Books in the Gulf Drilling Guides series

With extraction out of depleted wells more important than ever, this new and developing technology is literally changing drilling engineering for future generations. This title explains technologies and the processes that surround them in easy-to-understand language, complete with worked examples, problems and solutions.

Practical Wellbore Hydraulics and Hole Cleaning presents a single resource with explanations, equations and descriptions that are important for wellbore hydraulics, including hole cleaning. Involving many moving factors and complex issues, this book provides a systematic and practical summary of solutions, thus helping engineers understand calculations, case studies and guidelines not found anywhere else. Topics such as the impact of temperature and pressure of fluid properties are covered, as are vertical and deviated-from-vertical hole cleaning differences. The importance of bit hydraulics optimization, drilling fluid challenges, pressure drop calculations, downhole properties, and pumps round out the information presented. Packed with example calculations and handy appendices, this book gives drilling engineers the tools they need for effective bit hydraulics and hole cleaning operation design.Provides practical techniques to ensure hole cleaning in both vertical and deviated wellsAddresses errors in predictive wellbore hydraulic modeling equations and provides remediesTeaches how to improve the economic efficiencies of drilling oil and gas wells using calculations, guidelines and case studies

A Practical Handbook for Drilling Fluids Processing delivers a much-needed reference for drilling fluid and mud engineers to safely understand how the drilling fluid processing operation affects the drilling process. Agitation and blending of new additions to the surface system are explained with each piece of drilled solids removal equipment discussed in detail. Several calculations of drilled solids, such as effect of retort volumes, are included, along with multiple field methods, such as determining the drilled solids density. Tank arrangements are covered as well as operating guidelines for the surface system. Rounding out with a solutions chapter with additional instruction and an appendix with equation derivations, this book gives today''s drilling fluid engineers a tool to understand the technology available and step-by-step guidelines of how-to safety evaluate surface systems in the oil and gas fields. Presents practical guidance from real example problems that are encountered on drilling rigsHelps readers understand multiple field methods and drilled solids calculations with the help of practice questionsGives readers what they need to master each piece of drilling fluid processing equipment, including mud cleaners and safe mud tank arrangements