Two-dimensional nonlinear finite element analysis of well damage due to reservoir compaction, well-to-well interactions, and localization on weak layers

2nd North American Rock Mechanics Symposium, NARM 1996

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages 1863-1870

  Hilbert, L Brun ^a   Fredrich, Joanne T ^b   Bruno, Mike S ^c   Greg, Deitrick ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c Terralog Technologies USA Inc   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; RESERVOIRS (WATER); ROCK MECHANICS; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SUBSIDENCE; WATER INJECTION;

DAMAGE AND FAILURE; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; HIGH POROSITY; NON-LINEAR FINITE ELEMENTS; NON-LINEAR FINITE-ELEMENT ANALYSIS; RESERVOIR COMPACTION; SHEAR DISPLACEMENT; SURFACE SUBSIDENCE;

INJECTION (OIL WELLS);

EID: 85054921472     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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