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Drilling Fluids Technology - DFT

Discipline: Well Construction/Drilling
Level: Foundation
Instructors who teach this course:
  • Mr. Kevin Cuyler
    Mr. Kevin Cuyler
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    MR. KEVIN CUYLER is the Director of Technical Division Operations at PetroSkills, where he is responsible for the In-House Proposal and Logistics team. He is also the Discipline Manager for the Multi-Discipline and Petroleum Business disciplines. Prior to this role, he was the Discipline Network Operations Manager where he was responsible for the ongoing health and operations of the nineteen discipline networks in the PetroSkills Alliance, ensuring competency map alignment, consulting on competency issues and assisting with member engagement and involvement. A member of SPE, Mr. Cuyler is the Course Director for the Drilling Fluids Technology course and an instructor for the Instructor Excellence Workshop at PetroSkills. Prior to joining PetroSkills, Mr. Cuyler had 17 years of experience with Halliburton Company including the HR Global Human Asset Manager for the Cementing Product Service Line, HR Business Partner, Global Technical Development Manager, Curriculum Development Manager, Division Technical Training Manager, Baroid Product Service Line Global Training Manager, Technical Instructor for Drilling and Completion Fluids, Multi-Service Field Representative and Mud Engineer. Mr. Cuyler has managed drilling fluids throughout Texas as well as deep-water operations in the Gulf of Mexico. Mr. Cuyler has a BS Degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.

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  • Mr. Hector C. Moreno
    Mr. Hector C. Moreno
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    MR. HECTOR C. MORENO was a Senior Instructor with Halliburton Baroid Fluid Services. As a Chemical Engineer he has been involved in the manufacturing, distribution and product application of drilling fluids. After being a supervisor of Schlumberger Mud Logging operations in Southern Argentina, he worked as a Core Analyst and built with Core Laboratories International -and using CoreLAB equipment- the first complete Core Analysis facility in Latin America to serve most of the area from the city of Bogot, Colombia. He developed better analytical techniques for precious and semiprecious metals from mining samples with the University of Buenos Aires in a joint project with the Latin American branch of Falconbridge. He worked as a fluids engineer in SE Asia, Europe, and Latin America before becoming engaged in the trade of nonmetallic minerals and supplier of imported commodities such as barite and bentonite for distinguished operators and fluids companies in Texas and Louisiana. He received his BS degree in chemical engineering at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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  • About the course
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  • You will learn
  • Course Content
This course is designed for engineers and field personnel involved in the planning and implementation of drilling programs. The seminar covers all aspects of drilling fluids technology, emphasizing both theory and practical application. Hands-on laboratory exercises are included in the five-day Houston sessions. Drilling is a complex operation requiring the marriage of different technologies and disciplines. Today's drilling personnel must have a working knowledge of the drilling fluid in order to effectively drill a well. The course provides the fundamentals necessary to drill a well, whether it is a shallow well or a complex, high pressure well.

"Liked learning how to read the mud report and do some basic calcs to check through the details." - Completions Engineer, Australia

"Well delivered. Sets the bar high." - Drilling Engineer, Australia

"I liked the hands on lab portion of the class the best." - Facilities Engineer, United States
Drilling supervisors, drilling engineers, tool pushers, managers, and technical support personnel involved with drilling operations. This course is valuable for anyone who needs to understand the fundamental aspects of drilling fluids.
How To:
  • Use clays and polymers to achieve desired mud properties
  • Apply water chemistry to the treatment of drilling fluids
  • Perform complete water-based fluid as well as non-aqueous fluid tests using API Recommended Practice 13B/ISO 10414-1*
  • Evaluate and apply the results of an API drilling fluids report to maximize drilling operations and minimize non-productive time
  • Identify critical drilling fluid contaminants and prescribe corrective treatments for effective drilling fluid management
  • Calculate the chloride concentration of the drilling fluid in order to maintain wellbore stability
  • Select non-aqueous fluids to meet drilling requirements and environmental concerns
  • Manage non-aqueous drilling fluid systems
  • Minimize formation damage to optimize well producibility
  • Evaluate options for drilling fluid waste management

*Based on laboratory availability
  • Composition and properties of water-based drilling fluids
  • Analysis of API water-base mud and non-aqueous drilling fluid report
  • Identification and treatment of drilling fluid contaminants
  • Composition and properties of water-based and non-aqueous drilling fluid systems
  • Selection of water phase salinity for borehole stability
  • API water-based and non-aqueous drilling mud tests*
  • Adjustment of non-aqueous drilling fluid properties
  • Managing invert emulsion fluid systems: rig preparation and displacement
  • Non-aqueous drilling fluids designed for environmental compliance

*Based on laboratory availability
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Drilling Fluids Technology - DFT
Discipline: Well Construction/Drilling
Level: Foundation
Duration: 5 days
Instructor(s): Kevin Cuyler, Hector Moreno
This course is designed for engineers and field personnel involved in the planning and implementation of drilling programs. The seminar covers all aspects of drilling fluids technology, emphasizing both theory and practical application. Hands-on laboratory exercises are included in the five-day Houston sessions. Drilling is a complex operation requiring the marriage of different technologies and disciplines. Today's drilling personnel must have a working knowledge of the drilling fluid in order to effectively drill a well. The course provides the fundamentals necessary to drill a well, whether it is a shallow well or a complex, high pressure well.

