Influence of temperature and clays/emulsion microstructure on oil-based mud low shear rate rheology

SPE Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 211-217

  Herzhaft, Benjamin ^a   Rousseau, Lionel ^a   Neau, Laurent ^a   Moan, Michel ^b   Bossard, Frederic ^b  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY; COMPOSITION; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; EMULSIONS; RHEOLOGY; RHEOMETERS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

EMULSION DROPLETS; OIL BASED MUD; SHEAR RATE RHEOLOGY;

PETROLEUM ENGINEERING;

EID: 0141919479     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/86197-PA     Document Type: Article

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