Petroleum Related Rock Mechanics

The first edition of this book has been the only textbook within this area for many years within the petroleum industry

Erling Fjær (Author), Rune Martin Holt (Author), Per Horsrud (Author), Arne Marius Raaen (Author)

9780444502605

Hardback, published 4 January 2008

514 pages
24 x 16.5 x 3 cm, 0.9 kg

Engineers and geologists in the petroleum industry will find Petroleum Related Rock Mechanics, 2e, a powerful resource in providing a basis of rock mechanical knowledge - a knowledge which can greatly assist in the understanding of field behavior, design of test programs and the design of field operations. Not only does this text give an introduction to applications of rock mechanics within the petroleum industry, it has a strong focus on basics, drilling, production and reservoir engineering. Assessment of rock mechanical parameters is covered in depth, as is acoustic wave propagation in rocks, with possible link to 4D seismics as well as log interpretation.

1. Elasticity2. Failure mechanics3. Geological aspects of petroleum related rock mechanics4. Stresses around boreholes – Borehole failure criteria5. Elastic wave propagation in rocks6. Rock models7. Mechanical properties and stress data from laboratory analysis8. Mechanical properties and in situ stresses from field data9. Stability during drilling10. Solids production11. Mechanics of hydraulic fracturing12. Reservoir geomechanicsA. Rock propertiesB. SI Metric Conversion FactorsC. Mathematical backgroundD. Some formulasE. List of symbols

Subject Areas: Geology & the lithosphere [RBG]