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The drilling for oil and gas exploration and production under increasingly difficult geological conditions has revealed a need for better understanding of borehole stability issues. It is estimated that wellbore instability results in substantial economic losses of about US$ 8 billion per year worldwide.
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(2007). Wellbore/borehole stability. In: Engineering Geology for Underground Rocks. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-73295-2_7
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