FINITE ELEMENT EXAMPLE - PREDICTING WELLBORE DAMAGE DURING DEPLETION Finite element simulation of damage around a wellbore induced by drilling and reservoir depletion

FINITE ELEMENT EXAMPLE - PREDICTING WELLBORE DAMAGE DURING DEPLETION

Finite element simulation of damage around a wellbore induced by drilling and reservoir depletion

Damage around a horizontal wellbore induced by drilling

the hole

Wellbore damage

made worse by reservoir depletion