"Liked learning how to read the mud report and do some basic calcs to check through the details." - Completions Engineer, Australia

"Well delivered. Sets the bar high." - Drilling Engineer, Australia

"I liked the hands on lab portion of the class the best." - Facilities Engineer, United States
Designed For:
Drilling supervisors, drilling engineers, tool pushers, managers, and technical support personnel involved with drilling operations. This course is valuable for anyone who needs to understand the fundamental aspects of drilling fluids.
You Will Learn:
How To:
  • Use clays and polymers to achieve desired mud properties
  • Apply water chemistry to the treatment of drilling fluids
  • Perform complete water-based fluid as well as non-aqueous fluid tests using API Recommended Practice 13B/ISO 10414-1*
  • Evaluate and apply the results of an API drilling fluids report to maximize drilling operations and minimize non-productive time
  • Identify critical drilling fluid contaminants and prescribe corrective treatments for effective drilling fluid management
  • Calculate the chloride concentration of the drilling fluid in order to maintain wellbore stability
  • Select non-aqueous fluids to meet drilling requirements and environmental concerns
  • Manage non-aqueous drilling fluid systems
  • Minimize formation damage to optimize well producibility
  • Evaluate options for drilling fluid waste management

*Based on laboratory availability
Course Content:
  • Composition and properties of water-based drilling fluids
  • Analysis of API water-base mud and non-aqueous drilling fluid report
  • Identification and treatment of drilling fluid contaminants
  • Composition and properties of water-based and non-aqueous drilling fluid systems
  • Selection of water phase salinity for borehole stability
  • API water-based and non-aqueous drilling mud tests*
  • Adjustment of non-aqueous drilling fluid properties
  • Managing invert emulsion fluid systems: rig preparation and displacement
  • Non-aqueous drilling fluids designed for environmental compliance

*Based on laboratory availability
Instructors:

MR. KEVIN CUYLER is the Director of Technical Division Operations at PetroSkills, where he is responsible for the In-House Proposal and Logistics team. He is also the Discipline Manager for the Multi-Discipline and Petroleum Business disciplines. Prior to this role, he was the Discipline Network Operations Manager where he was responsible for the ongoing health and operations of the nineteen discipline networks in the PetroSkills Alliance, ensuring competency map alignment, consulting on competency issues and assisting with member engagement and involvement. A member of SPE, Mr. Cuyler is the Course Director for the Drilling Fluids Technology course and an instructor for the Instructor Excellence Workshop at PetroSkills. Prior to joining PetroSkills, Mr. Cuyler had 17 years of experience with Halliburton Company including the HR Global Human Asset Manager for the Cementing Product Service Line, HR Business Partner, Global Technical Development Manager, Curriculum Development Manager, Division Technical Training Manager, Baroid Product Service Line Global Training Manager, Technical Instructor for Drilling and Completion Fluids, Multi-Service Field Representative and Mud Engineer. Mr. Cuyler has managed drilling fluids throughout Texas as well as deep-water operations in the Gulf of Mexico. Mr. Cuyler has a BS Degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.

MR. HECTOR C. MORENO was a Senior Instructor with Halliburton Baroid Fluid Services. As a Chemical Engineer he has been involved in the manufacturing, distribution and product application of drilling fluids. After being a supervisor of Schlumberger Mud Logging operations in Southern Argentina, he worked as a Core Analyst and built with Core Laboratories International -and using CoreLAB equipment- the first complete Core Analysis facility in Latin America to serve most of the area from the city of Bogot, Colombia. He developed better analytical techniques for precious and semiprecious metals from mining samples with the University of Buenos Aires in a joint project with the Latin American branch of Falconbridge. He worked as a fluids engineer in SE Asia, Europe, and Latin America before becoming engaged in the trade of nonmetallic minerals and supplier of imported commodities such as barite and bentonite for distinguished operators and fluids companies in Texas and Louisiana. He received his BS degree in chemical engineering at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.


In-House Course Presentations
All courses are available for in-house presentation to individual organizations. In-house courses may be structured the same as the public versions or tailored to meet your requirements. Special courses on virtually any petroleum-related subject can be arranged specifically for in-house presentation. For further information, contact our In-House Training Coordinator at one of the numbers listed below.
Telephone 1- 832 426 1234
Facsimile 1- 832 426 1244
E-Mail inhouse@petroskills.com

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