Deepwater Drilling Operations and Well Control 2

Limited Contents:

Drilling Muds and Completion Systems

• Functions of Drilling Muds
• Drilling Fluid Definitions and General Functions
• Cool and Lubricate the Bit and Drill String
• Clean the Bit and the Bottom of the Hole
• Suspend Solids and Transport Cuttings and Sloughing to the Surface
• Stabilize the Wellbore and Control Subsurface Pressures
• Assist in the Gathering of Subsurface Geological Data and Formation Evaluation
• Other Functions
• Classifications
• Freshwater Muds – Dispersed Systems
• Inhibited Muds – Dispersed Systems
• Low Solid Muds – Nondispersed Systems
• Nonaqueous Fluids
• Testing of Drilling Systems
• Water-Base Muds Testing
• Oil-base and Synthetic-Base Muds (Nonaqueous Fluids Testing)
• Specialized Tests
• Specialized Filtration Testing
• Shale Characterization Testing
• Drilling Fluid Additives
• Clay Chemistry
• Water-Base Muds
• Special Muds
• Environmental Aspects of Drilling Fluids