An effective fluid formulation to remove drilling fluid mud cake in horizontal and multi-lateral wells

Proceedings of the IADC/SPE Asia Pacific Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 23-38

  Nasr El Din, H A ^a   Al Otaibi, M B ^a   Al Qahtani, A A ^b   Samuel, M ^c  

^a Atlas Wireline Services

^b SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

^c SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; ENZYME KINETICS; HORIZONTAL WELLS; JETS; OIL WELL DRILLING; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; SAND; STARCH; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY;

FILTER CAKES; MUD CAKES; OXIDIZERS; WATER JETTING;

DRILLING FLUIDS;

EID: 11244338148     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/87960-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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