Wellbore stabilization increases fracture gradients and controls losses/flows during drilling

11th ADIPEC: Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference - Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 387-401

  Sweatman, Ron ^a   Wang, Hong ^a   Xenakis, Harry ^a  

^a HALLIBURTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MUD LOGGING; OFFSHORE BOREHOLES; OIL WELL DRILLING; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; WELL PRESSURE;

FRACTURE GRADIENTS; MUD LOSS; MUD WEIGHTS (MW); WELLBORE;

OIL WELLS;

EID: 22144497769     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/88701-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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