Hole Quality: Why it Matters

Proceedings of the SPE International Petroleum Conference and Exhibition of Mexico

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 509-520

  Chen, David C K ^a   Gaynor, Tom ^a   Comeaux, Blaine ^a  

^a HALLIBURTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEERABLE DRILLING SYSTEMS;

FRICTION; GAGES; OFFSHORE DRILLING; OFFSHORE OIL WELLS; OIL WELL DRILLING; OIL WELLS;

PETROLEUM ENGINEERING;

EID: 1642482342     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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