Composition and properties of drilling and completion fluids /
Ryen Caenn, H.C.H. Darley, George R. Gray
- 6th ed.
- Waltham, MA : Gulf Professional Pubs., 2011
- xvii, 701 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Introduction to drilling fluids -- The development of drilling fluids technology -- Equipment and procedures for evaluating drilling fluid performance -- Clay mineralogy and the colloid chemistry of drilling fluids -- The rheology of drilling fluids -- The filtration properties of drilling fluids -- The surface chemistry of drilling fluids -- Hole stability -- Drilling problems related to drilling fluids -- Completion, reservoir drilling, workover, and packer fluids -- Drilling fluids components -- Drilling and drilling fluids waste management