Development of improved laboratory and field procedures for determining the carrying capacity of drilling fluids

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 1978-October, Issue , 1978, Pages

  Sample, Kenneth John ^a   Bourgoyne, Adam T ^b  

^a Chevron USA   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CUTTING FLUIDS; DRILLING EQUIPMENT; ENGINEERS; GASOLINE; INFILL DRILLING; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; VELOCITY;

ANNULAR VELOCITY; CIRCULATION RATES; COMPUTER MODELING; CUTTING TRANSPORT; DRILLING PRACTICES; FIELD PROCEDURES; FLUID VISCOSITY; SONIC TRANSDUCER;

DRILLING FLUIDS;

EID: 84934330740     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/7497-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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