Effect of drilling fluids on coal permeability: Impact on horizontal wellbore stability

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 177-191

  Gentzis, Thomas ^a   Deisman, Nathan ^b   Chalaturnyk, Richard J ^b  

^a Petron Resources LP Texas   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Additives; Coal permeability; Drilling fluids; Horizontal well stability

Indexed keywords

ALBERTA; BOREHOLE INSTABILITIES; CARBONATE ROCKS; COAL BED METHANES; COAL RESERVOIRS; COAL SURFACES; CONFINING STRESS; DRILLING MUDS; FILTER CAKES; HORIZONTAL PATHS; HORIZONTAL WELLBORES; IN BUILDINGS; IN FIELDS; IN-SITU; LABORATORY TESTS; LARGE DIAMETERS; MUD LOSS; MUD SYSTEMS; NEAR WELLBORE; NEGATIVE IMPACTS; NON-IONIC POLYMERS; PERMEABILITY DAMAGES; TRUE VERTICAL DEPTHS; TWO FLUIDS; WELL-BORE STABILITIES;

BOREHOLES; BORING; CAPILLARITY; COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; COAL INDUSTRY; DRILLING; HORIZONTAL WELLS; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; LABORATORIES; METHANE; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; OIL WELL DRILLING; OIL WELL DRILLING EQUIPMENT; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; RISK MANAGEMENT; SODIUM; SYSTEM STABILITY; TESTING;

DRILLING FLUIDS;

BOREHOLE STABILITY; COAL MINING; COAL PRODUCTION; COALBED METHANE; DRILLING FLUID; PERMEABILITY;

EID: 64449083353     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2009.01.001     Document Type: Article

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