Drilling deeper, longer and more challenging wells has been made possible by improvements in drilling technologies, including more efficient and effective drilling fluids. Drilling fluids, also ...

Onshore drilling fluids are specialized fluids that are used during the drilling and exploration of oil and gas wells on land. These fluids are designed to perform several important functions, such as ...

Researchers at Curtin University have developed new technology for the rapid cleaning and re-use of drilling fluids, paving the way toward more efficient and environmentally-friendly mineral ...

A 60-page "Drilling Fluids and Health Risk Management: A Guide for Drilling Personnel, Managers and Health Professionals in the Oil and Gas Industry" guide posted last month by two European ...

Vegetable ester-based drilling fluids may satisfy demanding technical criteria and strict environmental standards for offshore work. The rising world energy demand has led to exploration for oil and ...

A nonaqueous drilling fluid system engineered with a low-viscosity synthetic internal olefin base resolved operational problems in drilling tight gas wells in the Basin Center area in Western Canada.