An approach for wellbore failure analysis using rock cavings and image processing

There have been interests to link different cuttings/cavings to various wellbore failure types during drilling. This concept is essential when caliper and image logs are not available. Identification of wellbore failure during drilling gives more chance of immediate actions before wireline logging p...

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Main Authors: Christopher Skea, Alireza Rezagholilou, Pouria Behnoud Far, Raoof Gholami, Mohammad Sarmadivleh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-10-01
Series:Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674775517304006