Shale stabilization principles

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 1985-September, Issue , 1985, Pages

  Nesbitt, L E ^a   King, G P ^a   Thurber, N E ^a  

^a BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRILLING FLUIDS; ENGINEERS; GASOLINE; INFILL DRILLING;

ANALYTICAL TESTS;

SHALE;

EID: 85054733311     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/14248-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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