Optimization of Wireline Sample Quality by Real-Time Analysis of Oil-Based Mud Contamination - Examples from North Sea Operations

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 3671-3686

  Fadness, Finn Hallstein ^a   Irvine Fortescue, Jamie ^a   Williams, Stephen ^a   Mullins, Oliver C ^b   Van Dusen, Alexandra ^c  

^a STATOIL   (Norway)

^b OFS   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OIL BASED MUD (OBM) SYSTEM; OIL WELL QUALITY; WIRELINE FLUID SAMPLING;

ALGORITHMS; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; CONTAMINATION; DISTILLATION; FILTRATION; METHANE; OIL WELL DRILLING; OPTIMIZATION; REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

EID: 1142289918     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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