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  1. SALTED DRILLING MUD HELPS PREVENT CASING COLLAPSE IN PERMAFROST

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    Mon, 31 Jul 1995

    … Calif. Sodium chloride added to drilling mud left in the annulus helps lower ..... permafrost interval. Thus, the drilling mud cannot be properly displaced prior ..... data, it was determined that the drilling mud at some depth was not completely …

  2. Unusual methods treat Russian drilling mud losses

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    Mon, 5 Jun 2000

    … top g1, g2 = Densities of the drilling mud and the plug-back mixture, accordingly ..... technologies, such as expensive drilling mud , must be used. To avoid mixing the expensive drilling mud with the cement slurry, a plug …

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  1. NOVEL PROCEDURES ACCURATELY MEASURE DRILLING MUD DYNAMIC FILTRATION

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    Mon, 25 Apr 1994

    … containing 3 wt % KCl. The mud chamber is then filled with drilling mud , the unit is assembled, the motor is set into constant ..... 22208, 1990. Prokop, C.L., "Radial Filtration of Drilling Mud ," AIME transactions, 1952, Vol. 195, pp. 5 …

  2. DEWATERING CUTS DRILLING MUD AND DISPOSAL COSTS

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    Mon, 30 Sep 1991

    … RECYCLING The process whereby the water is recycled into the active mud system requires the following: Coordination of drilling mud products and dewatering products with regard to clay chemistry and polymer chemistry. Communication and cooperation …

  3. Prototype gas detection probe for drilling mud developed for gas component analysis

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    Mon, 13 Aug 2001

    Datalog Technology Inc., Calgary, reported in a June press release that it is testing a new version of the GasWizard gas detection device, jointly with Shell Oil Co., Houston.

  5. MUD BASED CEMENTING MATERIAL CUTS DRILLING COSTS

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    Mon, 26 Oct 1992

    … consists of blast furnace slag and drilling mud . Shell said it can save operators ..... Shell Offshore Inc. has used the drilling mud conversion technology in more than ..... D.C. S-MIX USE The slag/ drilling mud mixture (S-mix) has been used …

  6. PYRAMID SHAKER SCREENS HELP REDUCE OIL MUD LOSSES

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    Mon, 17 Jul 1995

    … corrugated pyramid screens on a dryer in second stage mud and cuttings cleaning helped recover a large volume of oil-based drilling mud to save more than $60,000 in mud costs. Amoco Sharjah Oil Co. has conducted an extensive drilling program in the …

  7. BP reports static kill working on Macondo well in Gulf of Mexico

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    Mon, 9 Aug 2010

    … condition, meaning the hydrostatic pressure of the drilling mud offset the reservoir pressure—the desired outcome ..... Aug. 3. BP PLC, operator of Macondo, pumped heavy drilling mud into the top of the well for about 8 hr starting at …

  8. BP reports static kill appears to be working on Macondo well

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    Wed, 4 Aug 2010

    … a condition in which the hydrostatic pressure of the drilling mud is offsetting the reservoir pressure, which is the ..... Aug. 3. BP PLC, operator of Macondo, pumped heavy drilling mud into the top of the well for about 8 hr starting at 3 …

  9. BP starts flushing Macondo subsea equipment before pressure tests

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    Thu, 19 Aug 2010

    Paula Dittrick OGJ Senior Staff Writer HOUSTON, Aug. 19 -- BP PLC has started preparations to flush drilling mud and hydrocarbons from the deepwater Macondo well sealing cap and the Deepwater Horizon’s lower marine riser package (LMRP …

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