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and Zoback 2000). In many case studies, the stress states determined have been used to
successfully predict compressive and tensile failures in subsequently drilled wells (of
varied orientation). Hence, from an engineering perspective, predictions of wellbore
stability based on stress fields determined using the techniques described in this chapter
have proven to yield useful and reliable results. This will be illustrated in the case studies
discussed in Chapter 10.