Most drillers use fluids to optimize hole cleaning and, in general, make the drilling process go a lot easier. Given that, we wanted to talk to experts to get tips on making the most of drilling fluids. We didn’t have to go far to find those experts.
National Driller’s readers know Todd Tannehill and George Dugan, even if they have never met them in person. Both have written for the magazine’s Drilling Fluids column for years, talking about all things drilling fluids, from where bentonite comes from to spoils disposal, and everything in between. Both have now put years into helping drillers understand their fluids and get better results — in drilling applications from HDD to water wells to geothermal.