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