How bit profile and gauges affect well trajectory

SPE Drilling and Completion

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 34-41

  Menand, S ^a   Sellami, H ^a   Simon, C ^b   Besson, A ^c   Da Silva, N ^b  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b DrilIScan ^*

^c TOTAL   (France)

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EID: 11244293222     PISSN: 10646671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/82412-pa     Document Type: Conference Paper

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