Study on the volumetric behavior of base oils, brines, and drilling fluids under extreme temperatures and pressures

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 5, Issue , 2012, Pages 4061-4070

  Zamora, Mario ^a   Roy, Sanjit ^a   Slater, Kenneth ^a   Troncoso, John ^a  

^a M I SWACO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; EQUIPMENT TESTING; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; INFILL DRILLING; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; SOFTWARE TESTING; THERMAL EXPANSION;

CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DRILLING EFFICIENCY; DRILLING FLUID DENSITY; EXTREME TEMPERATURES; PRESSURE-VOLUME-TEMPERATURES; TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURES; VOLUMETRIC BEHAVIOR; WATER BASED DRILLING FLUIDS;

DRILLING FLUIDS;

EID: 84874025915     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/160029-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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