Barite sag: Measurement, modelling and management

Proceedings of the IADC/SPE Asia Pacific Drilling Technology Conference, APDT

Volumn 1998-September, Issue , 1998, Pages

  Bern, P A ^a   Van Oort, E ^b   Neusstadt, B ^b   Ebeltoft, H ^c   Zurdo, C ^d   Zamora, M ^e   Slater, K ^e  

^a BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^b Shell   (Saudi Arabia)

^c STATOIL   (Norway)

^d Elf   (Saudi Arabia)

^e M I SWACO   (United States)

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EID: 84911376352     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
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