Lost circulation management is a critical component in drilling operations, addressing the challenge of drilling fluid loss into formation fractures. This phenomenon not only increases operational ...

Matador Operating Corp. combated lost-circulation problems in Monument field, Hobbs, NM, by combining tubing release procedures with a specialized cement-plug setting technique. Key to the new ...

Drilling deeper, longer and more challenging wells has been made possible by improvements in drilling technologies, including more efficient and effective drilling fluids. Drilling fluids, also ...

Accurate prediction of bottomhole circulating temperatures (BHCT) and bottomhole static temperatures (BHST) is important during drilling and completion of oil and gas wells. These downhole ...