Use of finite element analysis to engineer the cement sheath for production operations

Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2004, CIPC 2004

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages

  Tahmourpour, F ^a   Griffith, J E ^a  

^a HALLIBURTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEMENTS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; GASOLINE; HYDRATION; OIL WELL CEMENTING; SEALS; TENSILE STRENGTH; WELL TESTING;

ANNULUS PRESSURES; CASING PRESSURE; CEMENT HYDRATION; CEMENTING OPERATIONS; CONFINED COMPRESSIVE STRENGTHS; GAS PRODUCTIONS; LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS; PRODUCTION OPERATIONS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 85088068670     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/2004-025     Document Type: Conference Paper

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