Beginning: For expert engineers, unraveling any craft and making it your domain of influence or experience takes years of learning and practical skill application. Likewise, in oil well exploration and drilling to access oil and natural gas reservoirs, there are bound to be several challenges and obstacles to reaching the desired spot. Extended-reach wells and drilling are two terms that...

A time when ‘bootleg’ jeans were fashionable As a young man and recent graduate, I recall being awed and impressed in equal measure by my older, grey haired colleagues who had seemingly been everywhere whilst simultaneously doing everything, all at once. I remember vividly a conversation in which an older contract drilling engineer, who was working for one our clients, telling me...

Beginning: For many unaccustomed to the technicalities of engineering in all its domains, the idea of a fluid drilling engineer may seem rather unique. And it may cause many to wonder what really fluids engineers do. And that is what this article tries to clarify about the importance, value, and tasks of a fluid drilling engineer.   What is a Fluid Drilling Engineer? A drilling fluids...

Beginning: For many unaccustomed to the technicalities of engineering in all its domains, the idea of a fluid drilling engineer may seem rather unique. And it may cause many to wonder what really fluids engineers do. And that is what this article tries to clarify about the importance, value, and tasks of a fluid drilling engineer.   What is a Fluid Drilling Engineer? A drilling fluids...