Rheologic and hydraulic parameter integration improves drilling operations

Oil and Gas Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 44-48

  Maglione, Roberto ^a   Guarneri, Alberto ^a   Ferrari, Giovanni ^a  

^a AGIP SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRILLING FLUIDS; HYDRAULICS; MUD PUMPS; RHEOLOGY;

HOLE CLEARING; PARAMETER INTEGRATION;

WELL DRILLING;

DRILLING; HYDRAULICS; RHEOLOGY;

EID: 0033535097     PISSN: 00301388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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