Predicting and monitoring fluid invasion in exploratory drilling

SPE Drilling and Completion

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 268-275

  Waldmann, Alex Tadeu A ^a   Martins, Andre Leibsohn ^a   Aragão, Átila Fernando L ^a   Lomba, Rosana Fátima Teixeira ^a  

^a PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRILLING FLUIDS; FILTRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OFFSHORE OIL WELLS; OPTIMIZATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

DRILLING FLUID DESIGN; DRILLING FLUID INVASION;

EXPLORATORY OIL WELL DRILLING;

DRILLING FLUIDS; EXPLORATORY OIL WELL DRILLING; FILTRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OFFSHORE OIL WELLS; OPTIMIZATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

DRILLING; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR;

EID: 31144442977     PISSN: 10646671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/86497-pa     Document Type: Article

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