T Kidambi, GS Kumar - Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
In this study, a comprehensive integrated geomechanical analysis has been performed for the construction of a one-dimensional Mechanical Earth Model (MEM) for a vertical well …
M Trzeciak, H Sone - International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Analysis of compressive wellbore failure, or breakouts, is one of the primary methods of constraining the maximum horizontal stress in deep boreholes. To estimate …
NB Setiawan, RW Zimmerman - Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2022 - Springer
Borehole breakout initiation, progression, and stabilization are modeled using a semi- analytical method based on Melentiev's graphical conformal mapping procedure, and …
To better understand the distribution of three dimensional stress states in the Nankai subduction zone, southwest Japan, we review various stress-related investigations carried …
Numerous models have been proposed to address the time-delayed wellbore collapses or untimely mud losses that have been widely reported in the field. There is still reluctance in …
C.-F. Li, J. Lin, DK Kulhanek, T. Williams, R. Bao, A. Briais, EA Brown, Y. Chen, PD Clift, FS Colwell, KA Dadd, W.-W. Ding, I. Hernández-Almeida, X.-L. Huang, S. Hyun, T. Jiang, AAP …
By drilling a wellbore cavity, high stresses arise at the wellbore wall, leading to the formation of breakouts which enlarge the hole to an elongated shape oriented along the direction of …
Y Jo, C Chang, SH Ji, KW Park - Engineering Geology, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute Underground Research Tunnel (KURT) is an underground research laboratory in South Korea, built for investigations into …