A new geomechanics process reduces operational risk from exploration to production

Gulf Rocks 2004 - 6th North America Rock Mechanics Symposium, NARMS 2004

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages

  Plumb, Richard A ^a   Hooyman, Patrick ^a   Veeningen, Daan ^a   Dutta, Nadder ^b   Ritchie, Graham ^a   Bennaceur, Kamel ^a  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^b WESTERNGECO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROGRAMS; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; INFILL DRILLING; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; LIFE CYCLE; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS;

CONVENTIONAL APPROACH; ENGINEERING SOFTWARE; FRACTURE STIMULATION; GEOMECHANICS PROBLEM; MECHANICAL EARTH MODELS; OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES; PREDICTED PERFORMANCE; RESERVOIR OPTIMIZATIONS;

GEOMECHANICS;

EID: 85058952249     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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