Borehole Breakout. Bibliographic Synthesis L'ovalisation des trous de forages. Synthèse bibliographique

Natural borehole breakout (borehole cross-section elongation) due to the fracturing and spalling of well walls has been used in recent years to determine the direction of stress in the Earth's crust. Its performances and scope of application are compared to those of other methods used in boreho...

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Main Authors: Gauer P., Janot P., Baudemont D., Ruhland M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2006-11-01
Series:Oil & Gas Science and Technology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.2516/ogst:1988024