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4. Rheology of Salt Rocks

Author : Juan Pedro Morales Salazar

Published in: Drilling Geomechanics in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs Near Salt Structures

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Abstract

Salt is an effective impermeable seal for trapped fluids, it is a viscous ductile material at pressure and temperature conditions. It can flow, deform and move across neighboring sediments. Plenty of the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) hydrocarbon reserves (as well as on-shore locations in Mexico) are related to salt structures and in other places worldwide.

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Title: Rheology of Salt Rocks
Author: Juan Pedro Morales Salazar
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland
Book: Drilling Geomechanics in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs Near Salt Structures
Print ISBN: 978-3-031-56524-3

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-031-56525-0

Copyright Year: 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-56525-0_4