Successful deployment of a new stimulation chemical, post-horizontal- openhole gravel pack in wells drilled with both water-based and oil-based drill-in fluid

SPE/IADC INDIAN Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition 2006 - Drilling in India: Challenges and Opportunities

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 79-90

  Davidson, E ^a   McMillan, D N ^a   Martin, F ^b   Morton, K ^b   Lenz, R ^c  

^a HALLIBURTON   (United States)

^b Shell International Exploration and Production

^c Chevron ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRILLING FLUIDS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL WELL DRILLING; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SANDSTONE;

DRILL-IN FLUID (DIF); OPEN-HOLE GRAVEL PACK (OHGP); OPENHOLE GRAVEL PACK; SANDSTONE RESERVOIR;

GRAVEL;

EID: 33846948638     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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