Downhole pH measurement for WBM contamination monitoring and transition zone characterization

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 1485-1495

  Raghuraman, B ^a   Xian, C ^a   Carnegie, A ^a   Lecerf, B ^b   Stewart, L ^b   Gustavson, G ^b   Abdou, M K ^a   Hosani, A ^d   Dawoud, A ^a   Mahdi, A ^c   Ruefer, S ^b  

^a SPE ^*

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^c ADCO   (United Arab Emirates)

^d Schlumberger ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; CORROSION; GELS; PH EFFECTS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; THERMAL EFFECTS; WATER INJECTION;

TRANSITION ZONE CHARACTERIZATION; WATER BASE MUD (WBM); WATER SAMPLING; WATER TRANSITION;

HYDRODYNAMICS;

EID: 33644811436     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/95785-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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