A novel technique for the investigation of drilling fluid induced borehole instability in shales

Society of Petroleum Engineers - Rock Mechanics in Petroleum Engineering 1994

Volumn , Issue , 1994, Pages 293-308

  Van Oort, E ^a  

^a SHELL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; BORING; DRILLING FLUIDS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; GASOLINE; INFILL DRILLING; OIL WELLS; ROCK MECHANICS;

BOREHOLE INSTABILITY; EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES; FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES; PERMEABILITY MEASUREMENTS; PRESSURE ISOLATION; PRESSURE PENETRATION; PRESSURE TRANSMISSION; SHALE-FLUID INTERACTIONS;

SHALE;

EID: 85027162775     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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