Rheology of foamed cement

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 353-361

  Ahmed, R M ^a   Takach, N E ^a   Khan, U M ^a   Taoutaou, S ^b   James, S ^c   Saasen, A ^d,e   Godoy R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^c SCHLUMBERGER   (France)

^d STATOIL   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Characterization (B); Foam cement (D); Oil well cement (E); Rheology (A); Transport properties (C)

Indexed keywords

BONE CEMENT; ELASTICITY; OIL WELL CEMENTING; OIL WELL DRILLING; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM REFINERIES; PLASTICITY; RHEOLOGY; VISCOMETERS; VISCOSITY;

AQUEOUS FOAMS; DEPRESSURIZATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FLOW-THROUGH; FOAM CEMENT (D); FOAMED CEMENTS; INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS; LOW DENSITIES; LOW QUALITIES; OIL WELL CEMENT (E); ROTATIONAL VISCOMETERS; SHEAR RATES; VISCOSITY CURVES; VOLUMETRIC FRACTIONS;

CEMENTS;

EID: 62649150177     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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