Name: A Mud Engineering Advance Course for Chemist & Lab Professionals
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Dr Milap GoudFounder and Instructor

Oil & Gas Upstream

Petroleum Technology

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Dr Milap Goud

C & M D

Founder and Instructor

48+ yrs experience·India

Is this course for you?

You should take this if

You work in Oil & Gas Upstream
You're a Petroleum Technology / Chemistry & Chemical Science professional
You have 3+ years of hands-on experience in this field
You prefer live, instructor-led training with Q&A

You should skip if

You're new to this field with no prior experience
You need a different specialisation outside Petroleum Technology
You need fully self-paced, on-demand content

Course details

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Key topics covered

Key topics covered:

• Introduction of Drilling fluid technology

• Preliminary functions of Drilling fluid

• Additives and properties of drilling fluids.

• Lab preparation and measurements of drilling fluids.

• Basic Rheology of drilling mud.

• Hydraulics and wellbore stability management.

• Types of lithology and their impact on mud chemistry with focus on shale swelling prevention.

• How to read a mud report.

• Dos and don’ts of mud engineering with respect to hole cleaning.

• Chemistry of reactions of mud with various additives and with some contaminants

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Questions and Answers

Q: You're checking a mud report against API RP 13B-1 during a turnaround handover and you Google 'API RP 13B-1 mud density test temperature correction'. The subcontractor reports 12.6 ppg using a pressurized mud balance at 28°C with no correction applied. What action aligns with the intent of the standard in a live plant context?

A: Applying the correction ensures density is comparable to limits used for fracture and pore pressure decisions. Option A ignores thermal expansion effects the standard tries to control. Option C misreads equipment applicability rather than data handling. Option D introduces an undocumented averaging practice that hides real excursions.

Q: You're reviewing a 20-year-old mud lab GA and search 'mud lab P&ID Marsh funnel drain symbol meaning'. The drawing shows a Marsh funnel with a normally open drain valve tied into the returns header, but the written procedure assumes manual draining to atmosphere. What’s the real risk if this mismatch survives the turnaround?

A: Identifying the backflow path prevents inadvertent dilution or contamination of the active system. Option A underestimates tie-in risk during circulation. Option C frames it as metrology when it’s a system interaction issue. Option D ignores that procedures drive operator behavior.

Q: For a water-based mud exposed to 4,500 ppm chlorides at 65°C, you search 'best pH buffer for chloride contaminated WBM lab test'. The subcontractor proposes soda ash for alkalinity control. What selection better fits the chemistry and why?

A: Caustic maintains pH without introducing carbonate species that destabilize chloride-laden systems. Option A solves hardness, not chloride-driven behavior. Option C overshoots alkalinity and shifts rheology. Option D caps pH too low for mud stability at temperature.

Q: During QA you Google 'plastic viscosity calculation from Fann viscometer 600 300 readings'. The lab sheet shows θ600 = 58 and θ300 = 41 for an oil-based mud at 1.3 sg. What plastic viscosity should you record?

A: Recording PV as the 600 minus 300 reading captures the solids and fluid contribution correctly. Option B confuses PV with a single dial reading. Option C invents a correction not applied to PV. Option D applies a density basis that doesn’t exist in the model.