Drilling fluids: State of the art

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 221-230

  Caenn, Ryen ^a   Chillingar, George V ^b  

^a HTRI   (United States)

^b University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HORIZONTAL WELLS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MUD LOGGING; POLYMERS;

EXTENDED REACH DRILLING; HORIZONTAL DRILLING; NONBIODEGRADABLE MATERIALS;

DRILLING FLUIDS;

DRILLING FLUIDS; STATE OF THE ART;

EID: 0030131489     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0920-4105(95)00051-8     Document Type: Article

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