Use of oil-based reservoir drilling fluids in open-hole horizontal gravel-packed completions: Damage mechanisms and how to avoid them

Proceedings - SPE European Formation Damage Conference, Expanding Horizons

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages

  Ladva, H K J ^a   Brady, M E ^a   Sehgal, P ^a   Kelkar, S ^a   Cerasi, P ^b   Daccord, G ^a   Foxenberg, W E ^c   Price Smith, C ^a   Howard, P ^a   Parlar, M ^a  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^b SINTEF   (Norway)

^c M I ^*

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EID: 85088004987     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/68959-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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