MMH-bentonite fluids provide outstanding performance in oil field drilling

Oil and Gas Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 39-42

  Plank, Johann ^a   Keilhofer, Gregor ^a   Lange, Peter ^a  

^a SKW Trostberg AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; OIL FIELDS; OIL WELL DRILLING; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); RHEOLOGY;

MIXED METAL HYDROXIDES (MMH);

DRILLING FLUIDS;

BENTONITE; DRILLING FLUID; SHEAR THINNING;

BENTONITE; DRILLING FLUID;

EID: 0033623023     PISSN: 00301388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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