An overview of underbalanced drilling applications in Canada

SPE - European Formation Damage Conference, Proceedings, EFDC

Volumn 1995-May, Issue , 1995, Pages 507-515

  Falk, Kelly ^a   McDonald, Craig ^a  

^a Nowsco Well Service Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM HOLE PRESSURE; DRILLING FLUIDS; GAS INDUSTRY; GASES; HORIZONTAL WELLS; INFILL DRILLING; LEAKAGE (FLUID); NITROGEN; TWO PHASE FLOW; WATER TOWERS; WELL STIMULATION;

DESIGN MODIFICATIONS; DRILLING OPERATION; HORIZONTAL COMPLETIONS; HORIZONTAL SECTION; OIL AND GAS SECTOR; STIMULATION TECHNIQUES; TWO PHASE FLOW MODEL; TWO-PHASE FLOW ANALYSIS;

UNDERBALANCED DRILLING;

EID: 85054087836     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/30129-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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