New Testing Protocols and Regulatory Guidelines to Promote Further Development of Synthetic-Based Fluid Technology

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 995-1008

  Friedheim, James E ^a   Candler, John E ^a   Rabke, Stephen P ^a  

^a M I LLC ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CRUDE PETROLEUM; DRILLING FLUIDS; EMULSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIFE CYCLE; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; OFFSHORE DRILLING; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

BIOACCUMULATION POTENTIALS; DRILLING PERFORMANCE; SYNTHETIC BASED MUD (SBM);

PETROLEUM ENGINEERING;

EID: 1142293781     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/71435-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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