Successfully replacing oil-based drilling fluids with water-based drilling fluids: Case study demonstrates value of extensive planning and execution in an extended-reach well

SPE Drilling and Completion

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 332-339

  Stawaisz, Ray ^a   Taylor, Steve ^a   Hemphill, Terry ^b   Tare, Uday ^b   Morton, Keith ^c   Valentine, Tony ^d  

^a Britannia Operating Ltd

^b Shell International EP Inc   (United States)

^c CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^d Environ Services Co Ltd

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRILLING FLUIDS; ESTERS; MINERAL OILS; SHALE; WATER WELLS;

EXTENDED-REACH DRILLING (ERD); WATER-BASED MUD (WBM) SYSTEMS;

OIL WELL DRILLING;

DRILLING FLUID; WATER-HYDROCARBON SYSTEM; WELL TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0942280458     PISSN: 10646671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/87328-pa     Document Type: Article

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