Borehole stresses created by downhole seismic sources
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Vsp Data
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This paper analyzes the stresses created by downhole acoustic sources used for crosshole or reverse VSP data acquisition. The pressures created by downhole sources may be as large as [Formula: see text] bars which cannot affect intact steel casing. However, such pressures might in principle either (A) crack the cement radially through excessive hoop stress [Formula: see text], or (B) loosen the cement from the casing through an excessive value of shear stress [Formula: see text].