COURSE OVERVIEW

 This practical and highly-interactive course includes real-life case studies and exercises where participants will be engaged in a series of interactive small groups and class workshops. 

 

Chemical additives for drilling and completion are an essential part in the economic exploration for and development of both crude oil and natural gas. Today, mud systems must both perform and aid downhole tools under more arduous conditions than ever before. Directional, Extended reach and Horizontal wells place more emphasis on a better understanding of mud rheology as well as temperature effects on what are complex colloidal mixtures. Environmental concerns and constraints have placed greater emphasis on a better understanding of both individual products and complete mud systems when discharged into a particular environment. 

 

This course is intended to provide an insight into the various types of industrial products that are currently used in formulating drilling and completion fluids as well as their weaknesses and strengths from both a technical and environmental viewpoint. Laboratory and field evaluation methods will be discussed, along with the role of rheology and filtration in providing the optimum parameters for today’s drilling and completion fluid requirements. Environmental concerns of National Governments will be discussed along with the various methods that are used to define environmental impact including current options for waste discharge.