Testing and evaluation techniques for drilling fluids-shale interaction and shale stability

45th US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Friedheim, J ^a   Guo, Q ^a   Young, S ^a   Gomez, S ^a  

^a M I SWACO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFECTIVE SOLUTION; GEOMECHANICS; HOLISTIC APPROACH; MODELING METHOD; MUD WEIGHTS; OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY; POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS; ROOT CAUSE; SHALE FORMATION; SHALE INSTABILITY; TESTING AND EVALUATION; TESTING TECHNIQUE; WELLBORE INSTABILITY;

BOREHOLES; ENGINEERS; GAS INDUSTRY; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; OIL SHALE; OIL WELLS; ROCK DRILLING; ROCK MECHANICS; SHALE; SHALE OIL; STABILITY; WELL DRILLING;

DRILLING FLUIDS;

EID: 82555182629     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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