Evaluating the performance of Malaysia Hematite and its mixtures with barite as weighting material in water-based mud

This paper discusses the prospect of using Malaysia hematite as weighting material in water-based mud. The discussion is based on laboratory experiments. Currently, in the petroleum industry, barite (commercial name for barium sulphate) is the standard weighting material used to elevate mud weight t...

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Main Authors: Ismail, Issham (Author), Abdul Kadir, Abdul Aziz (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Chemical & Natural Resources Engineering, UTM Skudai, 1997-10-13.
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