Decreasing water invasion into Atoka shale using nonmodified silica nanoparticles

SPE Drilling and Completion

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 103-112

  Cai, J ^a   Chenevert, M E ^b   Sharma, M M ^c   Friedheim, Jim ^d  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b Nuclear Engineering Teaching Laboratory   (United States)

^c The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^d ALLEGHENY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE; BOREHOLES; DRILLING FLUIDS; INFILL DRILLING; NANOPARTICLES; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; SILICA; SILICA NANOPARTICLES;

CONVENTIONAL DRILLING; FLUID PENETRATION; PLASTIC VISCOSITY; PRESSURE PENETRATION; WATER-BASED DRILLING; WATER-BASED DRILLING FLUID; WELLBORE INSTABILITY; WELLBORE STABILITY;

SHALE;

BOREHOLE STABILITY; BORING; DRILLING FLUID; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PENETRATION TEST; PERMEABILITY; SHALE; SILICA; VISCOSITY;

ATOKA COUNTY; OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860733645     PISSN: 10646671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/146979-PA     Document Type: Conference Paper

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