AES Drilling Fluids

AES Drilling Fluids


Latest Episodes

Episode 165 | Making Nice With Your New Derrick Hand
June 29, 2022

Were back at work and there are a lot of new faces at the rig site. What can you do as a mud engineer to make things with your derrick []

Episode 164 | Volumes and Increments
June 22, 2022

It’s been a while since we’ve talked about the whole fluid circulating system. Justin and Matt go back to basics to discuss the tanks and volumes that hold drilling fluids.  

Episode 163 | Listener Request: Treatment, Trips, and Timing
June 15, 2022

Youre about to come out of the hole. Is the mud in good shape? Should you treat now or just wait until youre back on bottom? Justin and Matt discuss.

Episode 162 | WBM to OBM Displacement
June 08, 2022

Flipping things around from last week, what are things to think about when you are drilling with brine and decide to make the change to oil-based mud?

Episode 161 | OBM to WBM Displacement
June 02, 2022

Consider a scenario where you are losing valuable oil-based mud while drilling. What are some of the risks to swapping to brine to reduce your losses?