Microhole coiled tubing drilling: A low cost reservoir access technology

Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 0131041-0131049

  Perry, Kent ^a  

^a GAS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TECHNOLOGY; COILED TUBING DRILLING; COST SAVING; DRILLING TECHNOLOGY; ECONOMIC ADVANTAGES; FIELD TEST; FIELD TESTING; LOW COSTS; MICRO HOLES; MICROHOLE DRILLING; RIG OPERATIONS;

COILED TUBING; DESIGN; DRILLING RIGS; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; TECHNOLOGY; WELL TESTING;

WELL DRILLING;

EID: 77955255878     PISSN: 01950738     EISSN: 15288994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3000100     Document Type: Article

References (6)

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