Characterization and prevention of formation damage during horizontal drilling

SPE Drilling and Completion

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 243-249

  Yan, Jienian ^a,c   Jiang, Guancheng ^a   Wang, Fuhua ^a   Fan, Weiqing ^b   Su, Changming ^b  

^a U of Petroleum   (China)

^b Shengli Petroleum Administration Bureau   (China)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRILLING FLUIDS; HORIZONTAL WELLS; OIL BEARING FORMATIONS; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; SANDSTONE;

DRILLING MUDS; SKIN FACTORS;

OIL WELL DRILLING;

HORIZONTAL DRILLING; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; SANDSTONE;

HORIZONTAL DRILLING; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; SANDSTONE;

EID: 0032447914     PISSN: 10646671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/52892-PA     Document Type: Article

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