Flow and thixotropy of non-contaminating oil drilling fluids formulated with bentonite and sodium carboxymethyl cellulose

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 57, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 294-302

  Dolz, M ^a   Jimenez J ^b   Hernández, M Jesús ^a   Delegido, J ^a   Casanovas, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b Unipaz   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Bentonite; Carboxymethyl cellulose; Drilling mud; Rheology; Thixotropy

Indexed keywords

OIL DRILLING MUD; SODIUM CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE; THIXOTROPY;

BENTONITE; FLOW OF FLUIDS; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEAR STRESS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

DRILLING FLUIDS;

BENTONITE; DRILLING FLUIDS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEAR STRESS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

BENTONITE; CELLULOSE; DRILLING FLUID; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLUID FLOW; OIL; RHEOLOGY; THIXOTROPY;

EID: 34249782567     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2006.10.008     Document Type: Article

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