... ABSTRACT: This study evaluates the importance that Biot's coefficient has in the estimation of reserve recovery in the petroleum engineering field of study. Three different types of oil reservoirs are analyzed, and the results indicate that the influence of Biot's coefficient depends mainly...

... describe rock slope behavior and assist the engineer in designing catch benches for large rock slopes. Enhanced bench design translates into increased operational efficiency and safer working conditions in open pit mines and quarries. 1. INTRODUCTION Stochastic simulations of fractured rock masses can...

... of creating a software package integrating both technologies and adaptable to any field requiring rock discontinuity analysis. 1. INTRODUCTION Rock, by its nature, is a complex geologic material and the design of structures in and on rock can be a multifarious problem. Rock engineering is further...

... control laboratory test Reservoir Characterization Berea sandstone total axial stress boundary condition pore pressure experiment Upstream Oil & Gas axial stress radial stress annular pressure drilling Engineering cylinder inversion poroelastic hollow cylinder hollow cylinder non...

.... Artificial Intelligence US government metals & mining Upstream Oil & Gas Discontinuity orientation discontinuity photography Engineering accuracy prediction variation ROCK mass CHARACTERIZATION stability rock mass image understanding orientation variability modeling program point...

... specimen, 3)Acoustic Emission and Fracture Surface Analysis. The major part of this paper will be devoted for part 1 of this study, however major findings in part 2 and 3 will be described briefly. Reservoir Characterization wedge indentor displacement metals & mining Engineering wedge...

... ABSTRACT ABSTRACT: A new 30 g-tonne centrifuge testing facility has been commissioned in the Department of Mining Engineering, Queen's University, to offer the mining industry with a tool and opportunities to effectively solve a multitude of mining related problems including paste backfill...

... of rockbolts, etc.. reservoir geomechanics rockmass rock bolt rock mass geometrical arrangement auxiliary stress deformation compatibility Reservoir Characterization Engineering strain energy SCM Upstream Oil & Gas rockbolt constituent material support composite material support...

.... Heterogeneity is recognized in some parameters due to variation in the location of the samples and their value measured in laboratory tests. wellbore integrity strength metals & mining Upstream Oil & Gas Reservoir Characterization Wellbore Design reservoir geomechanics Engineering...

... engineering Reservoir Characterization modeling TH cavern Balkema yufin rock structure stability excavation tunnel Engineering cavern lining rock mass numerical modeling Pacific Rocks 2000, Girard, Liebman, Breeds & Doe (eds) O 2000 Balkema, Rotterdam, ISBN 90 5809 155 4 Rock structure...

... in economical sense. frequency diameter maximum amplitude sensor Reservoir Characterization sensitivity approximate line voltage amplifier power spectrum frequency component field site amplification kHz wavefonn hydrophone Engineering frequency range amplitude waveform schematic...

...Rock Mechamcs, Auberttn, Hassan/ & M tn (eds) ¸ 1996 Balkema, Rotterdam. ISBN 90 5410 838 X Multiaxial response of a microcrack constitutive model for brittle rock J.W. Rudnicki Departments of Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Geological Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill...

...Rock Mechamcs, Aubert/n, Hassan/ & M/tri (eds) ¸ 1996 Balkerna, Rotterdam. ISBN 90 5410 838 X Local and global removability of convex blocks Matthew Mauldon Institute for Geotechnology, Departmentof Civil and Environrnental Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn., USA ABSTRACT: Block...

... Engineering Rock mass Displacement shimizu 1992 bench mark measuring point Sakurai Displacement Measurement equation displacement measurement result gp displacement measurement cut slope accuracy numerical simulation application global positioning system ABSTRACT ABSTRACT...

... into account the deformability and real-time response of a slope, it proved to be more versatile and realistic. Engineering penstock slope stability analysis equilibrium geometry discontinuous deformation analysis DDA toe block equilibrium analysis loading condition displacement layer ii...

... reservoir geomechanics Upstream Oil & Gas stimulation application wellbore integrity Engineering Reservoir Characterization Wellbore Design Rock mechanics productivity hydraulic fracture Drilling hydraulic fracturing orientation fracture azimuth Symposium fracture horizontal...

... Artificial Intelligence Engineering perimeter rock pile rock mass equation blast hole powder factor image processing blast fragmentation fragmented rock fragmentation Rock Mechanics, Nelson & Laubach (eds) © 1994 Balkema, Rotterdam, ISBN 90 5410 380 8 Rock fragmentation results for a simulated...

.... in 1986. reservoir geomechanics Engineering Reservoir Characterization Rock mechanics Wellbore Design Mexico City Upstream Oil & Gas Proc US government Bello civil construction consultant rock engineering shotcrete ISRM mechanical property excavation rock mass sociedad...

... ABSTRACT ABSTRACT: The structuring of rock engineering in South Africa is briefly outlined. The mining industry is dominated by large groups and rock engineering input is provided by in-house specialists rather than external consultants. Safety related research is predominantly concentrated...

... has been adapted for the investigation of progressive deterioration of an interface. The particular case of a shear wave impacted stick-slip-interface is presented. Reservoir Characterization Schoenberg numerical simulation Engineering tangential damage reflection incidence evolution...