Journal of
Petroleum Technology and Alternative Fuels

  • Abbreviation: J. Pet. Technol. Altern. Fuels
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2360-8560
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPTAF
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 69

Full Length Research Paper

Field application of adding formate salts exertion on the water based drilling fluid properties enhancement: an experimental comparative analysis

Afshin Davarpanah
  • Afshin Davarpanah
  • Department of Petroleum Engineering, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
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M. Mehdi Nassabe
  • M. Mehdi Nassabe
  • Department of Petroleum Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Omidiyeh Branch, Islamic Azad university, Omidiyeh, Iran.
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Mojtaba Zarei
  • Mojtaba Zarei
  • Department of Chemistry Engineering, Shahreza Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahreza, Iran.
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  •  Received: 29 December 2016
  •  Accepted: 23 May 2017
  •  Published: 31 May 2017

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