Investigation of rock salt layer creep and its effects on casing collapse

Casing collapse is one of the costly incidents in the oil industry. In the oil fields of southwest Iran, most casing collapses have occurred in Gachsaran formation, and the halite rock salt layer in this formation may be the main cause for these incidents because of its peculiar creep behavior. In t...

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Main Authors: S. Reza Taheri, Ali Pak, Saeed Shad, Behzad Mehrgini, Meisam Razifar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-05-01
Series:International Journal of Mining Science and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095268618306463