Sag of Weight Materials in Oil Based Drilling Fluids

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

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 49-55

  Saasen, Arild ^a  

^a STATOIL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMULSIONS; GELS; MATERIALS SCIENCE; OIL WELL CEMENTING; OIL WELL DRILLING; RHEOLOGY; VISCOSITY;

DRILLING FLUID DENSITY; ORGANOPHILIC CLAY;

DRILLING FLUIDS;

EID: 1642458587     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/77190-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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