Target Group
Drilling Engineers and Operations
Objectives
Participants will discover the critical importance of controlling and disposing of solids and liquids in drilling, workover, and completion operations. The course begins with the source of the problem: drilling and mud. Each mud type will be explained in detail, including water-based and oil-based muds. When oil-based mud is used, the disposal and removal of drill cuttings becomes essential. Participants will obtain practical solutions to current problems associated with solids and the disposal of oily cuttings.
Course Content
- Definition and Functions of Drilling Fluids
- Drilling Fluid Chemistry and Rheology
- Chemical Analysis
- Mud Weight
- Viscosity
- Yield Point
- Gel Strength
- Fluid Loss
- Solid Content
- Drilling Fluid Design for Carbonates and Shales
- Formation Damage Concerns
- Benefits of Lightweight Fluids
- Functions of Drilling Fluid Additives and Chemicals
- Clay Structure and Shale Problems
- Loss Control Material for Complete Loss Circulation
- Types of Mud Systems and Their Characteristics
- Inhibitive Mud
- Oil-Based Mud
- Low Solids Non-Dispersed Mud
- Dispersed Mud
- Separation Equipment
- Shale Shakers
- Hydrocyclones
- Mud Cleaners
- Centrifuges
