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An Experimental Study of Gas Solubility in Oil-Based Drilling Fluids
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1988
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Petroleum ReservoirEngineeringDrilling FluidsGas SolubilityFluid MechanicsMechanical EngineeringPetroleum ChemistryEnhanced Oil RecoveryNatural Gas MixtureEmpirical CorrelationMultiphase FlowPetroleum EngineeringDrilling Engineering
Summary Experimental data are provided for the solubility of C1, C2, CO2, and a natural gas mixture in base oils and emulsifiers used to prepare oil-based drilling fluids over a range of temperatures. In addition, an empirical correlation for predicting gas solubility in oil-based drilling fluids at low to moderate pressures is presented and a field application is outlined.