... on the final casing design. Based on the results, the operator chose an aggressive casing design in order to reach the target sands with the optimum borehole size and a minimum number of casing strings. Reservoir Characterization Upstream Oil & Gas strength wellbore integrity circulation pore...

...] investigated the effect of wellbore geometry on the stability of multilateral junctions using the elasticity theory. drilling operation mainbore stability Wellbore Design wellbore stability lateral wellbore Directional Drilling orientation junction contour plot Papanastasiou wellbore...

...]. Reservoir Characterization wellbore integrity reservoir geomechanics wellbore pressure management Upstream Oil & Gas annular pressure drilling experiment drill-bit far-field stress condition fracture-like borehole breakout Mansfield sandstone borehole wall breakout length fracture-like...

... of conventional and polyaxial rock mechanic tests were performed on the two outcrop sands used in the study, Castlegate and Saltwash North. Reservoir Characterization Upstream Oil & Gas Simulation wellbore integrity Wellbore Design reservoir geomechanics strain softening calibration sandstone...

... instability rock mass grid wellbore integrity Upstream Oil & Gas trajectory mechanical property information borehole instability geometry zone size salt diapir Drilling Reservoir Characterization diapirism diapir Mungo field in-situ stress generalized model diapir geometry stress...

... or induced fractures with highviscosity deformable or undeformable materials, and permanently sealing fractures well control annular pressure drilling Wellbore Design wedge wellbore integrity Upstream Oil & Gas fracture initiation Bridge fracture fracture tip initiation geometry...

... experiment thermoporoelastic model Wellbore Design prediction MPa fracture gradient Temperature Effect Magnitude wellbore integrity initiation Leak drilling fluid temperature mud temperature wellbore temperature proceedings downhole temperature thermal effect 1. INTRODUCTION...

... confusion is the nomenclature of leak-off testing events. Reservoir Characterization wellbore integrity reservoir geomechanics fracture propagation pressure information Wellbore Design horizontal stress horizontal stress ratio slope change Upstream Oil & Gas fracture toughness stress...

... CHARACTERIZATION TESTS A mechanical and acoustical characterization of 12 common building stones was performed to obtain their basic mechanical and acoustical properties. Upstream Oil & Gas marble mechanical property wellbore integrity correlation consolidant Wellbore Design indentation...

... as such, but rather the bulk formation when for instance fractures are present since the latter may call for alternative solutions to cure the instability problem [6, 7]. wellbore integrity Reservoir Characterization strength acoustic measurement Upstream Oil & Gas diameter small shale sample...

... unconventional resource economics back analysis Testing Methodology Rio de Janeiro wellbore integrity interaction reflectivity saline solution drilling fluid property oil shale Fluid Dynamics water content pontifical catholic university diffusion phase permeability pressure test ARMA/NARMS 04...

... for the FE analysis, and lack of sufficiently detailed description of the rock properties for these cells. wellbore integrity Fluid Dynamics Reservoir Characterization reservoir geomechanics Wellbore Design Upstream Oil & Gas displacement subsidence cylindrical surface Reservoir...

..., technical staff, and software while challenging conventional approaches to solving such problems. This paper describes new technology for applying geomechanics to solve oilfield problems. We describe the process used to deliver geomechanics information to field operations. wellbore integrity...

... engineering problems, the industry is increasingly applying strength correlations to populate dataspars Reservoir Characterization wellbore integrity Upstream Oil & Gas plasticity compaction lochaline sand axial stress unconsolidated sand reservoir geomechanics Fluid Dynamics strength...

... of the gas flow rates, quality and system pressure. Reservoir Characterization Reservoir Surveillance Upstream Oil & Gas production monitoring complex reservoir wellbore integrity Wellbore Design ventilation system operation capture efficiency gallery production control hydraulic...

... permeability is also determined from the test data. wellbore integrity drilling fluid formulation drilling fluid chemistry drilling fluid property Upstream Oil & Gas drilling fluid selection and formulation Wellbore Design shale pore pressure shale-fluid interaction Reservoir...

... breakdown pressure Wellbore Design theoretical prediction Zoback experimental result wellbore integrity equation internal pressure Medlin fracture mechanics Ladanyi thick cylinder pressurization rate degue Pacific Rocks 2000, <?irard, Liebman, Breeds & Doe (eds) © 2000 Balkema, Rotterdam...

... in stabilizing the borehole. drilling fluid selection and formulation Wellbore Design Reservoir Characterization drilling fluids and materials pore pressure chemical osmosis osmosis contribution wellbore integrity drilling fluid formulation thermal osmosis shale drilling fluid chemistry...

... behavior of rock joints is estimated. Comparing the theoretical analyses with the experimental results, the constitutive model is applied to the numerical simulation. Reservoir Characterization displacement loading test wellbore integrity Rock mechanics experimental result loading condition...

... rebound amplitude with rotation. With this induced rotation, the normal rebound velocity is reduced but the tangential velocity is increased. Three empirical formulas are proposed for Rn estimation under the various modulus an different shapes of boulder. construction materials wellbore integrity...