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Mario Brunet

Mario Brunet

Mario Brunet is technical sales manager for CETCO Drilling Products, a Mineral Technologies Inc. company. For more Drilling Fluids columns, visit www.thedriller.com/drillingfluids.

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Skilled Labor Shortage a Growing Challenge for Drilling

Fluids Training Can Have a Direct Effect on Success Rates

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August 26, 2022

Many manufacturers and suppliers offer drilling fluids training that can have a direct effect on success rates.

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Hydrostatic Pressure: Both a Friend and Foe for Drillers

Keep Your Fluids and Slurries Clean, Above Water Table

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September 13, 2021

Drillers can minimize frackouts, circulation loss by keeping fluids and slurries clean, above the water table.

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Situational Awareness and Safety on Drilling Jobsites

Know Your Environment and Your Actions, and What Might Happen Next

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March 31, 2021

It comes down to knowing your environment and your actions, and anticipating what could happen next.

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How to Adjust for Viscosity in Pumping Drilling Fluids

Account for Loss to Viscosity to get Better Bores

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September 14, 2020

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

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August 10, 2020

Learn the basics of viscosity testing and how to talk fluently about your drilling fluids.

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Tips on Bentonite Drilling Fluids and Well Completion

Walking through Products for Drilling Jobs, Start to Finish

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June 5, 2020

Columnist walks through products for drilling jobs, start to finish.

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What are you Getting from your Mud Schools?

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November 16, 2019

If you participate in a mud school, try these tips to get the most out of it.

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What’s the Value of Soda Ash for Drilling Jobs?

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May 24, 2019

Soda ash! If you have sat through a mud school, you have heard all about it. Yet drillers can be resistant to use it.

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On HDD Jobs, Proper Fluids Win Over More Horsepower

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February 19, 2019

Using the proper drilling fluids can reduce the required horsepower dramatically and reduce the stress on the equipment and the product being installed.

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Calculating Fluid Volumes, Pressures for Horizontal Drilling

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June 27, 2018

A few years ago, I received a call from a contractor asking for help mitigating a situation with a governmental transport agency in regards to monitoring downhole pressures as they were drilling under a six-lane highway crossing.

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