Pictorial 3 : Experimental Simulations of Shale Smear Using Natural Sand-shale Interbedded Specimens

Prediction of ultimate strength of shale using artificial neural network

A rock failure criterion is very important for prediction of the ultimate strength in rock mechanics and geotechnics; it is determined for rock mechanics studies in mining, civil, and oil wellborn drilling operations. Also shales are among the most difficult to treat formations. Therefore, in this research work, using the artificial neural network (ANN), a model was built to predict the ultimat...

Minimizing Water Invasion into Kazhdumi Shale Using Nanoparticles

Fluid invasion from water-based drilling mud (WBDM) into the shale formations causes swelling, high pressure zone near the wellbore wall, and eventually wellbore instability problems during drilling operations. For the stability of the wellbore, physical plugging of nanoscale pore throats could be considered as a logical approach toward avoiding the fluid invasion into the shale formation. This...

Technically Recoverable Shale Oil and Shale Gas Resources:

Technically Recoverable Shale Oil and Shale Gas Resources

Technically Recoverable Shale Oil and Shale Gas Resources: