Episodes

AES’ own Richard Toomes might have thought he was off the hook to present his paper when the 2020 AADE Fluids Conference was canceled… he thought wrong. In this episode, […]

Special Guest Richard Toomes Discusses His AADE Technical Paper: Horizontal Openhole Completion Techniques Revitalize Fields on the Texas Gulf Coast

Data analytics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence…what are they and why do people keep talking about them? How could these tools help the oilfield and how could they improve drilling […]

Data analytics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence…what are they and why do people keep talking about them? How could these tools help the oilfield and how could they improve drilling fluids?

In this episode, we dive into filtration testing. It may seem a tad lab-intensive, but this type of testing can end up in the field on extreme wells or those […]

In this episode, we dive into filtration testing. It may seem a tad lab intensive, but this type of testing can end up in the field on extreme wells or those that are a little more challenging. We run though some tests that you may have or have not heard of, so feel free to send in questions and your own personal experiences to us!

Aphrons are a method used to get a really low-density mud by using encapsulated micro-bubbles to lower the mud weight. Questions remain about how such fluids work, so in this […]

Aphrons are a method used to get a really low density mud by using encapsulated micro-bubbles to lower the mud weight. Questions remain about how such fluids work, so in this episode we will debunk some of the myths and discuss why you would or would not want to use them.

In this episode of the Flowline, Matt and Justin sit down with AES’s VP James Strickland to discuss what it’s like to run drilling fluids in an offshore environment. All […]

In this episode of the Flowline, Matt and Justin sit down with AES's VP James Strickland to discuss what it's like to run drilling fluids in an offshore environment. All three gentleman have a unique experience of being offshore which helped provide insight on how drilling fluids are applied offshore along with their respective challenges.

Did you know that air is a fluid? You might not have a mud engineer, but sometimes we drill intervals on air. We’ll dig into what air drilling is and […]

Did you know that air is a fluid? You might not have a mud engineer, but sometimes we drill intervals on air. We'll dig into what air drilling is and some concepts that are applied throughout the process.

Do you need a little encouragement through these tough times? The media has several sources that are predicting the “future”… do we have reasons to believe they are right? Do we have reasons to believe they are wrong? There is a lot to dig into when predicting what our future will hold, let’s talk through it and see what the positives could be!

Do you need a little encouragement through these tough times? The media has several sources that are predicting the "future"... do we have reasons to believe they are right? Do we have reasons to believe they are wrong? There is a lot to dig into when predicting what our future will hold, let’s talk through it and see what the positives could be!

What are the considerations required for a good logging run? Tight fluid properties are one thing, but sometimes data acquisition requires a lot of consideration.

What are the considerations required for a good logging run? Tight fluid properties are one thing, but sometimes data acquisition requires a lot of consideration.