Pressure and stress at Mad Dog Field, Gulf of Mexico

Hydrocarbon exploration involves drilling into or near salt deposits in the Gulf of Mexico, Brazil, Egypt, and the Middle East. Drilling these systems has proven to be quite dangerous, challenging, and expensive due to the pressure and stress perturbations that exist around the salt. My study focuse...

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Main Author: Merrell, Michael Phillip
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2152/20068