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Managed Pressure Drilling

Author : Bill Rehm
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0127999876
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (279 download)

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Download or read book Managed Pressure Drilling written by Bill Rehm and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2013-12-18 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With extraction out of depleted wells more important than ever, this new and developing technology is literally changing drilling engineering for future generations. Never before published in book form, these cutting-edge technologies and the processes that surround them are explained in easy-tounderstand language, complete with worked examples, problems and solutions. This volume is invaluable as a textbook for both the engineering student and the veteran engineer who needs to keep up with changing technology.

Managed Pressure Drilling

Author : Wilson C. Chin, PhD
Publisher : Gulf Professional Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0123851254
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (238 download)

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Download or read book Managed Pressure Drilling written by Wilson C. Chin, PhD and published by Gulf Professional Publishing. This book was released on 2012-01-25 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managed Pressure Drilling Operations is a significant technology worldwide and beginning to make an impact all over the world. Often reservoir and drilling engineers are faced with the decision on how best to construct a well to exploit zones of interest while seeking to avoid drilling problems that contribute to reservoir damage or cause loss of hole. The decision to pursue a MPD operation is based on the intent of applying the most appropriate technology for the candidate and entails either an acceptance of influx to the surface or avoidance of influx into the wellbore. In today's exploration and production environment, drillers must now drill deeper, faster and into increasingly harsher environments where using conventional methods could be counter-productive at best and impossible at worst. Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) is rapidly gaining popularity as a way to mitigate risks and costs associated with drilling in harsh environments. If done properly, MPD can improve economics for any well being drilled by reducing a rig’s nonproductive time. Written for engineers, drilling managers, design departments, and operations personnel, Managed Pressure Drilling Modeling is based on the author’s on experience and offers instruction on planning, designing and executing MPD projects. Compact and readable, the book provides a step by step methods for understanding and solve problems involving variables such as backpressure, variable fluid density, fluid rheology, circulating friction, hole geometry and drillstring diameter. All MPD variations are covered, including Constant Bottomhole Pressure, Pressurized MudCap Drilling and Dual Gradient Drilling. Case histories from actual projects are designed and analyzed using proprietary simulation software online. With this book in hand drilling professionals gain knowledge of the various variations involved in managed pressure drilling operations; understand the safety and operational aspects of a managed pressure drilling project; and be able to make an informed selection of all equipment required to carry out a managed pressure drilling operation. Case histories from actual projects are designed and analyzed using proprietary simulation software online Clearly explains the safety and operational aspects of a managed pressure drilling project Expert coverage of the various variations involved in managed pressure drilling operations Numerical tools and techniques needed for applying MPD principles and practices to individual projects

Managed Pressure Drilling

Author : Wilson C Chin
Publisher : Gulf Professional Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0123851246
Total Pages : 409 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (238 download)

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Download or read book Managed Pressure Drilling written by Wilson C Chin and published by Gulf Professional Publishing. This book was released on 2012-01-17 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If done properly, MPD can improve economics for any well being drilled by reducing a rig's nonproductive time. Written for engineers, drilling managers, design departments, and operations personnel, Managed Pressure Drilling Modeling is based on the author's on experience and offers instruction on planning, designing and executing MPD projects. Compact and readable, the book provides a step by step methods for understanding and solve problems involving variables such as backpressure, variable fluid density, fluid rheology, circulating friction, hole geometry and drillstring diameter. All MPD variations are covered, including Constant Bottomhole Pressure, Pressurized MudCap Drilling and Dual Gradient Drilling. Case histories from actual projects are designed and analyzed using proprietary simulation software online.

Universal Well Control

Author : Gerald Raabe
Publisher : Gulf Professional Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0323907075
Total Pages : 638 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (239 download)

