Minimizing water invasion in shale using nanoparticles

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 4, Issue , 2009, Pages 2143-2158

  Sensoy, T ^b   Chenevert, M E ^b   Sharma, Mukul M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVENTIONAL DRILLING; FLUID PARTICLES; FLUID PENETRATION; GULF OF MEXICO; MUD CAKES; NANO-PARTICLE DISPERSIONS; NANOMETER-SIZED PORE; NEW SOLUTIONS; PORE THROAT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROGRAPHS; SHALE FORMATION; WATER INVASION; WATER PENETRATION; WATER-BASED DRILLING; WATER-BASED MUDS; WELLBORE INSTABILITY; WELLBORE STABILITY;

BOREHOLES; DRILLING FLUIDS; OFFSHORE OIL WELLS; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; OIL WELL DRILLING; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM ENGINEERING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEAWATER; SHALE;

NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 78349260482     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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