Shale/Salt Mechanical and Creep Test
predicting and verifying the sealing capacity of shales and evaporites as annular barriers in oil wells
Experimental evaluation of shale and salt mechanical behavior under different confining stresses and temperature.
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Artificial Samples
Reconstitution of rock samples using drilling cuts through a self-developed methodology.
Mechanical Behavior
Determination of elastic and rock strength properties under drained and undrained conditions.
Free Swelling Tests
Evaluation of total swelling (axial and radial) behavior of argillaceous rocks in contact with different types of fluids.
Creep Behavior
Evaluation of rock creep properties under different temperature and confining stresses, and if necessary considering drained, and undrained conditions.
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Petrobras has been funding this researsh as a cooperative term with PUC-Rio since 2010.
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