Polyethylene Glycol Drilling Fluid for Drilling in Marine Gas Hydrates-Bearing Sediments: An Experimental Study

Shale inhibition, low-temperature performance, the ability to prevent calcium and magnesium-ion pollution, and hydrate inhibition of polyethylene glycol drilling fluid were each tested with conventional drilling-fluid test equipment and an experimental gas-hydrate integrated simulation system develo...

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Main Authors: Lixin Kuang, Yibing Yu, Yunzhong Tu, Ling Zhang, Fulong Ning, Guosheng Jiang, Tianle Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-01-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/4/1/140/