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Articles Tagged with ''drilling fluids''

drilling fluid engineering

Mud School 101: Essential Training for Drillers

Is mud school necessary for the average driller?
Rachel Bourne
Rachel Bourne
February 5, 2025
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Mud school, or formal training programs in drilling fluid engineering, have been around since at least the mid-20th century.


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Wyo-Ben Montana State Fund Workplace Safety recognition

Wyo-Ben Honored by Montana for Workplace Safety

Company Recognized for Dedication to Safe Operations
National Driller staff
The Driller Staff
December 21, 2023
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Bentonite product manufacturer receives prestigious Montana State Fund Workplace Safety Honoree award.


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CETCO Rel-PAC Xtra-Low filtration control additive

CETCO Rel-PAC Xtra-Low Certified to NSF/ANSI/CAN Standard 60

Polymer Designed for Borehole Stability, Lower Fluid Loss
National Driller staff
The Driller Staff
December 18, 2023
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Company says filtration control additive now certified as safe for use in public drinking water applications.


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Wyo-Ben Buys M-I Swaco Bentonite Operation

Company Says Purchase Positions it for Growth, Innovation
National Driller staff
The Driller Staff
November 10, 2023
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Company says buying division of Schlumberger positions it for growth in drilling, industrial fluids markets.


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What’s the Minimum PSI for Borehole Stability in Mud Rotary?

Brock Yordy
Brock Yordy
October 5, 2023
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Mud rotary drillers want a good, stable borehole, but what’s a good psi to accomplish that? It’s Ask Brock 231.


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HDD rig

The Most Important Person on an HDD Job

Is it the Operator? Mud tech? Locator?
Todd Tannehill
Todd Tannehill
February 22, 2023
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In horizontal directional drilling, other construction fields, each person on site has a valuable part to play.


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Todd Tannehill

Tips for Productivity on HDD Mixing Systems

Todd Tannehill
Todd Tannehill
April 6, 2020
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We are coming out of our heavy horizontal directional drilling (HDD) mud school season and entering the spring start-up.
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Greg Plutko

Tips to Evaluate a Mixed-Metal Fluid System on Drilling Jobs

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Greg Plutko
March 13, 2020
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This column goes over a few more ways to evaluate mixed-metal hydroxide (MMH) fluids, and touches on troubleshooting when contractors don't get the results they want.
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Greg Plutko

The Basics of a Mixed-Metal Fluid System for Drilling Jobs

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Greg Plutko
February 17, 2020
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Back in early 2000, when I first started working with mixed-metal hydroxide, very few drillers had ever heard this type of fluid and even fewer had ever seen it used.
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Cetco Quad Power polymer

Cetco Introduces New Quad Polymer Products for HDD

Company Says Line Drills Efficiently Through Various Soils
November 18, 2019
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Cetco says super-concentrated fluid ideal for short distance bores.
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