A Simple Analytical Approach to Simulate Underbalanced- drilling in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs—The Effect of Short Overbalanced Conditions and Time Effect

This paper describes an analytical approach to investigate the nature of short overbalanced conditions and time effects during underbalanced drilling (UBD) in a naturally fractured reservoir. This study uses an analytical model which is developed for kinetic invasion of mud into the fractures. The m...

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Main Authors: Knut Inge Andersen, Johan Tronvoll, Siroos Salimi, Ali Ghalambor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-09-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/3/10/1639/