1. Basic geology 2. Porosity / Permeability 3. Petroleum formation & accumulation 4. Formation pressures 5. Introduction to drilling fluids 6. Basic general chemistry 7. Ph and alkalinity control 8. Clay chemistry 9. Polymer chemistry 10. Mud engineering terminology 11. Rules of thumb 12. Mathematics / Physics 13. Units & conversion factors 14. Basic engineering calculations 15. Types of well (Vertical, directional, lateral & extended reach) 16. Rheology 17. Hydraulics 18. Lost circulation 19. Shale instability 20. Stuck pipe 21. Well control fundamentals 22. Corrosion 23. Mud additives 24. Mud systems (Water, oil and synthetic base systems) 25. Drilling fluids contaminants 26. Drilling rig mud systems & equipment 27. Solids control 28. Environmental compliance 29. Waste management 30. Rig Events 31. Mud Logging 32. Wireline Logging 33. Casing 34. Cementing 35. Plug & abandon 36. Well completion 37. Work-over & completion fluids 38. Filtration 39. Mud checks 40. Interpretation of test results 41. Daily mud reports 42. End of well mud recap 43. How not to get “Run-Off” (General tips on how to conduct yourself on a rig) 44. Mud Program 45. Mud Tender

SYLLABUS

Week 1:  Monday-Saturday:
Basic geology, Porosity / Permeability, Petroleum formation & accumulation, Formation pressures, Introduction to drilling fluids, Basic general chemistry, Ph and alkalinity control, Clay chemistry, Polymer chemistry

Home Work/Exercises/End Of Week Test (Closed Book)

Week 2:  Monday- Saturday:
Mud engineering terminology, Rules of thumb, Mathematics / Physics, Units & conversion factors, Basic engineering calculations, Types of well (Vertical, directional, lateral & extended reach), Rheology, Hydraulics, Lost circulation

Home Work/Exercises/End Of Week Test (Closed Book)

Week 3:  Monday- Saturday:
Shale instability, Stuck pipe, Well control fundamentals, Corrosion, Mud additives, Mud systems (Water, oil and synthetic base systems), Drilling fluids contaminants, Drilling rig mud systems & equipment, Solids control

Home Work/Exercises/End Of Week Test (Closed Book)

Week 4: Monday- Saturday:
Environmental compliance, Waste management, Rig Events, Mud Logging, Wireline Logging, Casing, Cementing, Plug & abandon, Well completion

Home Work/Exercises/End Of Week Test (Closed Book)

Week 5: Monday- Wednesday
Work-over & completion fluids, Filtration, Mud checks, Interpretation of test results, Daily mud reports, End of well mud recap, How not to get “Run-Off” (General tips on how to conduct yourself on a rig), Mud Program, Mud Tender

Saturday
Final Exams