Pre-Spud Mud Loss Flow Rate in Steeply Folded Structures

In this paper, a new method that predicts the pre-spud mud loss flow rate in formations with tectonic fractures of steeply folded structures is proposed. The new method is based on finite element analysis of the palaeo-tectonic and current tectonic stress field and fracture distribution. The st...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wang Zhiyuan, Sun Baojiang, Ke Ke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2014-12-01
Series:Oil & Gas Science and Technology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.2516/ogst/2012105