Extended-reach drilling - What is the limit?

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 1999-September, Issue , 1998, Pages 87-98

  Mason, C J ^a   Judzis, A ^b  

^a BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^b BP AMERICA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DRILLS; GASOLINE; INVESTMENTS; DRILLING RIGS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; OIL FIELD DEVELOPMENT; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY;

ADVANCED ANALYSIS; BRITISH PETROLEUMS; CAPITAL INVESTMENT; DATA COLLECTION; EXTENDED REACH DRILLING; FUTURE PERFORMANCE; SHALLOW RESERVOIRS; TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGHS;

INFILL DRILLING; OIL WELL DRILLING;

DRILLING ENVELOPE; EXTENDED REACH DRILLING;

EID: 0031636628     PISSN: None     EISSN: 26386712     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/48943-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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