Description and use of polymers used in drilling, workovers, and completions

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Production Technology Symposium, PTS 1978

Volumn , Issue , 1978, Pages

  Carico, R D ^a   Bagshaw, F R ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERS; GASOLINE; INFILL DRILLING; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY;

COMPLETION FLUIDS; GUAR GUMS; SALT SENSITIVITY; TEMPERATURE STABILITY; WORKOVER;

POLYMERS;

EID: 85088773593     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/7747-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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