Drilling Salt - Effect of Drilling Fluid on Penetration Rate and Hole Size

Proceedings of the Drilling Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 631-638

  Whitfill, Donald ^a   Rachal, Greg ^a   Lawson, Jim ^a  

^a HALLIBURTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BRINES; CORROSION; LAMINAR FLOW; OPTIMIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; ROCK MECHANICS; SALTS; SEAWATER; SHALE; TURBULENT FLOW; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL); VISCOSITY; WELL DRILLING;

RATE OF PENETRATION (ROP); SYNTHETIC OIL BASED MUD (SBM); WATER BASED MUDS (WBM);

DRILLING FLUIDS;

EID: 1642541304     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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