Geomechanics Applied to the Petroleum Industry

French researchers in the geological sciences and engineering explains how the theories and methods of geomechanics is applied in various aspects of the petroleum industry. In sections on elements of rock mechanics fundamentals; geomechanics, drilling, and production; and geomechanics and reservoir, they discuss such topics as the geomechanical characterization of rocks in the laboratory, modeling rock behavior, drilling performance, borehole stability during drilling, induced thermal fracturing, and environmental aspects. Distributed in the US by Atlas Books. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)