Effect of drillpipe rotation on hole cleaning during directional-well drilling

SPE Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 101-108

  Sanchez, R Alfredo ^a,d   Azar, J J ^a,d,e,f,g,h   Bassal, A A ^b   Martins, A L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

^b Gearhart United Pty Ltd   (United States)

^c PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

^d Reda Pump ^*

^e The University of Tulsa   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^g Multilateral Technol Tech I

^h Petrol Eng Faculty Committee

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE; CUTTING FLUIDS; DIRECTIONAL DRILLING; DRILL PIPE; LIMESTONE; POLYMERS; RHEOLOGY; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL); VISCOSITY;

HOLE CLEANING;

OIL WELL DRILLING;

EID: 0032657746     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: None    
DOI: 10.2118/56406-PA     Document Type: Article

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