Redefining the Static Gel Strength Requirements for Cements Employed in SWF Mitigation

Proceedings of the Annual Offshore Technology Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 2499-2504

  Mueller, Dan T ^a  

^a BJ SERVICES COMPANY

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GELS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; PORE PRESSURE; ROCKS; SLURRIES; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

BOTTOMHOLE STATIC TEMPERATURE (BHST); STATIC GEL STRENGTH;

OIL WELL CEMENTING;

EID: 1642562795     PISSN: 01603663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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