Does underbalanced drilling really add reserves?

Society of Petroleum Engineers - IADC/SPE Underbalanced Technology Conference and Exhibition 2003, UTCE 2003

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages

  Cade, Randall ^a   Kirvelis, Ringys ^b   Nafta, Minijos ^c   Jennings, Jeffrey ^c  

^a WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL LTD   (United States)

^b Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America   (United States)

^c GeoResources Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS INDUSTRY; INFILL DRILLING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

CASING SIZES; CIRCULATION RATES; GROWING BODIES; OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY; RATE OF PENETRATION; TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS; WELL PRODUCTIVITY; WHILE DRILLINGS;

UNDERBALANCED DRILLING;

EID: 85088762804     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/81626-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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