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Download or read book Universal Well Control written by Gerald Raabe and published by Gulf Professional Publishing. This book was released on 2021-11-03 with total page 638 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Universal Well Control gives today’s drilling and production engineers a modern guide to effectively and responsibly manage rig operations. In a post-Macondo industry, well control continues to require higher drilling costs, a waste of natural resources, and the possibility of a loss of human life when kicks and blowouts occur. The book delivers updated photos, practice examples and methods that are critical to modern well control information, ensuring engineers and personnel stay safe, environmentally responsible and effective. Complete with all phases of well control, the book covers kick detection, kick control, loss of control and blowout containment and killing. A quick tips section is included, along with templated. step-by-step methods to replicate for non-routine shut-in methods. Bonus equipment animations are included, along with a high number of visuals. Specialized methods are covered, including dual gradient drilling and managed pressure drilling. Provides a practical training guide that is focused on well control, including expanded subsea coverage Includes well kill procedures, with added kill sheets and bonus video equipment animations Helps readers understand templated steps for non-routine shut-in methods, such as the lubricate and bleed method and variable mud volume

Managed Pressure Drilling

Author : Mahdi Kalantari Meybodi
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783659904691
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book Managed Pressure Drilling written by Mahdi Kalantari Meybodi and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-09 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Deepwater Drilling

Author : Peter Aird
Publisher : Gulf Professional Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0081022832
Total Pages : 685 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Deepwater Drilling written by Peter Aird and published by Gulf Professional Publishing. This book was released on 2018-12-03 with total page 685 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deepwater Drilling: Well Planning, Design, Engineering, Operations, and Technology Application presents necessary coverage on drilling engineering and well construction through the entire lifecycle process of deepwater wells. Authored by an expert with real-world experience, this book delivers illustrations and practical examples throughout to keep engineers up-to-speed and relevant in today’s offshore technology. Starting with pre-planning stages, this reference dives into the rig’s elaborate rig and equipment systems, including ROVs, rig inspection and auditing procedures. Moving on, critical drilling guidelines are covered, such as production casing, data acquisition and well control. Final sections cover managed pressure drilling, top and surface hole ‘riserless’ drilling, and decommissioning. Containing practical guidance and test questions, this book presents a long-awaited resource for today’s offshore engineers and managers. Helps readers gain practical experience from an author with over 35 years of offshore field know-how Presents offshore drilling operational best practices and tactics on well integrity for the entire lifecycle of deepwater wells Covers operations and personnel, from emergency response management, to drilling program outlines

Managed Pressure Drilling

Author : Lalit Verma
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781681174112
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (741 download)

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Download or read book Managed Pressure Drilling written by Lalit Verma and published by . This book was released on 2015-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managed Pressure Drilling Operations is a significant technology worldwide and beginning to make an impact all over the world. Often reservoir and drilling engineers are faced with the decision on how best to construct a well to exploit zones of interest while seeking to avoid drilling problems that contribute to reservoir damage or cause loss of hole. The decision to pursue a MPD operation is based on the intent of applying the most appropriate technology for the candidate and entails either an acceptance of influx to the surface or avoidance of influx into the wellbore. In today's exploration and production environment, drillers must now drill deeper, faster and into increasingly harsher environments where using conventional methods could be counter-productive at best and impossible at worst. Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) is rapidly gaining popularity as a way to mitigate risks and costs associated with drilling in harsh environments. With this book in hand drilling professionals gain knowledge of the various variations involved in managed pressure drilling operations; understand the safety and operational aspects of a managed pressure drilling project; and be able to make an informed selection of all equipment required to carry out a managed pressure drilling operation.

IADC Drilling Manual

Author : IADC Staff
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780991509508
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (95 download)

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Download or read book IADC Drilling Manual written by IADC Staff and published by . This book was released on 2014-12-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The IADC Drilling Manual, 12th edition, is the definitive manual for drilling operations, training, maintenance and troubleshooting. The two-volume, 26-chapter reference guide covers all aspects of drilling, with chapters on types of drilling rigs, automation, drill bits, casing and tubing, casing while drilling, cementing, chains and sprockets, directional drilling, downhole tools, drill string, drilling fluid processing, drilling fluids, hydraulics, drilling practices, floating drilling equipment and operations, high-pressure drilling hoses, lubrication, managed pressure drilling and related practices, power generation and distribution, pumps, rotating and pipehandling equipment, special operations, structures and land rig mobilization, well control equipment and procedures, and wire rope. A comprehensive glossary of drilling terms is also included. More than 900 color and black-and-white illustrations, 600 tables and thirteen videos. 1,158 pages. Copyright © IADC. All rights reserved.

