Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1: Equipment in Mud Circulating SystemsChapter 2: Mud Hydraulics FundamentalsChapter 3: Selection of Mud PumpsChapter 4: Mud Hydraulics OptimizationChapter 5: Equipment in Gas Drilling SystemsChapter 6: Selection of Gas CompressorsChapter 7: Gas Drilling OperationsChapter 8: Equipment in UBD SystemsChapter 9: Selection of Gas and Liquid Injection Rates.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Liquid drilling systems -- Equipment in mud circulating systems -- Mud hydraulics fundamentals -- Mud pumps -- Mud hydraulics optimization -- Gas drilling systems. Equipment in gas drilling systems -- Gas compressors -- Gas drilling operations -- Underbalanced drilling systems. Equipment in underbalanced drilling systems -- Gas and liquid injection rates -- Underbalanced drilling operations -- Appendix A: unit conversion factors -- Appendix B: minimum gas flow rates required for lifting solids and water in air drilling -- Appendix C: API drill collar weight (lb/ft) -- Appendix D: API drill pipe dimensional data -- Appendix E: API casing dimensional data.