Course Objectives:

The course emphasized on the primary functions of drilling fluids, the test procedures used to determine whether the drilling fluid has suitable properties for performing these functions and the common additives used to obtain the desirable properties under various Well conditions.

Course Outline:

1. Functions of drilling Fluids
2. Drilling Fluid Testing procedure
3. Water Base Drilling fluids
4. Contamination of water Base Drilling fluids
5. Work over Fluids
6. Formation Damage
7. Packer Fluids
8. Bore Hole problems
9. Corrosion
10. Hydraulics
11. Mechanical Solids control
12. Oil base mud

Who Can Benefit

Drilling engineers, drilling supervisors, senior engineers and team leaders in drilling engineering/ operations