Characterization and Testing of Saudi Barite for Potential Use in Drilling Operations

There are huge drilling operations in most areas of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia nowadays searching for potential hydrocarbon reservoirs. While drilling for oil and gas, formations of high pore fluid pressure may be encountered (up to 20 ppg equivalent). Normal drilling fluid can control formation pr...

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Main Authors: Musaed N.J. Al-Awad, Ahmad O. Al-Qasabi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2001-01-01
Series:Journal of King Saud University: Engineering Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1018363918307384