Rheological properties of biopolymers drilling fluids

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 67, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 84-90

  Baba Hamed, Samira ^a   Belhadri, Mansour ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DES SCIENCES ET DE LA TECHNOLOGIE D ORAN MOHAMED BOUDIAF   (Algeria)

Author keywords

additive; biopolymer; drilling mud; Herschel Bulkley; rheology

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; COMPLEX FLUIDS; COMPLEX GEOMETRIES; DRILLING MUD; FORMATION PRESSURE; HERSCHEL-BULKLEY; HIGH PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS; NON-NEWTONIAN; OIL-BASED MUD; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIOUR; RHEOLOGICAL MODELS; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; ROCK CUTTING; SCLEROGLUCAN; WATER-BASED MUD SYSTEMS; WATER-BASED MUDS; XANTHAN GUM;

BIOMOLECULES; BIOPOLYMERS; BORING; CALCIUM; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CLAY MINERALS; ELASTICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; HORIZONTAL WELLS; OIL WELL DRILLING; OIL WELL DRILLING EQUIPMENT; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PLASTICITY; POTASSIUM; RHEOLOGY; ROCK DRILLING; VISCOSITY;

DRILLING FLUIDS;

DRILL BIT; DRILLING; DRILLING FLUID; GEOMETRY; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; PARAMETERIZATION; PERMEABILITY; POLYMER; RHEOLOGY; WELL TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 67649859497     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2009.04.001     Document Type: Article

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