DE0780 : Drilling Fluids

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. 

 

This course is designed for engineers and field personnel involved in the planning and implementation of drilling programs. This 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. This 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 basic system classifications and function of additives; the various types of fluids including clear fluid systems, solids-enhanced fluids, contaminants, and handling and transporting fluids treatments and corrosive; the corrosion, including drilling-fluids corrosive agents and packer fluids; the drilling fluid contaminants and corrective treatments; the selection of water phase salinity and activity for bore hole stability as well as non-aqueous fluids to meet drilling requirements and environmental concerns; and the non-aqueous drilling fluid systems.