New filtration-control polymer for improved brine-based reservoir drilling-fluids performance at temperatures in excess of 400°F and high pressure

Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage Control

Volumn 2, Issue , 2010, Pages 987-994

  Ezell, R G ^a   Ezzat, A M ^a   Turner, J K ^a   Wu, J J ^b  

^a Halliburton ^*  (Australia)

^b Champion Technologies   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTTOMHOLE TEMPERATURE; COMPLETION FLUIDS; CROSS-LINKED STARCH; DOWN-HOLE TOOL; DOWNHOLES; DRILLING RATES; EQUIVALENT CIRCULATING DENSITY; FILTRATION CONTROL; FILTRATION RATES; FLUID SYSTEMS; FLUID-LOSS CONTROL; FORMATION DAMAGE; HIGH PRESSURE; HOLE CLEANING; HORIZONTAL DRILLING; HORIZONTAL SECTION; NONIONIC; PHYLLOSILICATE; POLYMERIC FLUID; PRESSURE CONDITIONS; RESERVOIR DRILLING FLUIDS; RESERVOIR FLUID; SPECIAL CLASS; STUCK PIPE; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS; THERMAL STABILITY; WATERSOLUBLE POLYMERS; WELLBORE; WORKOVER;

ADDITIVES; BOREHOLES; BRINES; COST REDUCTION; DRILLS; OIL WELL DRILLING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; POLYMERS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RISK MANAGEMENT; SECURITY SYSTEMS; STARCH; SYSTEM STABILITY; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

DRILLING FLUIDS;

EID: 77954233163     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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