Offshore benign water-based drilling fluid can prevent hard brittle shale hydration and maintain borehole stability

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 142-153

  Chunyao, Peng ^a   Wenqiang, Feng ^b   Xiaolin, Yan ^b   Jienian, Yan ^c   Xiangdong, Luo ^d  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b Great Wall Drilling Co Ltd   (China)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^d Oilchemleader Science and Technic Development Co Ltd

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE STABILITY; CHEMICAL FORCES; CHEMICAL PRECIPITATION; DISPOSAL COSTS; DRILLING COST; DRILLING TECHNOLOGY; ECONOMIC BENEFITS; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTRICTION; FILTRATION FLUX; FILTRATION LOSS; MICROFRACTURES; OFFSHORE FIELDS; OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION; OIL-BASED DRILLING FLUID; OIL-BASED FLUIDS; OSMOTIC FORCES; PRESSURE INCREASE; SEALING MATERIAL; SHALE FORMATION; SHALE HYDRATION; SOUTH CHINA SEA; SUCCESSFUL CASE; WATER-BASED DRILLING FLUID; WEIZHOU ISLAND; WELLBORE INSTABILITY;

BOREHOLES; DRILLING; DRILLING FLUIDS; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; HYDRATION; OFFSHORE DRILLING; OFFSHORE OIL FIELDS; OFFSHORE OIL WELLS; OIL SHALE; OIL WELL DRILLING EQUIPMENT; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; POROUS MATERIALS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RISK MANAGEMENT; SHALE; SHALE OIL; SILICATES; TECHNOLOGY;

OIL WELL DRILLING;

EID: 70149096646     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (5)

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