Differential-sticking mechanisms and a simple wellsite test for monitoring and optimizing drilling mud properties

SPE Drilling and Completion

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 97-104

  Reid, P I ^a   Meeten, G H ^b   Way, P W ^b   Clark, Peter ^b   Chambers, B D ^b   Gilmour, Alan ^b   Sanders, M W ^b  

^a Schlumberger's Ribuod Product Center   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRILLING FLUIDS; ROCK MECHANICS;

DIFFERENTIAL STICKING MECHANISMS;

OIL WELL DRILLING;

DRILLING; MONITORING; MUD; WELL LOGGING;

EID: 0034209757     PISSN: 10646671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/64114-PA     Document Type: Conference Paper

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