Patrick Kenny Statoil Stavanger, Norway The use of ester-based mud systems, instead of oil-based mud, helped drill difficult shales and high-angle well sections, including one of the world's longest ...
Based on “Drilling Fluids Design and Field Deployment for the First HPHT Deepwater Production Project in the US Gulf of Mexico,” IADC/SPE-208668-MD, SPE/IADC International Drilling Conference and ...
Mud logging is the surface-based, real-time geological and drilling surveillance conducted during well construction to characterize formations, monitor wellbore conditions, and enhance well control. I ...