Macondo Well Deepwater Horizon Blowout

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309221412
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Macondo Well Deepwater Horizon Blowout written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2012-03-02 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The blowout of the Macondo well on April 20, 2010, led to enormous consequences for the individuals involved in the drilling operations, and for their families. Eleven workers on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig lost their lives and 16 others were seriously injured. There were also enormous consequences for the companies involved in the drilling operations, to the Gulf of Mexico environment, and to the economy of the region and beyond. The flow continued for nearly 3 months before the well could be completely killed, during which time, nearly 5 million barrels of oil spilled into the gulf. Macondo Well-Deepwater Horizon Blowout examines the causes of the blowout and provides a series of recommendations, for both the oil and gas industry and government regulators, intended to reduce the likelihood and impact of any future losses of well control during offshore drilling. According to this report, companies involved in offshore drilling should take a "system safety" approach to anticipating and managing possible dangers at every level of operation-from ensuring the integrity of wells to designing blowout preventers that function under all foreseeable conditions-in order to reduce the risk of another accident as catastrophic as the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill. In addition, an enhanced regulatory approach should combine strong industry safety goals with mandatory oversight at critical points during drilling operations. Macondo Well-Deepwater Horizon Blowout discusses ultimate responsibility and accountability for well integrity and safety of offshore equipment, formal system safety education and training of personnel engaged in offshore drilling, and guidelines that should be established so that well designs incorporate protection against the various credible risks associated with the drilling and abandonment process. This book will be of interest to professionals in the oil and gas industry, government decision makers, environmental advocacy groups, and others who seek an understanding of the processes involved in order to ensure safety in undertakings of this nature.

Well Cementing

Author : E.B. Nelson
Publisher : Newnes
ISBN 13 : 008086886X
Total Pages : 499 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book Well Cementing written by E.B. Nelson and published by Newnes. This book was released on 1990-09-24 with total page 499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cementing is arguably the most important operation performed on a well. Well cementing technology is an amalgam of many interdependent scientific and engineering disciplines which are essential to achieve the primary goal of well cementing - zonal isolation. This textbook is a comprehensive and up-to-date reference concerning the application of these disciplines to cementing a well.``Well Cementing'' is envisioned as an upper-level university book, as well as a reference for practicing engineers and scientists. The first section of the book illustrates how the quality of the hydraulic seal provided by the cement sheath can affect well performance. The second section concentrates on the design phase of a cementing treatment, and various aspects of cement job execution are covered in the third section. The fourth section addresses cement job evaluation. The text is supported by many tables and figures, an extensive bibliography and an index. There are also chapters devoted to subjects which are currently of particular interest to the industry, including the prevention of annular gas migration, foamed cements, and cementing horizontal wellbores. The chemistry associated with well cementing is presented in detail.Most of the contributors to this volume are employees of Dowell Schlumberger, one of the leading companies in this field.

Lost Circulation

Author : Alexandre Lavrov
Publisher : Gulf Professional Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0128039418
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book Lost Circulation written by Alexandre Lavrov and published by Gulf Professional Publishing. This book was released on 2016-03-16 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lost Circulation: Mechanisms and Solutions provides the latest information on a long-existing problem for drilling and cementing engineers that can cause improper drilling conditions, safety risks, and annual losses of millions of wasted dollars for oil and gas companies. While several conferences have convened on the topic, this book is the first reliable reference to provide a well-rounded, unbiased approach on the fundamental causes of lost circulation, how to diagnose it in the well, and how to treat and prevent it in future well planning operations. As today’s drilling operations become more complex, and include situations such as sub-salt formations, deepwater wells with losses caused by cooling, and more depleted reservoirs with reduced in-situ stresses, this book provides critical content on the current state of the industry that includes a breakdown of basics on stresses and fractures and how drilling fluids work in the wellbore. The book then covers the more practical issues caused by induced fractures, such as how to understand where the losses are occurring and how to use proven preventative measures such as wellbore strengthening and the effect of base fluid on lost circulation performance. Supported by realistic case studies, this book separates the many myths from the known facts, equipping today’s drilling and cementing engineer with a go-to solution for every day well challenges. Understand the processes, challenges and solutions involved in lost circulation, a critical problem in drilling Gain a balance between fundamental understanding and practical application through real-world case studies Succeed in solving lost circulation in today’s operations such as wells involving casing drilling, deepwater, and managed pressure drilling

