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DRILLING FLUIDS & SOLID CONTROL - INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

Location

London, UK

Date

From Date: 22-Sep-2025
To Date: 26-Sep-2025

Duration

5 days

Language

ENGLISH

Discipline

GEOLOGY, DRILLING & RESERVOIRS

Introduction

Drilling fluids (mud) and solid control systems are crucial in oil and gas drilling. Drilling fluids, like water-based, oil-based, or synthetic mud, serve to lubricate the drill bit, cool equipment, control pressure, and transport rock cuttings. Solid control systems remove debris from the fluid to keep it effective, using tools like shale shakers, desanders, desilters, and centrifuges. Proper fluid and solid control ensures operational efficiency, cost savings, environmental protection, and wellbore stability. Challenges include managing high-pressure, high-temperature wells and minimizing environmental impact. Advanced technologies continue to improve fluid performance and solid control efficiency.

Objective

Upon successful completion of the workshop, participants will be able to:

Acquire Basic Knowledge on Drilling Fluids and Best Drilling Fluids Procedures and Practices.
Use clay and polymers to achieve desired mud properties.
Apply water chemistry to the treatment of drilling fluids.
Perform a complete API water-based mud and non-aqueous drilling fluids tests
Evaluate the information on an API water-based and non-aqueous drilling fluid report.
Identify drilling fluid contaminants and prescribe corrective treatments.
Select water phase salinity and activity for bore hole stability
Select non-aqueous fluids to meet drilling requirements and environmental concerns.
Manage non-aqueous drilling fluid systems

Audience

The workshop is intended for Drilling Engineers, Drilling Representatives, Drilling Fluid Engineers and Contractor Personnel, Drilling Supervisors. Mud Engineers, Cementing Engineers (Offshore and Onshore Personnel), Tool Pushers, Manager and Technical Support involved with drilling operations and responsible for the development, planning and application of the drilling fluids program.

Content

Day 1:

Registration & Coffee

Welcome & Introduction

Classification of Drilling Fluids and Additives
Completion Fluids
Clay Chemistry
Corrosion

Day 2:

Displacement
Drill-In Fluids
Field and Specialized Tests
Foam and Aerated Fluids
Lost Circulation

Day 3:

Oil-Based Mud (OBM) System.
Rheology and Hydraulics
Solids Control
Screen devices
Centrifugal separation devices
Stuck Pipe

Day 4:

Synthetic Based Mud (SBM) System.
Tables-Charts-Calculations
Troubleshooting
Water-Based Mud (WBM) System.
Workshops, Group Work & Practical Exercises

Day 5:

HS&E Considerations (Health, Safety & Environmental)
Well Control
Kill methods
Kick Control Problem
Cuttings/Cleaning and Disposal
Drill Cuttings Evaluation

NOTE:

Pre & Post Tests will be conducted

Case Studies, Group Exercises, Group Discussions, Last Day Review & Assessments will be carried out.

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Certificate

Define Management Consultancy & Training Certificate of course completion will be issued to all attendees.

Methodology

A highly interactive combination of lectures and discussion sessions will be managed to maximize the amount and quality of information and knowledge transfer. The sessions will start by raising the most relevant questions and motivating everybody to find the right answers. You will also be encouraged to raise your questions and to share in the development of the right answers using your analysis and experiences. Tests of the multiple-choice type will be made available daily to examine the effectiveness of delivering the course.

Very useful Course Materials will be given.

30% Lectures
30% Workshops and work presentation
20% Group Work& Practical Exercises
20% Videos& General Discussions

Course Details