drilling fluids

Course Description

This course takes a comprehensive look at the functions of drilling fluids, and then addresses how to engineer a mud system. Both water based and oil based mud systems are treated.

Audience

• Drilling engineers with a basic knowledge of well design principles

Course Schedule

1	Introduction Functions of Drilling Fluids Composition of Water Base Mud Clay Chemistry Rheology Polymers Chemistry
2	Water Base Mud Products & Systems Hole Cleaning Extended-Reach Wells Reservoir Drill-in Fluids
3	Lost Circulation Stuck Pipe Completion Fluids Virtual Completion Fluids
4	Oil Base Mud - fundamentals Synthetic Base Mud Faze-Pro Sigmadril New High Performance Systems Virtual Hydraulics Lab Work
5	Lab Work Solids Control Equipment IFE Concept Review and Test Open Discussion & Closing

Instructors

Dr. Samuel Osisanya, Mr. Gamal Iskander, Mr. Benjamin Paiuk, Mr. Ryan Caenn, Mr. Bruce Wade

Instructors may vary based on location and schedule.

Classes

No classes are currently scheduled for this course.

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We will schedule a class for this course, when there are enough participants on the waiting list.