Is annular friction loss the key parameter?

Oil Gas European Magazine

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 22-24

  Saasen, A ^a   Eriksen, N H ^a   Han, Liqun ^b   Labes, P ^b   Marken, C D ^b  

^a STATOIL   (Norway)

^b RF Rogaland Research   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLEANING; CONSOLIDATION; DRILLING; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FRICTION; PRESSURE DROP; RHEOLOGY; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

ANNULAR FRICTION; CUTTINGS BED; HOLE CLEANING;

OIL WELLS;

EID: 0032026362     PISSN: 03425622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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