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Elsevier Petroleum Related Rock Mechanics Volume 72 by Erling Fjaer, Rune Martin Holt, Per Horsrud
Engineers and geologists in the petroleum industry will find Petroleum Related Rock Mechanics, Third Edition, to be a powerful resource in providing a basis for rock mechanical 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 provide specific applications of rock mechanics used within the petroleum industry, it has a strong focus on basics like 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 seismic as well as log interpretation. Petroleum Related Rock Mechanics, 3e, is updated to include new topics such as formation barriers around cased wells, finite element analysis, multicomponent models, acoustic emissions and elliptical holes. It also includes updated and expanded coverage of shale reservoirs, hydraulic fracturing, and carbon capture and sequestration. Table of Contents : 1. Elasticity 2. Failure mechanics 3. Geological aspects of petroleum related rock mechanics 4. Stresses round boreholes. Borehole failure criteria 5. Elastic wave propagation in rocks 6. Rock models 7. Mechanical properties and stress data from laboratory analysis 8. Mechanical properties and in situ stresses from field data 9. Stability during drilling 10. Solids production 11. Mechanics of hydraulic fracturing 12. Reservoir geomechanics