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PET 501 - Advanced Drilling Fluids

3 credits (Hrs: 3 Lec)
Students will be exposed to advanced topics relating to drilling fluids.  Oil and Synthetic Based drilling fluids along with water based fluids will be explored.  A comprehensive treatment on rheology as it relates to real world drilling conditions will take place as well as a practical look at clay chemistry and how it relates to water based drilling fluids.

Prerequisite(s): PET 301 , PET 303 


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