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Lecture 2 - Drilling Fluid Management

The document discusses the responsibilities of a drilling fluids technologist or mud engineer. It states that they manage drilling fluids by performing routine and diagnostic testing, reporting mud properties, specifying treatments, recommending improvements, coordinating fluid handling, calculating engineering properties, and maintaining an inventory of products and fluids. Some of their key responsibilities include preparing and maintaining drilling fluids, analyzing mud samples, and ensuring accurate reporting and calibration of testing equipment.

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Lecture 2 - Drilling Fluid Management

The document discusses the responsibilities of a drilling fluids technologist or mud engineer. It states that they manage drilling fluids by performing routine and diagnostic testing, reporting mud properties, specifying treatments, recommending improvements, coordinating fluid handling, calculating engineering properties, and maintaining an inventory of products and fluids. Some of their key responsibilities include preparing and maintaining drilling fluids, analyzing mud samples, and ensuring accurate reporting and calibration of testing equipment.

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Drilling Fluids Management

Presented by
Samuel O. Osisanya, Ph.D.; P.E.
Associate Professor
The University of Oklahoma
Drilling Fluids Management
The Mud Technologist/Engineer -
manages the fluids and is involves
with the following
● Preparation and Maintenance
● Reporting
● Analysis
● Logistics
Drilling Fluid Engineering
Involves
• Routine testing and maintenance of drilling fluids
• Is a combination of science (application of chemistry,
physics, & simple math) and art (experience)
• Two types of testing: routine and diagnostic (full test)
– In routine testing the mud weight, viscosity (marsh funnel
and rotational) and filter loss (mud filtrate and cake
thickness) are measured
• Performs about every 2 or 4 hours
– In diagnostic testing, all the physical and chemical
properties are measured
• Performs probably once a day depending on the drilling problems
The Drilling Fluids Technologist or
Mud Engineer
Responsibilities include
● Prepare and check the mud
● Report the mud properties
● Specify treatments
● Recommend improvements
● Coordinate fluid handling
● Calculate fluid engineering properties
● Maintain products/fluid inventory
The Drilling Fluids Technologist
Other responsibilities are
• Check equipment
• Understand API/ISO procedures
– RP 13B-1, 13-B2
– ISO 10414-1, 10414-2
• Accuracy
• Calibration of equipment
The Drilling Fluids Technologist
Report the Mud Properties

• Mud weight
• API/ISO • Rheological properties
• Mud Report • Fluid loss properties
Form • Chemistry
• Solids

Mud properties are relative


numbers: determine hour to
hour or day to day
Standard API Drilling Mud Report Form
1. This form is usually used
to present the results of
the diagnostic tests.
2. Information presented on
this report is used by
almost everyone involved
with the drilling
operations.
3. Also, this information can
be quite helpful when
planning for future wells in
a particular area
The Drilling Fluids Technologist

• Specify 1. Fluid Specifications


Treatments 2. Anticipate the Future
3. How? - Pilot Testing

• Recommend
Improvements
The Drilling Fluids Technologist

• Coordinate ● Movement and Storage

• Fluid Handling ● Drill Water/Base Fluid


● Volume Makeup
● Solids Control
The Drilling Fluids Technologist

• Calculate ● Rheological parameters


• Fluid ● Annular hydraulics
Engineering parameters
• Properties ● Equivalent circulating
density (ECD)
● Solids control efficiency
(Optional)
The Drilling Fluids Technologist

● Maintain ● Product inventory/ordering


● Product/Fluid ● Check deliveries
● Inventory ● Material balance on active
system (optional)

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