Reservoir Engineering in Modern Oilfields

Author : Wilson C. Chin
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119284600
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (192 download)

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Download or read book Reservoir Engineering in Modern Oilfields written by Wilson C. Chin and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-07-26 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Real-world reservoirs are layered, heterogeneous and anisotropic, exposed to water and gas drives, faults, barriers and fractures. They are produced by systems of vertical, deviated, horizontal and multilateral wells whose locations, sizes, shapes and topologies are dictated "on the fly, at random"by petroleum engineers and drillers at well sites. Wells may be pressure or rate-constrained, with these roles re-assigned during simulation with older laterals shut-in, newer wells drilled and brought on stream, and so on. And all are subject to steady and transient production, each satisfying different physical and mathematical laws, making reservoir simulation an art difficult to master and introducing numerous barriers to entry. All of these important processes can now be simulated in any order using rapid, stable and accurate computational models developed over two decades. And what if it were further possible to sketch complicated geologies and lithologies, plus equally complex systems of general wells, layer-by-layer using Windows Notepad? And with no prior reservoir simulation experience and only passing exposure to reservoir engineering principles? Have the user press "Simulate," and literally, within minutes, produce complicated field-wide results, production forecasts, and detailed three-dimensional color pressure plots from integrated graphics algorithms? Developed over years of research, this possibility has become reality. The author, an M.I.T. trained scientist who has authored fifteen original research books, over a hundred papers and forty patents, winner of a prestigious British Petroleum Chairman's Innovation Award in reservoir engineering and a record five awards from the United States Department of Energy, has delivered just such a product, making real-time planning at the well-site simple and practical. Workflows developed from experience as a practicing reservoir engineer are incorporated into "intelligent menus" that make in-depth understanding of simulation principles and readings of user manuals unnecessary. This volume describes new technology for down-to-earth problems using numerous examples performed with our state-of-the-art simulator, one that is available separately at affordable cost and requiring only simple Intel Core i5 computers without specialized graphics boards. The new methods are rigorous, validated and well-documented and are now available for broad petroleum industry application.

Blowout and Well Control Handbook

Author : Robert D. Grace
Publisher : Gulf Professional Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0128126752
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (281 download)

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Download or read book Blowout and Well Control Handbook written by Robert D. Grace and published by Gulf Professional Publishing. This book was released on 2017-05-26 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blowout and Well Control Handbook, Second Edition, brings the engineer and rig personnel up to date on all the useful methods, equipment, and project details needed to solve daily well control challenges. Blowouts are the most expensive and one of the most preventable accidents in the oil and gas industry. While some rig crews experience frequent well control incidents, some go years before seeing the real thing. Either way, the crew must always be prepared with quick understanding of the operations and calculations necessary to maintain well control. Updated to cover the lessons learned and new technology following the Macondo incident, this fully detailed reference will cover detection of influxes and losses in equipment and methods, a greater emphasis on kick tolerance considerations, an expanded section on floating drilling and deepwater floating drilling procedures, and a new blowout case history from Bangladesh. With updated photos, case studies, and practice examples, Blowout and Well Control Handbook, Second Edition will continue to deliver critical and modern well control information to ensure engineers and personnel stay safe, environmentally-responsible, and effective on the rig. Features updated and new case studies including a chapter devoted to the lessons learned and new procedures following Macondo Teaches new technology such as liquid packer techniques and a new chapter devoted to relief well design and operations Improves on both offshore and onshore operations with expanded material and photos on special conditions, challenges, and control procedures throughout the entire cycle of the well

Applied Gaseous Fluid Drilling Engineering

Author : Boyun Guo
Publisher : Gulf Professional Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0323903282
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (239 download)

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Download or read book Applied Gaseous Fluid Drilling Engineering written by Boyun Guo and published by Gulf Professional Publishing. This book was released on 2021-09-23 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Applied Gaseous Fluid Drilling Engineering: Design and Field Case Studies provides an introduction on the benefits of using gaseous fluid drilling engineering. In addition, the book describes the multi-phase systems needed, along with discussions on stability control. Safety and economic considerations are also included, as well as key components of surface equipment needed and how to properly select equipment depending on the type of fluid system. Rounding out with proven case studies that demonstrate good practices and lessons from failures, this book delivers a practical tool for understanding the guidelines and mitigations needed to utilize this valuable process and technology. Helps readers gain a framework of understanding regarding the basic processes, technology and equipment needed for gaseous fluid drilling operations Highlights benefits and challenges using drilling flow charts, photos of relevant equipment, and table comparisons of available fluid systems Presents multiple case studies involving successful and unsuccessful operations

