Hole Quality: Gateway to Efficient Drilling

Proceedings of the Annual Offshore Technology Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 2457-2471

  Chen, David C K ^a   Gaynor, Tom ^a   Comeaux, Blaine ^a   Glass, Kevin ^b  

^a Sperry Sun Product Service Line   (United States)

^b HALLIBURTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEERABLE MOTORS; TORTUOSITY;

BITS; DATA REDUCTION; DRAG; ELECTRIC MOTORS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; OIL WELL CASINGS; TORQUE; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

OIL WELL DRILLING;

EID: 1642562809     PISSN: 01603663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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