Mud logging is the real-time “eyes and ears” of the wellbore during drilling—critical for kick detection, formation evaluation at bit time, operational optimization, and regulatory reporting. It ...

A mud logging technician provides continuous, real-time surveillance of drilling and formation data from the mud logging unit, capturing cuttings and gas, validating sensors, flagging hazards, and ...

Advances in sampling and analytical techniques now permit the isotopic analysis of very small amounts of hydrocarbon gases in air that are collected from the circulating mud stream during drilling. A ...

On July 7, 2010, the Wayne Madsen Report (WMR) reported: "Oil drilling industry inside sources have reported to WMR that 'smoking gun' documents, including what are known as "mud logs" are being kept ...

Unocal Thailand Ltd. has established a lime-free, oil-based drilling fluid system as the best option for drilling wells with high bottomhole temperatures and where invasions of CO 2 and other acidic ...