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What is Oilfield Geomechanics?

Geomechanics is the study of how soils and rocks in the Earth's crust respond to changes of stress, pressure, temperature, and other...

Peter Ledingham

The government’s green light for geothermal heat pumps

The Prime Minister has today set out the government’s ambitious ten-point plan for a green industrial revolution. Covering clean energy,...

$The challenges and rewards of faulted and fractured formations$

Lucie Ayotte

The challenges and rewards of faulted and fractured formations

Drilling problems associated with faults may vary from minor erratic torque up to severe overpull and stuck bottom hole assemblies.