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Geomechanics of Oil and Gas Wells

  • Includes theoretical and experimental findings on the development of a geomechanical approach to creating new hydrocarbon technologies
  • Develops readers understanding of the mutual influence of the processes of strain, the fracture of rocks and filtration of fluids in them
  • Presents modern methods of physically modeling rock strain and fracture under the stresses acting in the rock mass during various technological operations
  • Provides insights into the problems of sustainability of oil and gas wells during their construction and operation

Part of the book series: Advances in Oil and Gas Exploration & Production (AOGEP)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
  2. Stress-Strain State of Rocks

    • Vladimir Karev, Yuri Kovalenko, Konstantin Ustinov
    Pages 1-24
  3. Deformation and Fracture of Rocks in the Presence of Filtration

    • Vladimir Karev, Yuri Kovalenko, Konstantin Ustinov
    Pages 25-34
  4. Mechanical and Mathematical, and Experimental Modeling of Oil and Gas Well Stability

    • Vladimir Karev, Yuri Kovalenko, Konstantin Ustinov
    Pages 35-60
  5. Equipment for Studying Deformation and Strength Properties of Rocks in Triaxial Loading

    • Vladimir Karev, Yuri Kovalenko, Konstantin Ustinov
    Pages 61-70
  6. Loading Programs for Rock Specimens on Triaxial Independent Loading Test System (TILTS)

    • Vladimir Karev, Yuri Kovalenko, Konstantin Ustinov
    Pages 71-83
  7. Dependence of Permeability on Stress State

    • Vladimir Karev, Yuri Kovalenko, Konstantin Ustinov
    Pages 85-96
  8. Influence of Filtration on Stress–Strain State and Rock Fracture in the Well Vicinity

    • Vladimir Karev, Yuri Kovalenko, Konstantin Ustinov
    Pages 97-105
  9. Results of Tests of Rock Specimens by Using TILTS

    • Vladimir Karev, Yuri Kovalenko, Konstantin Ustinov
    Pages 107-140
  10. Mathematical Modeling of Mechanical and Filtration Processes in Near-Wellbore Zone

    • Vladimir Karev, Yuri Kovalenko, Konstantin Ustinov
    Pages 141-153
  11. Directional Unloading Method is a New Approach to Enhancing Oil and Gas Well Productivity

    • Vladimir Karev, Yuri Kovalenko, Konstantin Ustinov
    Pages 155-166

About this book

The book presents an integrated approach to studying the geomechanical processes occurring in oil and gas-bearing formations during their development. It discusses the choice of a model that takes into account the basic properties of rocks; experiments to find model parameters; numerical modeling; and direct physical modeling of deformation and filtration processes in reservoir and host rocks. Taking into account features of rock behavior, such as anisotropy of the mechanical properties of rocks during elastoplastic deformation; dependence of permeability on the total stress tensor; the contribution of the filtration flow to the formation stress state; and the influence of tangential as well as normal stresses on the transition to inelastic deformation, it demonstrates how the presented approach allows the practical problems of increasing the productivity of wells, oil recovery, and ensuring the stability of wellbores to be solved.


The book is intended forspecialists, including geoengineers working in the oil and gas sector, teachers, graduate students and students, as well as all those interested in scientific and technological developments to meet the enormous demand for raw materials and energy. 


Authors and Affiliations

  • Ishlinsky Institute for Problems in Mechanics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

    Vladimir Karev, Yuri Kovalenko, Konstantin Ustinov

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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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