I.I Mud logging provides real-time surface-based surveillance of drilling conditions, integrating cuttings, gas, and rig sensor data to detect wellbore risks (kicks, losses, stuck pipe) and to support ...

Mud logging is the real-time “eyes and ears” of the wellbore during drilling—critical for kick detection, formation evaluation at bit time, operational optimization, and regulatory reporting. It ...

Unocal Thailand Ltd. has established a lime-free, oil-based drilling fluid system as the best option for drilling wells with high bottomhole temperatures and where invasions of CO 2 and other acidic ...