Mechanisms controlling filtration at the core bit for oil-based muds

SPE Drilling and Completion

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 111-118

  Warner Jr , H R ^a,c,f,g,h,i   Rathmell, J J ^b,c,d,e  

^a Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America   (United States)

^b Arco Exploration and Production Technology   (United States)

^c BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^d Texas Tech U   (United States)

^e TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g U of Wisconsin Green Bay   (United States)

^h Reservoir Engineering Committee   (Australia)

ⁱ Editorial Review Committee   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FILTRATION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; ROCKS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SURFACE TENSION; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS; WATER;

OIL BASED MUD; PRESSURE CORING;

CORE DRILLING;

CORING; FILTRATION; MUD;

EID: 0031171553     PISSN: 10646671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/28596-PA     Document Type: Article

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