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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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Situational Awareness and Safety on Drilling Jobsites

Know Your Environment and Your Actions, and What Might Happen Next
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Mario Brunet
March 31, 2021
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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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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
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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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Tips on Bentonite Drilling Fluids and Well Completion

Walking through Products for Drilling Jobs, Start to Finish
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Mario Brunet
June 5, 2020
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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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Mario Brunet
November 16, 2019
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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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Mario Brunet
May 24, 2019
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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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Mario Brunet
February 19, 2019
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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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Mario Brunet
June 27, 2018
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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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Simplifying BBL: HDD Specialty Fluid Products vs. High Yield Bentonite

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Mario Brunet
February 15, 2018
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The biggest difference between high yield bentonite drilling fluid products and drilling fluid products specifically designed for HDD applications is in gel strength and fluid loss/filtration control.
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