Air and gas drilling manual / [Book].
William C. Lyons ... [et al.].
- 3rd ed.
- Amsterdam ; Boston : Gulf Professional Pub., 2009.
- 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. ; 25 cm.
Second ed. (c2001) by William C. Lyons, Boyun Guo, Frank A. Seidel.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction and units -- Air and gas versus mud -- Surface equipment -- Downhole equipment -- Compressors and nitrogen generators -- Direct circulation models -- Reverse circulation models -- Air, gas and unstable foam drilling -- Aerated fluids drilling -- Stable foam drilling -- Specialized downhole drilling equipment -- Underbalanced drilling.
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