Drilling Fluid Optimisation Study for K-Shale in the Malay Basin

Proceedings of the IADC/SPE Asia Pacific Drilling Technology Conference, APDT

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 461-476

  Tan, C P ^a   Willoughby, D R ^a   Yaakub, Mohd Azriyuddin ^b   Chen, X ^a   Hamid, Pauziyah Abdul ^b   Ibrahim, Zamanuri ^b   Ibrahim, Zahari ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b PETRONAS CARIGALI SDN BHD   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRILLING MUDS; WELLBORES;

BOREHOLES; CONSOLIDATION; CORE ANALYSIS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FLOW OF WATER; HYDRATION; MUD LOGGING; OIL BEARING FORMATIONS; OIL WELL DRILLING; PORE PRESSURE; ROCK MECHANICS; SHALE; SHEAR STRESS; STABILITY; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; TENSILE TESTING;

DRILLING FLUIDS;

EID: 1642439059     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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