A Mud Engineering Advance Course for Chemist & Lab Professionals

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