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Use of Clay in Drilling Fluids

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

Delmar H. Larsen
Delmar H. Larsen*
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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Part VII—Clay Technology in the Petroleum Industry
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Clays and Clay Technology (National Conference on Clays and Clay Technology) , Volume 1 , July 1955 , pp. 269 - 281
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© Clay Minerals Society 1952

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