The application of high-density elastic cements to solve HPHT challenges in south Texas: The success story

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 1, Issue , 2009, Pages 135-151

  Wray, Barry ^a   Bedford, David ^c   Leotaud, Lennox ^c   Hunter, Bill ^b  

^a Cimarex Energy   (United States)

^b HALLIBURTON   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OIL WELL CEMENTING; OIL WELLS; SEALANTS;

ADVANCED DIAGNOSTICS; BOTTOM HOLE STATIC TEMPERATURES; CEMENTING OPERATIONS; DIAGNOSTIC SOFTWARE; EXTREME CONDITIONS; FLUID DENSITIES; HIGH TEMPERATURE; OIL AND GAS WELL;

CEMENTS;

EID: 77950819130     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/122762-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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