The fundamentals of solids control and selecting the proper method to execute for your drilling method.
Solids Control can make or break a project. The key to good solids control is sizing the equipment to the job, drilling conditions and drilling speed. Success means choosing a solids control plan follows the entire lifecycle of the job from start to finish.
A properly executed solids control plan can have the greatest impact on the success of any drilling project. Solids control can be any method that removes drill solids at the surface before the solids can be pumped downhole. Physical solids control is a method that requires a laborer with a shovel. It is an effective way to remove solids from a mud pan. Passive solids control, or a large earthen pit, requires the fluid to flow in a way that allows the solids to settle to the bottom. Both physical and passive solids control can work for large solids if the right amount of time is allotted for removal. These methods start to fail when the drill solids are recirculated through the mud pump and pushed back downhole. At that point, it becomes increasingly harder to remove these solids the next time they come up hole without mechanical solids control. Passive and physical solids controls can be successful if the rate of penetration is controlled and time is allowed for settling of the cuttings. Mechanical solids control is the most efficient way to remove drill solids, maintain a clean job site and reduce the amount of overall fluid for disposal. Regardless of the method of solids control, the goal is to maintain a low solids drilling fluid that can be reused or disposed.
Learning Objectives for this 1 Hour Course:
- Identify borehole design and drilling methods, and how both impact solids control.
- Determine drilling fluid properties and the incorporation of drill solids.
- Assess methods of solids control and how to successfully use them.
- Explain advantages to mechanical solids control and fluid disposal.
Credit: 1 PDH; 0.1 IACET CEU; 1 ODH/PWS-CE
Speaker
Brock Yordy
Advanced Applications Drill Trainer
Industry Product Development & Technical Consultant
brock.yordy@gmail.com
BIO
Brock Yordy is an experienced water well trainer who grew up drilling water wells for his father’s company in the United States. He has a Bachelor of Arts and Science from West Michigan University. Brock started his professional career as a Drilling Fluids Engineer for Baroid Industrial Drilling Products. As a mud engineer for Baroid IDP, he worked in with all methods of drilling, including water well, geothermal, geotechnical, tunneling, construction, HDD, wireline coring and large-diameter shaft drilling. In 2008, Brock created a drilling fluids management plan for a 20-foot diameter reverse-circulation project. The project was the first of its kind in the United States. In 2009, he was involved in the first phase of the Ball State Geothermal Project. Brock was instrumental in designing a drill plan and solids control program for the first 1,800 holes. In 2010, Brock developed a basic and advanced water well training program for the United States military. The programs were specifically for water well drilling projects in the Middle East, Africa and Latin America. Brock has trained more than 350 men and women for the U.S. Army and Air Force Engineers. In 2011, Brock went on to work as Project Manager on a new solids control technology for Baroid. He implemented the system on mining projects all over the world, giving him extensive international drilling experience. Brock is Product Manager for GEFCO, an Astec Industries Company. Throughout his career, Brock has been fortunate enough to work on drilling fluid management and drilling programs with BHP, Kinross, Frontier-Kemper, Barrick, Boart Longyear, Major, Layne and the United States military. He continues to work with the Red Horse Air Force drilling program in Iraq. You can read Brock’s columns about solids control, site safety and drilling methods in The Driller.
Pricing
1 Seat
$47.00
3 Seats
$35.00