The Effect of Drilling Fluid Rheological Properties on Hole Cleaning

Proceedings of the Drilling Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 683-687

  Saasen, A ^a   Loklingholm G ^a  

^a STATOIL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; DRILL PIPE; ELASTICITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR STRESS; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW; VISCOSITY; VORTEX FLOW; WELL DRILLING;

HOLE CLEANING; VISCOSIFICATION; WATER BASED DRILLING FLUIDS;

DRILLING FLUIDS;

EID: 1642459474     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/74558-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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