A study of underbalanced drilling application for granite basements in Vietnam

Underbalanced drilling (UBD) has gained popularity during the recent years as it provides a method to prevent formation damage, minimize lost circulation risks, and increase the rate of penetration. However, drilling with a bottomhole pressure less than the formation pore pressure will often increas...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nguyen, Cuong
Published: Heriot-Watt University 2009
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.507914