Caenn, Ryen. <br/><br/>
Composition and properties of drilling and completion fluids / 
Ryen Caenn, H.C.H. Darley, George R. Gray. 
 - 6th ed. 
 - Waltham, MA ;  Oxford :  Gulf Professional Pub.,  2011. 
 - 1 online resource (xvii, 701 pages) :  illustrations 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> The petroleum industry in general has been dominated by engineers and production specialists. The upstream segment of the industry is dominated by drilling/completion engineers. This text incorporates information on technology, economic, and political issues that have impacted the use of fluids to drill and complete oil and gas wells. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780123838599 0123838592 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>015789450  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Drilling muds.<br/>Completion fluids.<br/>TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Mining.<br/>Completion fluids.<br/>Drilling muds.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>622/.3381