; MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES; PETROPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SEDIMENT PROPERTIES; WELLBORE STABILITY MANAGEMENT;

GAS HYDRATES;

EID: 85049353631     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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