Subsea Re-Injection of Drilled Cuttings - Operational Experience

SPE/IADC Drilling Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages

  Saasen, A ^a   Tran, T N ^a   Joranson H ^a   Meyer, E ^a   Gabrielsen, G ^a   Tronstad, A E ^b  

^a SPE   (United States)

^b STATOIL   (Norway)

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EID: 85086489456     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/67733-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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