Chemical osmosis, shale, and drilling fluids

SPE Drilling and Completion

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 318-331

  Schlemmer, Robert ^a   Friedheim, James E ^a   Growcock, Fred ^a   Bloys, J Ben ^b   Headley, James A ^b   Polnaszek, Stephen C ^b  

^a M I SWACO   (United States)

^b CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF WATER; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OSMOSIS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SHALE; WATER WELLS; WELL DRILLING;

COUPLED FLOWS; OSMOTIC MEMBRANES;

DRILLING FLUIDS;

DRILLING FLUID; OSMOSIS; SHALE; WELL TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0942280455     PISSN: 10646671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/86912-PA     Document Type: Article

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