Systems approach combines hybrid drilling cost functions

Oil and Gas Journal

Volumn 105, Issue 32, 2007, Pages

  Kaiser, Mark J ^a   Pulsipher, Allan G ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; CONTRACTORS; OPERATING COSTS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PLANNING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; WELL DRILLING;

BENCHMARKING; COST; DRILLING;

EID: 34548506030     PISSN: 00301388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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