Step-rate test

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Be careful!

When integrate density logs

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What about ?

so

or

Does it work?Consider a system with compressibility

Answer: Not very well.

Occurance of both drilling induced tensile

fractures and breakouts

Allows for estimate of rock strength in-situ

Recall: from breakout data

Recall: From Kirsch solution

Geomechanical case study: Cook Inlet Alaska

To case or not to case?

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Emperical strength model from cores

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Pressure drawdown and sand production

500 psi slow drawdown breakouts

1000 psi rapid drawdown breakouts

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Preventing sand production by limitingproduction rate

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Preventing sand production withperforation orientation

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Preventing sand production with azimuthchanges

Considering �xed horizontal perforations

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