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Technical And Commercial Lwd Challenges For Service Companies In Crossing Multidisciplinary Boundaries
Paper presented at the SPWLA 46th Annual Logging Symposium, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 2005.
Paper Number:
SPWLA-2005-B
Published:
June 26 2005
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Lofts, Jeremy (Jez), Deady, Ron, and Sonny Johnston. "Technical And Commercial Lwd Challenges For Service Companies In Crossing Multidisciplinary Boundaries." Paper presented at the SPWLA 46th Annual Logging Symposium, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 2005.
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