Development and field testing of a unique high-temperature/high-pressure (HTHP) oil-based drilling fluid with minimum rheology and maximum sag stability

Offshore Europe Conference - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages

  Taugbol K ^a   Fimreite, G ^a   Prebensen, O I ^a   Svanes, K ^b   Omland, T H ^b   Svela, P E ^b   Breivik, D H ^b  

^a M I SWACO   (United States)

^b STATOIL   (Norway)

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