Reservoir drilling fluids - Designing for challenging wells in a remote location

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 3361-3371

  Bradshaw, R ^a   Hodge, R ^a   Wolf, N O ^a   Knox, D ^b   Hudson, C ^b   Svoboda, C ^b  

^a CoronocoPhillips ^*

^b M I SWACO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PLANNING; PROTECTION;

NATUNA SEA REGION OF INDONESIA; RESERVOIR DRILLING FLUID;

OIL WELL DRILLING;

EID: 33644803374     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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