Underbalanced Drilling: Limits and Extremes

Author : Bill Rehm
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0127999809
Total Pages : 629 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (279 download)

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Download or read book Underbalanced Drilling: Limits and Extremes written by Bill Rehm and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2013-11-25 with total page 629 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present crude oil and natural gas reservoirs around the world have depleted conventional production levels. To continue enhancing productivity for the remaining mature reservoirs, drilling decision-makers could no longer rely on traditional balanced or overbalanced methods of drilling. Derived from conventional air drilling, underbalanced drilling is increasingly necessary to meet today’s energy and drilling needs. While more costly and extreme, underbalanced drilling can minimize pressure within the formation, increase drilling rate of penetration, reduce formation damage and lost circulation, making mature reservoirs once again viable and more productive. To further explain this essential drilling procedure, Bill Rehm, an experienced legend in drilling along with his co-editors, has compiled a handbook perfect for the drilling supervisor. Underbalanced Drilling: Limits and Extremes, written under the auspices of the IADC Technical Publications Committee, contain many great features and contributions including: Real case studies shared by major service companies to give the reader guidelines on what might happen in actual operations Questions and answers at the end of the chapters for upcoming engineers to test their knowledge Common procedures, typical and special equipment involved, and most importantly, the limits and challenges that still surround this technology

The Fundamentals, Methods, and Applications of Managed Pressure Drilling

Author : Eric van Oort
Publisher : Gulf Professional Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780323916493
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (164 download)

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Download or read book The Fundamentals, Methods, and Applications of Managed Pressure Drilling written by Eric van Oort and published by Gulf Professional Publishing. This book was released on 2022-09-15 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today's drilling operations are growing in complexity, and one technology in particular, managed pressure drilling (MPD), has excelled as an option to combat costs of non-productive time and lost circulation that can occur on either offshore or land projects. However, there are still very little collective research outlets for engineers to learn and keep up with both the fundamentals and advancing technology. Managed Pressure Drilling, Second Edition arrives with the basic infrastructure and extended support necessary for drilling engineers to apply managed pressure drilling to their operations now. Enhanced with multiple new chapters and contributions from both academic and corporate authors, this reference provides engineers with the basic processes and equipment behind MPD then further explains the latest technology combined with real-world case studies such as how to optimize the managed pressure drilling system, choosing the best well candidate for MPD, and how to lower costs for land-based operations. Packed with a glossary, list of standards, and well classification system, Managed Pressure Drilling, Second Edition creates the flagship reference for drilling engineers to understand the basics and advances in this fast-paced area of oil and gas technology. Delivers a fundamental collection on managed pressure drilling equipment, procedures, and best practices Presents a balance of information from both corporate and academic markets Updated with new case studies and multiple new chapters, including how well control is different under MPD operations and MPD automation

Mud Engineering Simplified

Author : Dr. Milap Goud
Publisher : BecomeShakespeare.com
ISBN 13 : 9386487675
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Mud Engineering Simplified written by Dr. Milap Goud and published by BecomeShakespeare.com. This book was released on 2017-12-14 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The book is aimed at narrowing the gap between industrial aspects of mud engineering and its academic basics. It also sums up the experience of handling unconventional and unforeseen problems related with well-bore instability with the right composition of mud to facilitate correct properties in drilling fluid design, and thus minimize/eliminate non-productive time. If the book is able to fulfil any / all of these objectives, then the purpose of writing the book is served. It aims to reach out to petroleum engineering students and those mud engineers who have just begun their career in oil field, with many questions wandering in their minds, and aims to answer them in a manner that makes sense to their limited exposure with the least technical jargon but yet, effectively quench their thirst of inquisitiveness. For the professionals who aspire to climb the ladders of success to reach the corporate jungle, the book cautions them that what appears costly superficially need not be always costly and thus spend enough money to have a right team of professionals surrounding them and not the guys who will always agree to them for the fear of loss of their job."