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Summary: SCA2002-19 1/12
USE OF A NON-DESTRUCTIVE METHOD TO ESTIMATE
DRILLING FLUID INVASION DEPTH IN CORES,
APPLICATION TO FORMATION DAMAGE
H. Menouar1
, H. M. Aman(1,2)
,A. A. Al-Majed(1,2)
, M. A. Khan(3)
and S.Z. Jilani1
Center for Petroleum and Minerals(1)
, Research Institute, Department of Petroleum Engineering(2)
, Center
for Applied Physical Sciences(3)
, Research Institute King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
ABSTRACT
Formation damage results each year in substantial losses for the oil industry. Most of the
damage is due to drilling and completion operations during well construction. This is
particularly true when the drilling fluids used are not chosen meticulously. It has been
proven that well impairment is due to drilling fluids invasion in the formation, which in
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