Drilling fluids technology TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of ContentsSection I Introduction Section II Functions of a Drilling Fluid Pressure Control Hole Cleaning Cleaning Beneath the Bit Cooling and Lubricating Seal Permeable Formation Stabilize Borehole Corrosion Control Formation Evaluation Formation Damage Section III Relationship of Mud Properties to Function Density Flow Properties Marsh Funnel Fann V-G Meter Plastic Viscosity Yield Point Gel Strength TABLE OF CONTENTS - Continued Drilling Fluids Technology
Table of ContentsSection III - Continued Solids Analysis Retort Methylene Blue Test Filtration Dynamic Filtration Static Filtration Water Chemistry pH and Alkalinity Calcium and Magnesium Determinations Chloride Determination Pilot Testing Section IV Relationship of Mud Composition to Properties Solids Inert Solids Active Solids Effect of Salinity on Clays Prehydration of Bentonite Effect of Calcium and Magnesium on Clays Cement Contamination Emulsified Oil TABLE OF CONTENTS - Continued Drilling Fluids Technology
Table of ContentsSection IV - Continued Treating Agents ulants (Thinners) Fluid Loss Control Agents Viscosifiers Emulsifiers, Surfactants and Lubricants Section V Drilling Problems Lost Circulation Pipe Sticking Differential Pressure Sticking Pipe Sticking Due to Poor Hole Cleaning Pipe Sticking Due to Plastic Flow of Salt Section VI Solids Control Dilution Screening Settling Hydrocyclones Desilter-bination (Mud Cleaner) Centrifuge Arrangements of Solids Control Equipment TABLE OF CONTENTS - Continued Drilling Fluids Technology
Table of ContentsSection VII Product Descriptions Weighting Agents Clays Thinners Polymers Oil Muds Section VIII Oil Muds Composition Properties Uses of an Oil Mud Maintenance Balanced Activity Displacement Cementing Testing and Reporting Guidelines Procedure for Measuring Activity Section IX Identification and Treatment of