Using casing to drill directional wells

Oilfield Review

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 44-61

  Fontenot, Kyle R ^a   Lesso, Bill ^b   Strickler, R D ^a   Warren, Tommy M ^c  

^a ConocoPhillips ^*  (Venezuela)

^b Tesco Corporation ^*

^c Tesco Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVENTIONAL DRILLPIPES; DIRECTIONAL WELLS; LARGE-DIAMETER TUBULARS; WELL CONTROL; WELLSITE SAFETY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COSTS; DIRECTIONAL DRILLING;

OIL WELL CASINGS;

EID: 25444502424     PISSN: 09231730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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