The Marsh funnel and drilling fluid viscosity: A new equation for field use

SPE Drilling and Completion

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 3-6

  Pitt, Martin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; DENSITY OF LIQUIDS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; LAMINAR FLOW; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

MARSH FUNNEL; POWER LAW CONSTANTS; POWER LAW FLUIDS;

DRILLING FLUIDS;

DRILLING FLUID; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0034162699     PISSN: 10646671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/62020-PA     Document Type: Article

References (5)

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2. 13B-1 Recommended Practice Standard Procedure for Field Testing Water-Based Drilling Fluids, API, Dallas (1990).
3. Skelland, A.H.P.: Non-Newtonian Flow and Heat Transfer, John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York City (1967).
4. Pitt, M.J.: "Vibratory Screening of Drilling Fluids," PhD dissertation, Loughborough U. of Technology, UK (1986).
5. Armour, J.C. and Cannon, J.N.: "Fluid Flow Through Woven Screens," Am. Inst. Chem. Eng. J. (1968) 14, No. 30, 415.