Environmental aspects of the use and disposal of non aqueous drilling fluids associated with offshore oil & gas operations

SPE International Conference on Health, Safety and Environment in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages

  Melton, H R ^a,b   Smith, J P ^a,b   Mairs, H L ^b   Bernier, R F ^c   Garland, E ^a,d   Glickman, A H ^a,c   Jones, F V ^a,e   Ray, J P ^a,f   Thomas, D ^g   Campbell, J A ^a,h  

^a SPE   (United States)

^b EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^c ChevronTexaco ^*

^d Total

^e Marathon   (United States)

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

^g HESS CORPORATION   (United States)

^h OGP   (France)

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EID: 85087604957     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/86696-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (9)

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