An industry and academic standard, this textbook presents engineering science fundamentals as well as examples of engineering applications involving those fundamentals. Two appendices are included, along with numerous examples.

Contents: Rotary drilling ? Drilling fluids ? Cements ? Drilling hydraulics ? Rotary drilling bits ? Formation pore pressure and fracture resistance ? Casing design ? Directional drilling and deviation control ? Appendix: Development of equations for non-Newtonian liquids in a rotational viscometer ? Appendix: Development of slot flow approximations for annular flow for non-Newtonian fluids.