Technology Focus
AOGR: New Fluid Systems Cut Drilling Costs
Water sustains life, so it is only fitting that it also plays a role in producing the energy that sustains Americans' quality of life... Click here to read the full article in the October 2015 edition of The American Oil and Gas Reporter.
Lab Report: Fluid Sensitivity and Shale Stability Report
The purpose of this report was to examine the fluid sensitivity of the rock samples from a particular well in the Colony Wash for an operator. The objective of the study was to compare oil base mud (OBM) and the Clear Fluid water base mud (WBM) samples provided by Mud...
AOGR: New Drilling Fluids Meet Shale Needs
If a drilling fluid engineer from 10 years ago looked at the fluids used today, much would seem familiar. Barite still is a common weighting agent, uintahite remains a popular fluid loss-control additive, and oil-based muds still see more play than their water-based...
Case Study: Overcoming Lost Circulation Challenges in Upton County, Texas
In 2013 Horizon Mud Company was selected by an operator in Upton County. The well plan was to drill 3 wells setting 500’ of surface, 8900’ intermediate, and drill a middle Wolfcamp horizontal out to 14,000’ TD/ 9414’ TVD. As we drilled the intermediate hole on well #1...