Compressive and tensile failure of inclined well bores and determination of in situ stress and rock strength
- 10 July 1995
- journal article
- Published by American Geophysical Union (AGU) in Journal of Geophysical Research
- Vol. 100 (B7), 12791-12811
- https://doi.org/10.1029/95jb00319
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