Hydraulic fracturing is crucial for extracting shale oil and gas. This technique involves
creating fractures in rock formations to enhance reservoir development efficiently. Due to the …

The finite element approach is used to solve a variety of difficulties, including well bore
stability, fluid flow production and injection wells, mechanical issues and others …

Abstract Analysis of wellbore instability contains evaluation of rock mechanical properties
and the state of in-situ stresses. In this analysis the only convenient factor is the mud weight …

A comprehensive knowledge of geomechanical characteristics of the formations above a
reservoir (cap rock, in particular) can prevent a large spectrum of problems during drilling …

A methodology is demonstrated to estimate brittleness coefficient and in-situ stress from well
log data linking post-stack seismic data in the unconventional Raghavapuram Shale …

Seismic attributes such as: amplitude envelope, instantaneous phase and cosine of
instantaneous phase of 2D post-stack seismic data facilitates structural and stratigraphic …

The safety and sustainability of subsurface applications requires a profound knowledge of
the local stress state which is frequently assessed using 3D geomechanical-numerical …

Rockbursts are serious mine disasters. Through the division of rockburst risk zones, risks
can be predicted in advance and measures can be implemented to prevent disasters. In this …

Abnormal pressures are encountered during exploration drilling in different parts of Krishna–
Godavari Basin on the east coast of India. The nature and stratigraphic occurrences of the …

The displacement discontinuity method (DDM) is widely used in engineering problems such
as hydraulic fracturing stimulation in unconventional reservoir and tunnel excavation …