Fibrous LCM Sweeps Enhance Hole Cleaning and ROP on Extended Reach Well in Abu Dhabi

Proceedings of the Middle East Oil Show

Volumn 13, Issue , 2003, Pages 109-113

  Cameron, Charles ^a   Helmy, Helmy ^a   Haikal, Mohamed ^b  

^a HALLIBURTON   (United States)

^b ADCO   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; DRAG; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FEEDBACK; HYDRAULICS; KINEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OFFSHORE OIL FIELDS; OIL BEARING FORMATIONS; OIL WELL DRILLING; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; TURBULENT FLOW; VISCOSITY;

EXTENDED REACH DRILLING (ERD); EXTENDED REACH WELLS;

HORIZONTAL WELLS;

EID: 1842506008     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/81419-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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