Shale problems and water-based drilling fluid optimisation in the Hassi Messaoud Algerian oil field

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 383-393

  Khodja, Mohamed ^a   Canselier, Jean Paul ^b   Bergaya, Faiza ^c   Fourar, Karim ^d   Khodja, Malika ^a   Cohaut, Nathalie ^c   Benmounah, Abdelbaki ^d  

^a SONATRACH   (Algeria)

^b LABORATOIRE DE GÉNIE CHIMIQUE   (France)

^c Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOUMERDES   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Clay; Drilling fluid; Filtration; Inhibition; Polymer

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CHANGE; DRILLING MUD; DRILLING OPERATION; DRILLING PROCESS; ELECTROLYTE CONCENTRATION; FILTRATION CHARACTERISTICS; GEOLOGICAL FORMATION; GOOD CORRELATIONS; INHIBITION; OIL RESERVOIRS; OPTIMISATIONS; PLUG FORMATION; WATER-BASED DRILLING FLUID; WATER-BASED MUDS;

DRILLING FLUIDS; OIL FIELDS; OIL SHALE; OIL WELL DRILLING; OIL WELL DRILLING EQUIPMENT; OPTIMIZATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; POLYMERS; RHEOLOGY; SHALE; SHALE OIL; SILICATE MINERALS; WATER FILTRATION;

CLAY MINERALS;

CLAY; CLAY MINERAL; DRILLING; ELECTROLYTE; FILTRATION; INHIBITION; MINERALOGY; OIL FIELD; OPTIMIZATION; POLYMER; RHEOLOGY;

EID: 77955414954     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2010.06.008     Document Type: Article

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