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Fracture Gradient Modelling – Best Practices?
- Publisher: European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
- Source: Conference Proceedings, 71st EAGE Conference and Exhibition incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2009, Jun 2009, cp-127-00334
- ISBN: 978-90-73781-67-2
Abstract
The fracture gradient is typically recognized as the upper pressure limit in the borehole annulus while drilling in clastic rocks. Above this limit significant mud losses into the formation can be encountered due to the creation of drilling-induced fractu