Performance analysis of drilling fluid liquid lubricants

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 108, Issue , 2013, Pages 64-73

  Sönmez, Ahmet ^a   Verşan Kök, Mustafa ^b   Özel, Reha ^a  

^a TPAO   (Turkey)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Drilling fluid; Lubricant; Lubricity; Lubricity coefficient; Mud

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL LUBRICANTS; DRILLING INDUSTRY; LUBRICITY; LUBRICITY COEFFICIENT; METAL-METAL CONTACTS; MUD; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; POLYPROPYLENE GLYCOL;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CRUDE OIL; DIESEL FUELS; DRILLING FLUIDS; FRICTION;

LUBRICANTS;

BOREHOLE; CRUDE OIL; DIESEL; DRILLING FLUID; FRICTION; LUBRICANT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RHEOLOGY;

EID: 84880388543     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2013.06.002     Document Type: Article

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