Effective torque management of wytch farm extended-reach sidetrack wells

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 551-562

  Robertson, N ^a   Hancock, S ^b   Mota, L ^c  

^a BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^b Rocksolid Engineering

^c HALLIBURTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DRAG; FRICTION; OFFSHORE OIL FIELDS; OIL WELL DRILLING; TORQUE CONTROL;

EXTENDED-REACH DRILLING (ERD); LOSS CIRCULATION MATERIAL (LCM); TORQUE MANAGEMENT; WYTCH FARM;

OIL WELLS;

EID: 33644789684     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/95430-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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