HP/HT drilling fluids challenges

Proceedings of the IADC/SPE Asia Pacific Drilling Technology Conference 2006 - Meeting the Value Challenge: Performance, Deliverability and Cost

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 362-372

  Bland, Ron ^a   Mullen, Greg ^a   Gonzalez, Yohnny ^a   Harvey, Floyd ^a   Pless, Marvin ^a  

^a BAKER HUGHES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRILLING FLUID DESIGN; OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY; VISCOSITY MEASUREMENTS;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCT DESIGN; VISCOSITY;

DRILLING FLUIDS;

EID: 33846158855     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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