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Predicting Frictional Pressure Loss During Horizontal Drilling for Non-Newtonian Fluids

M. Sorgun Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering Department, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
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M. E. Ozbayoglu Department of Petroleum Engineering, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Pages 631-640 | Received 29 May 2009, Accepted 02 Aug 2009, Published online: 13 Dec 2010

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