How aphron drilling fluids work

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 2435-2441

  Belkin, A ^a   Irving, M ^a   O'Connor, R ^a   Fosdick, M ^a   Hoff, T ^a   Growcock, F B ^a  

^a M I SWACO   (United States)

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