Petroleum Rock Mechanics. Drilling Operations and Well Design

Content: Front matter, Pages i-iiiCopyright, Page ivDedication, Page vPreface, Pages xiii-xivAcknowledgements, Page xvAbout the authors, Pages xvii-xixList of symbols, Pages xxi-xxviChapter 1 - Stress/Strain Definitions and Components, Pages 1-12Chapter 2 - Stress and Strain Transformation, Pages 13-25Chapter 3 - Principal and Deviatoric Stresses and Strains, Pages 27-39Chapter 4 - Theory of Elasticity, Pages 41-51Chapter 5 - Failure Criteria, Pages 53-62Chapter 6 - Introduction to Petroleum Rock Mechanics, Pages 63-76Chapter 7 - Porous Rocks and Effective Stresses, Pages 77-105Chapter 8 - In-Situ Stress, Pages 107-129Chapter 9 - Rock Strength and Rock Failure, Pages 131-149Chapter 10 - Stresses Around a Wellbore, Pages 151-172Chapter 11 - Wellbore Instability Analysis, Pages 173-255Chapter 12 - Wellbore Instability Analysis Using Inversion Technique, Pages 257-273Chapter 13 - Wellbore Instability Analysis Using Quantitative Risk Assessment, Pages 275-296Chapter 14 - The Effect of Mud Losses on Wellbore Stability, Pages 297-318References, Pages 319-322Appendix A - Mechanical Properties of Rocks, Pages 323-326Appendix B - The Poisson's Ratio Effect, Pages 327-330Appendix C - Model for the Stress Bridge, Pages 331-334Appendix D - Glossary Of Terms, Pages 335-342Index, Pages 343-350