Novel Drilling, Completion and Workover Fluids for Depleted Zones: Avoiding Losses, Formation Damage and Stuck Pipe

Proceedings of the Drilling Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 297-305

  Reid, P ^a   Santos, H ^a  

^a Impact Solutions Group

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; DISSOLUTION; DRILLING; FRACTURE; GAS PIPELINES; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; NATURAL GAS FIELDS; OIL WELL COMPLETION; POROSITY; PRODUCTIVITY;

DEPLETED ZONES; WORKOVER FLUIDS;

PETROLEUM ENGINEERING;

EID: 33646974814     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/85326-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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