Investopedia

Drilling Mud: What it Means, How it Works, Disposal

Chip Stapleton is a Series 7 and Series 66 license holder, CFA Level 1 exam holder, and currently holds a Life, Accident, and Health License in Indiana. He has 8 years experience in finance, from ...
PBS

Behind the Special 'Drilling Mud' That Helps Clog the Oil Leak

The key to stemming the stream of oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico may be as clear as mud. Spill officials said this morning that blasting the leaking well with "heavy drilling mud" seem to be ...
Rigzone

How to get certified as a mud engineer for oil rigs?

Preferred: Bachelor’s in petroleum, chemical, mechanical engineering, geology, or chemistry. Acceptable for trainee: 2-year technical diploma or strong lab/field background plus fluids school ...
Oil

SALTED DRILLING MUD HELPS PREVENT CASING COLLAPSE IN PERMAFROST

I.M. Kutasov MultiSpectrum Technologies Inc. Santa Monica, Calif. Sodium chloride added to drilling mud left in the annulus helps lower the fluid's freeze point, eliminating the chance of casing ...