A new MTV computer package for hole-cleaning design and analysis

SPE Drilling and Completion

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 168-171

  Ford, J T ^a   Gao, Erhu ^c   Oyeneyin, M B ^a   Peden, J M ^a   Larrucia, M B ^c   Parker, David ^b  

^a Atlas Wireline Services

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION RATE; CUTTING TRANSPORT; HOLE CLEANING; MINIMUM TRANSPORT VELOCITY;

BOREHOLES; CLEANING; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRILLING FLUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL WELL DRILLING; RHEOLOGY; VELOCITY;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

COMPUTER PROGRAMS; CUTTING; DRILLING FLUIDS; DRILLING-DEVIATED; CUTTING SPEED; DRILLING;

EID: 0030222786     PISSN: 10646671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/26217-pa     Document Type: Article

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