ENGLISH

Composition and Properties of Oil Well Drilling Fluids

By Gray , George R.; Darley , H.C.H.

Book information

Publisher
Elsevier
Year
1980
ISBN
978-1-61583-211-8, 978-0-470-06740-6
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
29 MB (30300369 bytes)
Edition
4th Edition
Pages
683\693
Library
knovel
Time added
2014-06-12 06:00:00

Description

The many major developments that have taken place in the field of oil well drilling fluids technology have called for a total rewriting of the late Walter F. Rogers' classic reference source. This Fourth Edition describes the latest innovations and refinements of drilling fluids technology and remains the essential guide to a complex area of petroleum production. Content: Front Matter • Preface • Table of Contents 1. Introduction to Drilling Fluids 2. The Development of Drilling Fluids Technology 3. Equipment and Procedures for Evaluating Drilling Fluid Performance 4. Clay Mineralogy and the Colloid Chemistry of Drilling Fluids 5. The Rheology of Drilling Fluids 6. The Filtration Properties of Drilling Fluids 7. The Surface Chemistry of Drilling Fluids 8. Hole Stability 9. Drilling Problems Related to Drilling Fluids 10. Completion, Workover, and Packer Fluids 11. Drilling Fluid Components Author Index Subject Index

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