Dynamics of fluid substitution while drilling and completing long horizontal-section wells

SPE Latin American and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference Proceedings

Volumn 2005-June, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Dutra, E S S ^a   Martins, A L ^b   Miranda, C R ^b   Aragao A F L ^b   Campos, G ^b   Mendes, P R S ^a   Naccache, M F ^a  

^a PUC Rio   (Brazil)

^b PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CLEANING; CHEMICAL OPERATIONS; DRILLING FLUIDS; GASOLINE; HORIZONTAL DRILLING; HORIZONTAL WELLS; INFILL DRILLING; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; WELL DRILLING;

CHEMICAL TREATMENTS; COMPLETION OPERATIONS; FLUID CONTAMINATION; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; HORIZONTAL SECTION; NON-NEWTONIAN FLUIDS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION STUDIES; NUMERICAL SOLUTION;

OIL WELL COMPLETION;

EID: 80052487751     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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