A fracture sliding potential index for wellbore stability analysis

Sliding failure along the fractures intersecting a wellbore is one of the major wellbore instability mechanisms. This kind of failure is similar to the slope instabilities, a well-known phenomenon in mining and civil engineering. During drilling operations the drilling fluid can penetrate through fr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Younessi, Ahmadreza, Rasouli, Vamegh
Format: Journal Article
Published: Pergamon 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15693