... is to introduce a new approach to estimate the absolute stress in the reservoir and the overburden before exploitation. reservoir geomechanics Reservoir Characterization wellbore integrity Wellbore Design inverse problem stress state international symposium fault core boundary condition stress...

... of the complete stress tensor in arbitrarily-oriented wells and boreholes, especially when combined with independent measurements of the magnitude of the least principal stress from hydraulic fracturing. Reservoir Characterization wellbore integrity orientation Zoback reservoir geomechanics tensile...

... is required. In this latter case a multitude of ambiguities arise to the point that analysis of breakdown pressure for in situ stress estimation is often considered unreliable. wellbore integrity hydraulic fracturing compressibility Reservoir Characterization Wellbore Design criterion Detournay...