Advanced Drilling Fluids Systems

This five-day course will take participants through a comprehensive look at the functions of drilling fluids systems.  It will address how to engineer a mud system, as well as cover water based, oil based, and synthetic mud systems.

A lab visit can also be arranged depending on location and availability.

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, the delegates will be able to:

• Learn about the functions of drilling fluids and the composition of water based mud
• Learn about oil and synthetic based mud products and systems
• Learn about lost circulation and stuck pipe problems and solutions
• Learn about hole cleaning, hydraulics calculations, real time measurements, and reservoir drill-in fluid systems

Who Should Attend?

This course is intended for all geologists, geophysicists, petroleum, reservoir, drilling engineers with a basic knowledge of well design principles.

Course Outline

Day 1
Basics Of Drilling Fluids

• Functions of drilling fluids
• Composition of water based mud
• Clay chemistry
• Rheology

Day 2
Water Based &Amp; Oil Based Mud Systems

• Products and systems
• High performance WBM
• Oil and synthetic based mud products and systems

Day 3
System Circulation And Pipe Problems

• Lost circulation
• Stuck pipe problems
• HPHT challenges
• HPHT applications and systems

Day 4
Drill Care

• Hole cleaning
• Virtual hydraulics and real time measurements
• Reservoir drill-in fluid system
• Completions fluid
• Well clean up and displacement procedures

Day 5
Equipment And Future Technologies

• Solid control equipment
• Emerging technologies
• Course review and wrap up

Course Methodology

A variety of methodologies will be used during the course that includes:

• (30%) Based on Case Studies
• (30%) Techniques
• (30%) Role Play
• (10%) Concepts
• Pre-test and Post-test
• Variety of Learning Methods
• Lectures
• Case Studies and Self Questionaires
• Group Work
• Discussion
• Presentation

Course Fees

This rate includes participant’s manual, Hand-Outs, buffet lunch, coffee/tea on arrival, morning & afternoon of each day.

Course Timings

Daily Course Timings
08:00 - 08:20       Morning Coffee / Tea
08:20 - 10:00       First Session
10:00 - 10:20       Coffee / Tea / Snacks
10:20 - 12:20       Second Session
12:20 - 13:30       Lunch Break & Prayer Break
13:30 - 15:00       Last Session