Effects of carbon ash on rheological properties of water-based drilling fluids

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 100, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-8

  Meng, Xianghai ^a   Zhang, Yihe ^a   Zhou, Fengshan ^a   Chu, Paul K ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bingham plastic model; Carbon ash; Drilling fluids; Rheological properties

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE; CARBON; DISPERSIONS; INFILL DRILLING; RHEOLOGY; VISCOSITY;

APPARENT VISCOSITY; BINGHAM-PLASTIC MODELS; DRILLING OPERATION; PLASTIC VISCOSITY; RHEOLOGICAL MODIFIERS; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; SOLID CONTENTS; WATER BASED DRILLING FLUIDS;

DRILLING FLUIDS;

ASH; BENTONITE; DRILLING FLUID; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FILTRATION; RHEOLOGY; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84871869797     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2012.11.011     Document Type: Article

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