Hydraulic limits for drilling and completing long horizontal deepwater wells

SPE International Thermal Operations and Heavy Oil Symposium Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 51-59

  Martins, A L ^a   Aragao A F L ^a   Calderon, A ^a   Magalhaes J V M ^a   Silva, R A ^a  

^a Petrobras ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRAC GRADIENTS; FRAC PRESSURE; FRACTURE GRADIENTS; ROCK FORMATIONS;

CRUDE PETROLEUM; FRACTURE; FRICTION; GRAVEL; HYDRAULICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; OPTIMIZATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PORE PRESSURE; RHEOLOGY; WATER WELLS;

UNDERWATER DRILLING;

EID: 2942542794     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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