Course Overview

Day-by-Day Outline

Day 1 – Advanced Mud System Design

• - Overview of advanced water-based, oil-based, and synthetic-based muds
• - Selection criteria for different well conditions (HPHT, deviated, deepwater)
• - Customizing mud formulations for stability, lubricity, and shale inhibition
• - Compatibility of mud systems with formations and casing strings
• - Exercise: Design an advanced mud program for an extended-reach well

Day 2 – Rheology, Hydraulics & Hole Cleaning

• - Advanced rheology modeling and calculations
• - Predicting and managing ECD in narrow margin wells
• - Hydraulics optimization for high-angle and horizontal sections
• - Cuttings transport efficiency and hole cleaning challenges
• - Workshop: Calculate hydraulics profiles for horizontal wellbore

Day 3 – Solids Control & Contamination Management

• - Advanced solids control strategies for minimizing drilled solids
• - Performance evaluation of solids control equipment
• - Identification and treatment of contaminants (salt, cement, formation fluids)
• - Impact of contaminants on rheology and filtration
• - Exercise: Diagnose contamination issues from field data

Day 4 – Filtration Control & HPHT Mud Testing

• - HPHT filtration control additives and design
• - Advanced testing procedures: HPHT filter press, aging cells
• - Mud stability under extreme temperatures and pressures
• - Fluid loss control strategies for fractured and depleted zones
• - Hands-On Lab: Conduct HPHT filtration tests on OBM samples

Day 5 – Troubleshooting, Optimization & Case Studies

• - Diagnosing problems: barite sag, gelation, stuck pipe due to mud issues
• - Strategies for mud conditioning and performance improvement
• - Economic considerations in mud selection and maintenance
• - Case studies: successes and failures in complex wells
• - Capstone Project: Develop an advanced mud treatment and optimization plan for a challenging HPHT well

Expected Learning Outcomes

•  Design advanced mud systems for challenging drilling environments
•  Optimize mud rheology and hydraulics for complex wells
•  Identify and treat contaminants effectively
•  Perform HPHT mud tests and analyze stability under extreme conditions
•  Troubleshoot mud-related drilling problems and implement optimization strategies