Journal of
Petroleum and Gas Engineering

  • Abbreviation: J. Petroleum Gas Eng.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2677
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPGE
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 124

Full Length Research Paper

Enhancing the stability of local vegetable oils (esters) for high geothermal drilling applications

Richard Amorin
  • Richard Amorin
  • Department of Petroleum Engineering, University of Mines and Technology, Ghana
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Adewale Dosunmu
  • Adewale Dosunmu
  • Petroleum and Gas Engineering Department, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria
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Richard K. Amankwah
  • Richard K. Amankwah
  • Department of Mineral Engineering, University of Mines and Technology, Ghana
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  •  Received: 03 January 2015
  •  Accepted: 29 April 2015
  •  Published: 30 August 2015

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