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

Review

A technical review of radial jet drilling

Ahmed H. Kamel
  • Ahmed H. Kamel
  • Petroleum Engineering, University of Texas Permian Basin, 4901 E. University Blvd. IT 108 Odessa, TX 79762-0001, USA.
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  •  Received: 13 September 2017
  •  Accepted: 05 October 2017
  •  Published: 31 October 2017

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