Petroleum rock mechanics

Rock mechanics is a vital decision-making tool for ensuring economic benefits in all phases of petroleum reservoir development. The authors introduce the fundamentals of solid mechanics and apply them to drilling and well operation and completion problems. The book's two part treatment starts with a clear exposition of theory, followed by chapters on applications for understanding the stress, strain, and failure mechanics of rocks and their response to earth stresses. The role of rock mechanics in drilling operations and design are highlighted throughout. The book clearly applies rock mechanics to on and off shore drilling, gives a step-by-step approach to analyzing wellbore instabilities and provides worked out examples with solutions to everyday problems.