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1 Drilling contractors can drill multiple wells in a shorter time than they might, otherwise, with just one well per site. 2  Surface drilling is a critical component of the pad drilling process. 3  Wellbore integrity begins surface drilling providers.
In geotechnical engineering, drilling fluid is used to aid the drilling of boreholes into the earth. Often used while drilling oil and natural gas wells and on exploration drilling rigs, drilling fluids are also used for much simpler boreholes, such as water wells. Liquid drilling fluid is often called drilling mud. The three main categories of drilling fluids are water-based muds (which can be dispersed and non-dispersed), non-aqueous muds, usually called oil-based mud, and gaseous drilling fluid, in which a wide range of gases can be used.