Modified Synthetic-Based Reservoir Drill-In Fluid: Eliminating the Need for Costly Synthetic Displacements

Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage Control

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 107-118

  Luyster, M R ^a   Sketchler, B C ^b   Ali, S A ^b   Foxenberg, W E ^a   Dick, M ^a  

^a M I LLC ^*

^b Chevron Texaco

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRINES; DRILLING FLUIDS; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; NOZZLES; PUMPS; SAND;

PUMP PRESSURE; RESERVOIR DRILL-IN FLUID (RDF);

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 1842507044     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/73712-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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