3D reservoir geomechanical modeling in oil/gas field production

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Saudi Arabia Section Technical Symposium 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Koutsabeloulis, Nick ^a   Zhang, Xing ^a  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; DEFORMATION; FRACTURE; GEOMECHANICS; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; OIL WELL LOGGING; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PORE PRESSURE; RESERVOIRS (WATER); WELL LOGGING;

GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURES; INITIAL STRESS STATE; RESERVOIR COMPACTION; RESERVOIR DEFORMATION; RESERVOIR PERFORMANCE; RESERVOIR PORE PRESSURE; RESERVOIR SIMULATION; STATIC AND DYNAMIC MODELS;

RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT;

EID: 85088075266     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/126095-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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