Underbalanced drilling in Canada: Tracking the long-term performance of underbalanced drillina projects in Canada

SPE/IADC Underbalanced Technology Conference and Exhibition - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 237-247

  Kimery, Dave ^a   McCaffrey, Matt ^b  

^a Atlas Wireline Services

^b WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL LTD   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APACHE CANADA LTD (CO); INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN (IRR); LOW-PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS; UNDERBALANCED DRILLING (UBD);

BENCHMARKING; CATCHMENTS; DATA REDUCTION; HORIZONTAL WELLS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; OIL FIELDS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SEDIMENTS;

OIL WELL DRILLING;

EID: 22144454290     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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