New model predicts oil, synthetic mud densities

Oil and Gas Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 56-58

  Hemphill, Terry ^a   Isambourg, Patrick ^b  

^a HALLIBURTON   (United States)

^b TOTAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

MUD DENSITY; SYNTHETIC MUD;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; WELL TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 18844430785     PISSN: 00301388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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7. Data courtesy of Chevron Phillips Chemical Co.
8. Data courtesy of Total SA.