Assessment of some baryte ores from Northern Cross-River, Nigeria, for oilfield drilling fluid supplement

There is a very high demand for the American Petroleum Institute (API) grade baryte in Nigeria due to the continuous massive drilling in oil and gas fields. Considering the presumption that local baryte is of low quality, processed baryte is imported, leading to great national revenue losses. Some b...

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Main Authors: Debrah Memshima Oahimire, Victor Uchechi Ukaegbu, Joel Friday Ogbonna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Brawijaya 2021-10-01
Series:Journal of Degraded and Mining Lands Management
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Online Access:https://jdmlm.ub.ac.id/index.php/jdmlm/article/view/894