An optimal design for millimeter-wide facture plugging zone

Lost circulation control in millimeter-wide fractures has been a challenge in well drilling all the time. Low pressure-bearing capacity of a plugging zone will result in excessive consumption of lost circulation materials (LCMs) and extra down time. In this study, laboratory experiments were conduct...

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Main Authors: Yili Kang, Haifeng Yu, Chengyuan Xu, Long Tang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2015-01-01
Series:Natural Gas Industry B
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352854015000121