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Guo, Boyun.
Applied drilling circulation systems : hydraulics, calculations, and models / Boyun Guo, Gefei Liu.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-12-381957-4 (hardback)
1. Mud pumps. 2. Oil-well drilling. 3. Gas well drilling. I. Liu, Gefei. II. Title.
TN871.27.G86 2011
622’.3381–dc22 2010043249
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