Modelling of Both Near-Wellbore Damage and Natural Cleanup of Horizontal Wells Drilled with a Water-Based Mud

Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage Control

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 327-342

  Ding, Y ^a   Longeron, D ^a   Renard, G ^a   Audibert, A ^a  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAINAGE; DRILLING FLUIDS; OIL FIELD DEVELOPMENT; OIL WELL LOGGING; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; POROUS MATERIALS; ROCKS; WETTING;

OIL-BASED MUD (OBM); WATER-BASED MUD (WBM);

OIL WELL DRILLING;

EID: 1842506998     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/73733-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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