Cover -- Petroleum Rockmechanics -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- About The Authors -- List Of Symbols -- PART ONE - Fundamentals of Solid Mechanics -- Chapter - 1 - Stress/Strain Definitions andComponents -- General Concept -- Definition of Stress -- Stress Components -- Definition of Strain -- Strain Components -- Chapter - 2 - Stress and Strain Transformation -- Introduction -- Transformation Principles -- Two-Dimensional Stress Transformation -- Stress Transformation in Space -- Tensor of Stress Components -- Strain Transformation in Space -- Chapter - 3 - Principal and Deviatoric Stresses and Strains -- Introduction -- Principal Stresses -- Average and Deviatoric Stresses -- General Interpretation of Principal Stresses -- Two-Dimensional Stress Analysis -- Properties of Strain -- Chapter - 4 - Theory of Elasticity -- Introduction -- Materials Behavior -- Hooke's Law -- Hooke's Law in Shear -- Analysis of Structures -- Theory of Inelasticity -- Constitutive Relation for Rocks -- Chapter - 5 - Failure Criteria -- Introduction -- Failure Criteria for Rock Materials -- The Von Mises Failure Criterion -- Mohr-Coulomb Failure Criterion -- The Griffith Failure Criterion -- Hoek-Brown Failure Criterion -- Druker-Prager Failure Criterion -- Mogi-Coulomb Failure Criterion -- PART TWO - Petroleum Rock Mechanics -- Chapter - 6 - Introduction to Petroleum RockMechanics -- Introduction -- Definition and Classification of Rocks -- Petroleum Rock Mechanics -- Why Study Stress in Rocks? -- Units of Measurement -- Chapter - 7 -Porous Rocks and Effective Stresses -- Introduction -- Anisotropy and Inhomogeneity -- Anisotropic Rocks, Transversal Isotropy -- Porous Rock -- Formation Pore Pressure -- Effective Stress -- Formation Porosity and Permeability -- Chapter - 9 - In&hyphen -- Situ Stress -- Introduction.

Definitions -- In&hyphen -- situ Principal Stresses -- Measurement and Estimation of In&hyphen -- Situ Stresses -- Probabilistic Analysis of Stress Data -- Bounds on In&hyphen -- situ Stresses -- Stress Directions from Fracture Traces -- Chapter - 9 - Rock Strength and Rock Failure -- Introduction -- Strength of Rock Material -- Empirical Correlations -- Formation Fracture Gradient -- Rock Tensile Strength -- Rock Shear Strength -- Chapter - 10 - Stresses Around A Wellbore -- Introduction -- State of Stresses Around a Wellbore -- Properties of Rock Formation Around a’Wellbore -- Equations Governing Stress Analysis -- Analysis of Stresses Around a Wellbore -- Isotropic Solution -- Anisotropic Solution -- Chapter - 11 - Wellbore Instability Analysis -- Introduction -- Analysis Procedure -- Wellbore Fracturing Pressure -- Wellbore Collapse Pressure -- Instability Analysis of Multi-lateral Boreholes -- Instability Analysis of Adjacent Boreholes -- Instability Analysis of Underbalanced Drilling -- Shallow Fracturing -- General Fracturing Model -- Compaction Analysis for High-Pressure, High-Temperature Reservoirs -- Breakthrough of a Relief Well into’a’Blowing Well -- Fracture Model for Load History and’Temperature -- Effects of Flow Induced Stresses -- Sand Production Modeling -- Chapter - 12 - Wellbore Instability AnalysisUsing Inversion Technique -- Introduction -- Definitions -- The Inversion Technique -- Geological Aspects -- Analysis Constraints -- Inversion from Fracture Data and Image Logs -- Chapter - 13 - Wellbore Instability Analysis Using Quantitative Risk Assessment -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Deterministic Analysis versus Probabilistic’Assessment -- Why Probabilistic Assessment? -- Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) -- Quantitative Risk Assessment of’Underbalanced Drilling -- Chapter - 14 - The Effect of Mud Losses onWellbore Stability.

Introduction -- Mud Losses During Drilling -- Interpretation of the Leak-Off Tests -- Future Developments for Wellbore Stability -- References -- Appendix - A - Mechanical Properties ofRocks -- Appendix - B -The Poisson's Ratio Effect -- Appendix - C - Model for the Stress Bridge -- Appendix - D - Glossary Of Terms -- Index.