SPE/ISRM Rock Mechanics in Petroleum Engineering · 1998 · 45 citations · 0 references
EngineeringMechanical EngineeringSoil-structure InteractionOceanographyStructural EngineeringGeotechnical EngineeringSeafloor MorphologyGeotechnical ProblemSitu Effective StressMarine GeologyReservoir CompactionFoundation EngineeringEngineering GeologyValhall FieldMechanical WeaknessOcean EngineeringGeotechnical PropertyCivil EngineeringGeomechanicsStructural MechanicsConstruction EngineeringSubsurface System
Abstract The combination of in situ effective stress and reservoir chalk mechanical weakness in the Valhall field has resulted in compaction and associated subsidence at the mudline. This paper summarizes recent finite element modeling of this phenomenon, emphasizing items of concern in a numerical simulation of this nature. The paper also presents new results from a simulation allowing inelastic overburden response. P. 377