Composition and properties of drilling and completion fluids

The petroleum industry in general has been dominated by engineers and production specialists. The upstream segment of the industry is dominated by drilling/completion engineers. This text incorporates information on technology, economic, and political issues that have impacted the use of fluids to d...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Caenn, Ryen
Other Authors Darley, H. C. H. 1911-, Gray, George Robert, 1907-
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Waltham, MA ; Oxford : Gulf Professional Pub., ©2011.
Edition6th ed.
Subjects
Drilling muds.
Completion fluids.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9780123838599
0123838592
9780123838582
0123838584
Physical Description1 online resource (xvii, 701 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to drilling fluids
  • The development of drilling fluids technology
  • Equipment and procedures for evaluating drilling fluid performance
  • Clay mineralogy and the colloid chemistry of drilling fluids
  • The rheology of drilling fluids
  • The filtration properties of drilling fluids
  • The surface chemistry of drilling fluids
  • Hole stability
  • Drilling problems related to drilling fluids
  • Completion, reservoir drilling, workover, and packer fluids
  • Drilling fluids components
  • Drilling and drilling fluids waste management.

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