Emerging trends in pressure prediction

Proceedings of the Annual Offshore Technology Conference

Volumn 2003-May, Issue , 2003, Pages 1955-1961

  Alberty, Mark W ^a   McLean, Michael R ^a  

^a BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERALS; COMPACTION; DRILLING FLUIDS; EROSION; FORECASTING; FRACTURE; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; INFILL DRILLING; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OFFSHORE TECHNOLOGY; PORE PRESSURE; UNLOADING;

CASING PROGRAM; EMERGING TRENDS; FRACTURE GRADIENT; FRACTURE PRESSURES; HORIZONTAL STRESS; LEAK-OFF TESTS; PRESSURE MODELS; PRESSURE PREDICTIONS;

HORIZONTAL WELLS;

EID: 85057083534     PISSN: 01603663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.4043/15290-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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