Influence of Clays on Borehole Stability : a Literature Survey Part One: Occurence of Drilling Problems. Physico-Chemical Description of Clays and of Their Interaction with Fluids Influence des argiles sur la stabilité des parois de puits : revue bibliographique. Première partie : les problèmes rencontrés lors du forage dans les argiles. Description physico-chimique des argiles et de leur interaction avec les fluides

This survey of literature was undertaken by ARTEP- the French Research Association for Oil Exploration and Production Techniques- at the beginning of STAR (=STabilité des ARgiles), a project on the influence of clays on borehole stability. Knowledge of theories and laboratory experiments was indeed...

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Main Authors: Forsans T., Durand C., Onaisi A., Audibert-Hayet A., Ruffet C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2006-11-01
Series:Oil & Gas Science and Technology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.2516/ogst:1995017