Development of environmentally benign formate-based drilling and completion fluids

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Health, Safety and Environment in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Conference 1994, HSE 1994

Volumn , Issue , 1994, Pages 419-428

  Downs, J D ^a   Killie, Siv ^a   Whale, G F ^a   Inglesfield, Christopher ^b  

^a Shell Research Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALI METALS; DRILLING FLUIDS; FORMIC ACID; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; HAZARDS; INFILL DRILLING; MAMMALS; SALTS;

ALKALI METAL SALTS; ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE; DRILLING AND COMPLETION FLUIDS; ECOTOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN; HAZARD IDENTIFICATION; NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RECYCLING PROCESS;

PETROLEUM PROSPECTING;

EID: 84951999475     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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