Optimum Selection of Underbalanced Techniques

Proceedings of the Drilling Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 259-272

  Alajmi, Saad E ^a   Schubert, Jerome J ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BOREHOLES; CLAY; COSTS; FLOW OF WATER; HYDRAULIC MACHINERY; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; SOUR GAS;

SOUR GAS PRODUCTION; WATER INFLOW; WELLBORE STABILITY;

OIL WELL DRILLING;

EID: 33646976263     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/85322-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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