Evaluating the transport of solids generated by shale instabilities in ERW drilling

SPE Drilling and Completion

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 254-259

  Martins, André L ^a   Santana, Misael L ^a   Campos, Wellington ^a   Gaspari, Eduardo Ferreira ^a  

^a PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHALE;

EXTENDED-REACH WELLS;

OIL WELL DRILLING;

COMPUTER MODELING; DRILLING; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; SHALE STABILITY;

EID: 0033496682     PISSN: 10646671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/59729-PA     Document Type: Conference Paper

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