BLOCKY / ANGULAR PLATEY / TABULAR SPLINTERS THIN SPLINTERS CURVED Drilling through a fault 'rubble' or damage zone. Drilling through a naturally fractured formation. Wellbore erosion. Severe wellbore breakout (appear after splinery cavings). Bedding plane or lamination controlled failure (predominantly in shales). First symptoms of 'classical' wellbore breakout (also called 'pressure' cavings). May also be caused by mechanical damage, but 'tool' marks are often evident. First symptoms of 'classical' wellbore breakout (also called 'pressure' cavings). . Shear failure in strong / competent formation. May show the original concave wellbore wall. Falmouth Business Park Bickland Water Road Falmouth Cornwall TR11 4SZ, UK GeoScience Limited Tel: +44 (0) 1326 211070 Fax: +44 (0) 1326 212754 Email: contactgeo@geoscience.co.uk www.geoscience.co.uk