Underbalanced drilling: Praises and perils

SPE Drilling and Completion

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 214-222

  Bennion, D B ^a   Thomas, F B ^a   Bietz, R F ^a,b   Bennion, D W ^a  

^a Hycal Energy Research Laboratories Ltd   (Canada)

^b Gulf Canada Resources   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BOREHOLES; HORIZONTAL WELLS; OIL WELL TESTING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

UNDERBALANCED DRILLING;

OIL WELL DRILLING;

DRILLING; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; OFFSHORE APPLICATION; OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION;

DRILLING; GAS PRODUCTION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; OFFSHORE APPLICATION; OIL PRODUCTION;

EID: 0032448170     PISSN: 10646671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/52889-PA     Document Type: Article

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