Geomechanics Related Papers
3D Geomechanical Analysis of Multiple Caverns in Bedded Salt

Bruno, M.S., Dorfmann, L., Han, G., Lao, K., and Young, J.T. (2005)
Proceedings of the Solution Mining Research Institute Fall, 2005, Mtg., October 1-5, Nancy, France.

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Advanced Simulation Technology for Combined Percussion and Rotary Drilling and Cuttings Transport

Bruno, M., Han, G., Honegar, C.
in Gas TIPS, Winter 2005.

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Geomechanical Analysis of Pressure Limits for Thin Bedded Salt Caverns Solution Mining Research Institute, Spring 2002 Technical Meeting Banff

Alberta, Canada, April 29-30, 2002
Bruno, M.S.,Dusseault, M.B.

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Geomechanical Analysis and Decision Analysis for Mitigating Compaction Related Casing Damage SPE 71695 Proc. 2001 SPE Annual Tech. Conference New Orleans

Bruno, M.S
Louisiana September 30 – October 3, 2001

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Coupled particle and fluid flow modeling of fracture and slurry injection in weakly consolidated granular media Proc. 38th US Rock Mech. Sym

DC Rocks 2001, Washington D.C. July 7-10 2001
Bruno, M., Dorfmann, A., Lao, K., Honeger, C.

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Geomechanical analysis and decision analysis for delta pressure operations in gas storage reservoirs, Proc. AGA Operations Conf.

Bruno, M.S., Dewolf, G., and Foh, S. (2000)
Denver, CO, May 7-9.

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Geomechanical Analysis of Pressure Limits For Gas Storage Reservoirs, Paper USA-328-5

Presented at the North American Rock Mechanics Symposium, NARMS ’98, June 3-5, 1998
Bruno, M.S., Dusseault, M.B., Balaa, T.T., Barrera, J.A.

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Some influences of stratigraphy and structure on reservoir stress orientation

Geophysics, Vol. 59 (6), pp. 954-962, 1994
Bruno, M.S. and Winterstein, D.F.

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Pore pressure influence on tensile fracture propagation in sedimentary rock

Int. J. Rock Mech. & Min. Sci. V28 (4), pp. 261-273, 1991.
Bruno, M.S. and Nakagawa, F.M.,

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Inversion of surface displacements to monitor in-situ processes

Dusseault, M.B., Bilak, R.A. and Rothenburg, L.
Int. J. Rock Mech. & Min. Sci, Vol. 30, pp. 1219-1222, 1993.

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Causes, Cases, Cures SPE Drilling & Completion Vol.16 Num. 2 98-107, June 2001

Dusseault, M.B., Bruno, M.S., Barrera, J.A., Casing Shear

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Percussion drilling in oil industry: review and rock failure modeling

Han, G., Bruno, M., Lao, K.
In AADE-05-NTCE-59, the AADE National Technical Conference & Exhibition, Houston , Texas , USA , April 5-7, 2005.

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Gas storage and operations in single bedded salt caverns: stability analyses, SPE 99520,

Han, G., Bruno, M., Lao, K., Young, J., Dorfmann, L., May 15-18, 2006.
SPE Gas Technology Symposium, Calgary, AB, Canada.

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Lab investigations of percussion drilling: from single impact to full scale fluid hammer

Han, G., Bruno, M., and Grant, T., June 17-21, 2006.
ARMA/USRMS 06-96, The 41st US Rock Mechanics Symposium, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, USA.

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How much oil you can get from CHOPS

Han, G., Bruno, M., and Dusseault, M.B.,
in Canadian International Petroleum Conference, paper 2004-008, Calgary , Canada , June 2004.

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Dynamic analyses of rock failure during repetitive percussion drilling

Han, G., Bruno, M., Dusseault, M.B.
In ARMA/USRMS 05-819, The 40 th US Rock Mechanics Symposium , Anchorage , Alaska , USA , Jun 25-29, 2005 .

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Why sand fails after water breakthrough. Gulf Rocks 2004: Rock Mechanics across Borders & Disciplines

Han, G., Dusseault, M.B., and Cook, J.,
In the 6th North American Rock Mechanics Symposium , NARM04-505, Houston , TX , USA , Jun 2004.

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Quantifying the behaviors of rock capillary strength in unconsolidated sand

Han, G., Dusseault, M.B., and Cook J.
in SPE78710, Proceedings of the 2002 SPE/ISRM Rock Mechanics Conference, Irving, TX, USA, Oct 2002.

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Simulations of Tectonic Deformation and Large Area Casing Shear Mechanisms

Hongxue, Han, Dusseault, M.B., Baoci, Xu, Peng,B. (2006),
ARMA/USRMS 06-1004, The 41st US Symposium on Rock Mechanics, Golden, Colorado, June 17 – 21, 2006

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Subsidence Related Papers

Identifying Source Mechanisms Responsible for Subsidence Through Inversion of Measured Surface Displacements, Current Research and Case Studies of Land Subsidence,

Bruno, M.S., (1997)
J. Borchers (ed), in print, by Association of Engineering Geologist, 1997.

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Cost-effective monitoring of injected steam migration using surface deformation analysis,

Bruno, M.S. and Bilak, R.A., (1994)
SPE 27888, Proc. West. Reg. Mtg. of the Soc. Pet. Eng., March 23-25, 1994, pp. 397-411

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 Reservoir compaction and surface subsidence above the Lost Hills Field, California, 

Bruno, M.S. and Bovberg, C.A. (1992)
Proc. 32nd US Symp. Rock Mech., Santa Fe, N.M., June 3-5, pp. 263-272.

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Subsidence-Induced Well Failure, 

Bruno, M.S. (1992)
SPE Drilling Engineering, June, 1992, pp. 148-152.

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Three-dimensional geomechanical simulation of reservoir compaction and implications for well failures in the Belridge Diatomite

Fredrich, J.T., Arguello, J.G., Thorne, B.J., Wawersik, W.R., Deitrick, G.L., de Roufignac, E.P., Myer, L.R. and Bruno, M.S., (1996)
SPE 36698, Proceedings of the 1996 SPE Ann. Mtg, Denver, Colorado, October 6-9, pp. 195-209.

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 Two-dimensional nonlinear finite element analysis of well damage due to reservoir compaction, well-to-well interactions, and localization on weak layers

Hilbert, L.B., Fredrich, J.T., Bruno, M.S., Deitrick, G.L., and de Rouffignac, E. P., (1996)
Proc. of the 2nd North Am. Rock Mech. Symp., Quebec, Canada, 19-21, June, 1996, pp. 1863-1870.

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