Drilling HT/HP Wells Using a Cesium Formate Based Drilling Fluid

Proceedings of the Drilling Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 589-594

  Saasen, Arild ^a   Jordal, Ole Henrik ^a   Burkhead, David ^b   Berg, Per Cato ^a   Løklingholm, Geir ^a   Pedersen, Erik Sandtorv ^a   Turner, Jim ^c   Harris, Michael J ^c  

^a STATOIL   (Norway)

^b Phillips Research Center 224GB   (United States)

^c Cabot Speciality Fluids ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM COMPOUNDS; CRUDE PETROLEUM; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FLOW OF FLUIDS; FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; OIL WELL COMPLETION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EQUIVALENT CIRCULATING DENSITY (ECD);

OIL WELL DRILLING;

EID: 1642582147     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/74541-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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