An Economic Appraisal of Hole Cleaning Using Hydraulic Horsepower and Jet Impact Force

SPE Western Regional/AAPG Pacific Section Joint Meeting

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 223-236

  Wright, James ^a   Chukwu, Godwin A ^b   Khataniar, Santanu ^b   Patil, Shirish ^b  

^a Nabors Alaska Drilling   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; HYDRAULIC MACHINERY; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; JETS; MAINTENANCE; NOZZLES; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING;

HOLE CLEANING; JET IMPACT FORCE;

WELL DRILLING;

EID: 1842418552     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/83496-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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