Maximizing drill rates with real-time surveillance of mechanical specific energy

SPE/IADC Drilling Conference, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 185-194

  Dupriest, Fred E ^a   Koederitz, William L ^b  

^a ExxonMobil

^b Varco Company

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; CORRELATION METHODS; DRILLING RIGS; OPTIMIZATION; TORQUE; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

FAST DRILL PROCESS (FDP); MECHANICAL DRILLING LOGS; MECHANICAL SPECIFIC ENERGY (MSE); SURFACE MEASUREMENTS;

WELL DRILLING;

EID: 22344439152     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/92194-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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