Light Annular MudCap Drilling - A Well Control Technique for Naturally Fractured Formations

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 191-200

  Colbert, John W ^a   Medley, George ^a  

^a Signa Engineering Corp   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; COSTS; FRACTURE; FRICTION; HYDROCARBONS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MUD LOGGING; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PIPE; PORE PRESSURE; POROSITY; VISCOUS FLOW;

LIGHT ANNULAR MUDCAP DRILLING (LAMCD); ROTATING CONTROL DEVICES (RCD); SURFACE PRESSURE;

OIL WELL DRILLING;

EID: 1142303155     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/77352-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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