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How to Adjust for Viscosity in Pumping Drilling Fluids

Account for Loss to Viscosity to get Better Bores
Mario Brunet
Mario Brunet
September 14, 2020
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Drillers need to account for loss to viscosity when dialing in mud flow.
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What Drillers Need to Know About Viscosity

Get Acquainted with the Terms, How to Test Drilling Fluids
Mario Brunet
Mario Brunet
August 10, 2020
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Learn the basics of viscosity testing and how to talk fluently about your drilling fluids.
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Getting your Spoils to Pass the Paint Filter Test

Disposing of Spoils at a Landfill? Time for a Drying Agent
George Dugan
July 20, 2020
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How can drilling contractors get rid of free liquids while staying on budget?
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Water and Graphite: A Geothermal Game Changer

For Makeup Water, Think about Quantity
Todd Tannehill
June 10, 2020
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For makeup water, often quantity, not quality, is the issue.
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Tips on Bentonite Drilling Fluids and Well Completion

Walking through Products for Drilling Jobs, Start to Finish
Mario Brunet
Mario Brunet
June 5, 2020
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Columnist walks through products for drilling jobs, start to finish.
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How Do I Use Bentonite-Free Polymer HDD Drilling Fluids?

George Dugan
May 15, 2020
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Over the last few years, the popularity of pre-packaged, bentonite-free liquid polymer drilling fluid products has grown in the horizontal directional drilling industry.
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Tips for Productivity on HDD Mixing Systems

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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How Do I Prepare Geothermal Grout Samples in the Field?

Michael Kleespies
January 20, 2020
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The grout serves as an integral part of a properly functioning heat loop system, and also creates a low-permeable seal through the length of the borehole. Follow these steps to ensure a good sample of grout for thermal conductivity testing.
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