Managed pressure drilling with the ECD reduction tool

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 99-105

  Bern, P A ^a   Armagost, W K ^b   Bansal, R K ^c  

^a BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^b BP AMERICA INC   (United States)

^c SPE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; BOTTOM HOLE PRESSURE; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); FRICTION; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; TELEMETERING;

DOWNHOLE PRESSURE REDUCTION; EQUIVALENT CIRCULATION DENSITY (ECD); FRICTIONAL LOSS; PRESSURE DRILLING;

OIL WELL DRILLING;

EID: 22044452950     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/89737-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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