Optimizing drilling operations in the Arkoma Basin: Building on success

SPE Eastern Regional Meeting

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 303-311

  Romo, Louis A ^a   Bert, David R ^a   Richard, Cliff ^b   Kuwertz, Luke ^c   Koederitz, William L ^d   Card, Kirk ^e   Barton, Steve ^e  

^a Atlas Wireline Services

^b BP AMERICA INC   (United States)

^c SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^d Totco

^e ReedHycalog   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRILLING RIGS; HORIZONTAL WELLS; OIL FIELDS; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OPTIMIZATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

DRY GAS; PEAK PRODUCTION LEVELS; POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND COMPACT (PDC); ROTARY STEERABLE SYSTEMS (RSS);

OIL WELL DRILLING;

EID: 33947584448     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/104598-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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