AES Drilling Fluids

Recent Episodes

Episode 285 | High Density Mud

Posted April 2, 2025 • 00:23:44

How heavy can you go? What's a practical maximum mud weight and what makes it so difficult as you weight up? Justin and Matt discuss.

Episode 284 | Kill Mud

Posted March 26, 2025 • 00:24:17

What is kill mud? Justin and Matt discuss its use and some considerations for mixing and storage

Episode 283 | Fluid Compressibility

Posted March 19, 2025 • 00:14:05

The extremes of drilling can make fluids compress under pressure and expand at high temperature. How does that work and what's the impact?

Episode 282 | LNG

Posted March 5, 2025 • 00:35:25

Why all the talk about liquefied natural gas lately? Justin and Matt discuss how new gas terminals have the potential to put a few more mud engineers...

Episode 281 | Low Density Muds

Posted February 26, 2025 • 00:22:56

When it comes to drilling fluid, how low can you go? Justin and Matt discuss low density options.