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Petrophysics
Mud Logging
Mud logging builds a detailed record of a well by examining the rock cuttings and fluids carried to surface by the drilling fluid, giving early insight into lithology and hydrocarbons while drilling. This course explains the equipment, calculations and interpretation methods involved and shows how cuttings evaluation is combined with drilling data at the rig site.
- Discipline
- Petrophysics
- Level
- Foundation
- Duration
- Flexible length
- Formats
- Classroom, In-house
Every course can be delivered in-house and tailored to your organisation.
Who should attend
Newly recruited geologists and geophysicists, together with reservoir, petroleum and drilling engineers who need to understand surface logging.
What participants will be able to do
- Calculate lag time and associated drilling volumes
- Describe formation cuttings and handle cores correctly
- Integrate cuttings evaluation with drilling parameters
- Evaluate the hydrocarbon potential of drilled formations
- Correlate formations from well to well
Topics covered
- Mud logging equipment
- Lag time calculations
- Cuttings description
- Gas detection and evaluation
- Drilling fluid rheology
- Well correlation
- Rig site interpretation