Wellbore Position Errors Caused by Drilling Fluid Contamination

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 713-720

  Wilson, Harry ^a   Brooks, Andrew G ^a  

^a BAKER HUGHES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC FLUX; MAGNETIC PERMEABILITY; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MAGNETIZATION; MAGNETOMETERS; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSORS;

CROSS-AXIAL ATTENUATION; WELLBORE POSITION ERRORS;

OIL WELL DRILLING;

EID: 1142266481     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/71400-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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