Drilling Fluids and Solids Control

This comprehensive workshop addresses all technical and operational aspects of drilling fluids and solids control, including fluid types, selection criteria, functions, properties, measurement, and treatment. Solids control segment addresses equipment types, sizing and operation, and system configuration.

Where feasible, a field trip to a mud lab is included to provide a practical, hands-on opportunity.

What You Will Learn

• Refresh underlying fluid chemistry fundamentals that drive fluid additive and property choices
• Gain specific practical knowledge regarding:
  • Selecting among various fluid types
  • Functions of drilling fluids
  • Fluid properties
  • Measurement of properties
  • Additive options and effects
  • Configuring solids control systems and sizing components for optimum performance
• Place the fluids selection process in context with other well planning and operational considerations.
• Optimize specific fluid properties including density, rheology, and filtration for challenging drilling applications:
  • High angle wellbores
  • Deepwater situations
  • Large hole sizes
  • Sour operations
• Perform wide-ranging drilling fluid calculations that support fluid design and operational monitoring functions.
• Diagnose and effectively treat fluids problems
• Gain insight into the effects of fluid types and additives on cuttings disposal.
• Design and application for common fluids practices such as sweeps, pills, kill mud, and spotting fluid.
• Deal effectively with special fluids issues including:
  • Lost circulation
  • Barite sag
  • Gas solubility

Who Should Attend

Participants are typically operator, drilling contractor and service company engineers, drilling supervisors and superintendents. This is an intensive technical workshop. Class size is typically limited to 18-20.

Instructors

Our instructors are degreed engineers with a wealth of fluids design and on-site operational experience.

Duration

Typically 5 days