A comprehensive, practical approach for wellbore instability management

SPE Drilling and Completion

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 224-236

  Chen, Xi ^a   Tan , Chee P ^c   Haberfield, Chris M ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION;

WELL SUSPENSION;

WELL DRILLING;

DESIGN; OFFSHORE APPLICATION; OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION; STABILITY; WELL TECHNOLOGY;

DESIGN; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; OFFSHORE APPLICATION; STABILITY ANALYSIS; WELL TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0036967215     PISSN: 10646671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/80146-PA     Document Type: Article

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