Design of improved high-density, thermally-stable drill-in fluid for HTHP applications

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 3, Issue , 2008, Pages 1485-1493

  Ezell, Ryan ^b   Harrison, Douglas J ^a  

^a HALLIBURTON   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; BIOPOLYMERS; BOREHOLES; CALCITE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CHEMICAL STABILITY; DISCOVERY WELLS; DRILLS; HORIZONTAL DRILLING; INFILL DRILLING; OIL BEARING FORMATIONS; OIL WELL DRILLING; OIL WELLS; PARTICLE SIZE; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PORE SIZE; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; HOSTILE ENVIRONMENTS; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; RESERVOIR DRILLING FLUIDS; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; SERVICE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE RESERVOIRS; WATER BASED DRILLING FLUIDS;

DRILLING FLUIDS;

EID: 58849091047     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/115537-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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