COURSE OVERVIEW

This practical and highly-interactive course includes real-life case studies where participants will be engaged in a series of interactive small groups and class workshops.
This course is designed for engineers and field personnel involved in the planning and implementation of drilling programs. The course covers all aspects of drilling fluids technology, emphasizing both theory and practical application. Drilling is a complex operation requiring the marriage of different technologies and disciplines. Today’s drilling personnel must have a working knowledge of drilling fluid in order to effectively drill a well. The course provides the fundamentals necessary to drill a well, whether it is a shallow well or a complex, high pressure well.
During this interactive course, participants will learn the clay and polymers to achieve desired mud properties; the water chemistry to the treatment of drilling fluids; the complete API water-based mud and non-aqueous drilling fluids tests; the information on an API water-based and non-aqueous drilling fluid report; the drilling fluid contaminants and prescribing corrective treatments; the water phase salinity and activity for bore hole stability; the non-aqueous fluids to meet drilling requirements and environmental concerns; and the non-aqueous drilling fluid systems.