Formation Pressure Integrity Treatments Optimize Drilling and Completion of HTHP Production Hole Sections

SPE - European Formation Damage Control Conference, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 237-249

  Sweatman, Ron ^a   Kelley, Scott ^b   Heathman, James ^a  

^a HALLIBURTON   (United States)

^b Headington Oil Company   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE PRESSURE INTEGRITY (BHPI); HYDRAULIC SEALS; LEAKING FAULTS;

CEMENTS; DRILLING FLUIDS; FRACTURE; OIL WELL COMPLETION; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OPTIMIZATION; PORE PRESSURE; ROCK MECHANICS; SANDSTONE; SHALE;

OIL WELL DRILLING;

EID: 1842538005     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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