AES Drilling Fluids

When it comes to fluid loss control, what is the nature of a quality filter cake. Justin and Matt discuss filtercake formation and fluid loss relationships.

How do you know a product is what you say it is? Justin and Matt talk about the established practices to ensure quality products make it to the rig.

Justin and Matt break down the MBT test and talk about cation exchange capacity in clays

Drill baby drill! Special guest Josh Young shares his perspective on the latest in the oilfield. Spoiler alert: he thinks we need more rigs!

Geopolitics impacts everything. Justin and Matt run through general supply chain disruptions as they start to appear.

When the price of oil gets high, there's lots of water-based mud talk. Justin and Matt break down the decision process and how this time it might be a little easier.

Lots of operators hire someone they trust to oversee mud operations. Justin and Matt discuss the service company relationship, and how it works best.

Think of mud weight window as the safe zone for your drilling fluid—heavy enough to keep the well under control, but not so heavy that it damages the formation. Tune into this episode of The Flowline as Justin and Matt walk through what that “window” really means and why staying in range matters every step of the way.

Tune into this episode of The Flowline as Justin and Matt break down the role of dilution in drilling fluids—when to dilute, and what it means for maintaining optimal mud performance downhole.

Listener request! While we've talked about stuck pipe, what goes in to the chemistry of pipe freeing agents? Justin and Matt break down the most common components.