Effect of pipe rotation on hole cleaning for water-based drilling fluids in horizontal and deviated wells

Society of Petroleum Engineers - IADC/SPE Asia Pacific Drilling Technology Conference 2008 - "Drilling Technology to Access Future Energy Demand and Environmental Challenges"

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 332-342

  Ozbayoglu, M E ^a   Saasen, A ^b   Sorgun, M ^a   Svanes, K ^c  

^a METU   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^c StatoilHydro ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLEANING; DRILLING FLUIDS; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; FRICTION; HORIZONTAL DRILLING; HORIZONTAL WELLS; INFILL DRILLING; ROTATION; SODIUM CARBONATE; VELOCITY; VISCOSITY;

CUTTINGS TRANSPORT; DIRECTIONAL WELL; FLUID VELOCITIES; FRICTIONAL PRESSURE LOSS; PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS; RATE OF PENETRATION; WATER BASED DRILLING FLUIDS; WATER-BASED MUDS;

BOREHOLES;

EID: 70149095708     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/114965-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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