Biodegradable surfactants aid the development of environmentally acceptable drillinq-fluid additives

Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 657-661

  Miller, Jeffrey ^a  

^a HALLIBURTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; BIODEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; OIL WELL DRILLING; SALTS; VISCOSITY;

ECONOMICAL FUNCTION; ORGANOPHILIC CLAYS; SURFACTANT COMPLEXES;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 34249298346     PISSN: 10461779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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