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Author:

Nguyen, Kien

Title:

LOST CIRCULATION MATERIAL DESIGN FOR DRILL-INDUCED AND NATURAL FRACTURES IN ROCKS

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

fracture mechanics
wellbore
lost circulation material
drill-induced fractures
natural fractures
drilling fluid loss
LCM partial compression
wellbore breakdown
fracture width estimation
non-Newtonian drilling fluid
Levenberg-Marquardt
LCM blend design

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Committee Members:

Jeremy Gernand, Program Head/Chair
Luis Ayala H, Major Field Member
Francesco Costanzo, Outside Unit & Field Member
Mohammad Rezaee, Major Field Member
Amin Mehrabian, Chair & Dissertation Advisor