Advanced drilling technology benefits mature field

World Oil

Volumn 225, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 33-37

  Poulain, Gary ^a   Winchester, Dave ^a   Janwadkar, Sandeep ^b   Isbell, Matthew ^c   John, Wolfgang ^d  

^a CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Baker Hughes OASIS   (United Kingdom)

^c Hughes Christensen   (United States)

^d BAKER HUGHES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE WALLS; CUTTER INTERFACES; STRAIGHT-HOLE DRILLING;

BOREHOLES; DIRECTIONAL DRILLING; GEOLOGY; HYDRAULICS; OIL WELL CASINGS; PIPE;

OIL WELL DRILLING;

EID: 7544234546     PISSN: 00438790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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