PDC bits and rotary steerable tools - Functional challenges, stabilization requirements and the establishment of operational compatibility

Proceedings of the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 2001-October, Issue , 2001, Pages

  Mensa Wilmot, Graham ^a   Stacey, Brian ^b  

^a Geodiamond   (United States)

^b PETRO CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BITS; BOREHOLES; DIAMOND DRILLS; DIRECTIONAL DRILLING; DRILL STRINGS; OIL WELLS; STABILIZATION;

CONTINUOUS ROTATION; DIRECTIONAL DRILLING EFFICIENCY; DRILLING INDUSTRY; FORMATION DRILLABILITY; OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS; RATE OF PENETRATION; STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY; WELLBORE TRAJECTORY;

INFILL DRILLING;

EID: 79958128571     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/72280-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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