Drilling fluids, also known as mud, serve several important functions including removing cuttings from the drilled hole, suspending cuttings during trips in and out of the wellbore, controlling formation pressures to prevent caving or fluid losses, cooling and cleaning the drill bit, reducing friction, and maintaining a stable borehole. The mud also needs to be stable under a range of temperatures and pressures, pumpable at high densities, and cause minimal damage to producing formations.
Drilling fluids, also known as mud, serve several important functions including removing cuttings from the drilled hole, suspending cuttings during trips in and out of the wellbore, controlling formation pressures to prevent caving or fluid losses, cooling and cleaning the drill bit, reducing friction, and maintaining a stable borehole. The mud also needs to be stable under a range of temperatures and pressures, pumpable at high densities, and cause minimal damage to producing formations.
Drilling fluids, also known as mud, serve several important functions including removing cuttings from the drilled hole, suspending cuttings during trips in and out of the wellbore, controlling formation pressures to prevent caving or fluid losses, cooling and cleaning the drill bit, reducing friction, and maintaining a stable borehole. The mud also needs to be stable under a range of temperatures and pressures, pumpable at high densities, and cause minimal damage to producing formations.