Invasion of drilling mud into gas-hydrate-bearing sediments. part i: Effect of drilling mud properties

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 193, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1370-1384

  Ning, Fulong ^a,b   Zhang, Keni ^c,d   Wu, Nengyou ^b   Zhang, Ling ^a   Li, Gang ^b   Jiang, Guosheng ^a   Yu, Yibing ^a   Liu, Li ^a   Qin, Yinghong ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Downhole methods; Gas and hydrate systems; Geomechanics; Ocean drilling; Phase transitions.

Indexed keywords

DOWNHOLE METHODS; DRILLING MEASUREMENTS; DRILLING MUD INVASION; GAS AND HYDRATE SYSTEMS; JOULE-THOMPSON EFFECT; MECHANICAL PARAMETERS; OCEAN DRILLINGS; SIMULATION AND ANALYSIS;

BOREHOLES; BORING; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; GASES; GEOMECHANICS; HYDRATION; OFFSHORE OIL WELLS; OIL WELL DRILLING; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PORE PRESSURE; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; WELL DRILLING; WELL LOGGING;

GAS HYDRATES;

BOREHOLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAS HYDRATE; GEOMECHANICS; MARINE SEDIMENT; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM; PHASE TRANSITION; WELL LOGGING;

EID: 84877986621     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gji/ggt015     Document Type: Article

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