Modeling of both near-wellbore damage and natural cleanup of horizontal wells drilled with water-based drilling fluids

SPE Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 252-264

  Ding, Y ^a   Longeron, D ^a   Renard, G ^a   Audibert, A ^a  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRILLING FLUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL BEARING FORMATIONS; OIL WELL DRILLING; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; TWO PHASE FLOW;

FORMATION DAMAGE; NATURAL CLEANUP; OIL BACKFLOW; WATER BASED DRILLING FLUIDS;

HORIZONTAL WELLS;

EID: 4744369939     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/88807-PA     Document Type: Article

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