Working Guide to Drilling Equipment and Operations

William C. Lyons, Ph.D., P.E. (retired), holds nine patents in industrial drilling and has been responsible for the development of several important innovations in drilling and production technology. He is the lead Editor of the Standard Handbook of Petroleum and Gas Engineering, 3rd edition, publishing with Elsevier and co-author of several other professional books in drilling and production engineering for the petroleum industry. Dr. Lyons was a Professor in Petroleum Engineering and in Mechanical Engineering at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology for 30 years. He also served two one-year tours as a Distinguished Visiting Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs during his academic career. Since retiring from teaching, Dr. Lyons is currently a Technical Learning Advisor with Chevron's Clear Leader Center in Houston, TX.

• 1. Drilling Mud and Completion Systems 2. Drilling String: Composition and Design 3. Air and Gas Drilling 4. Directional Drilling 5. Selection of Drilling Practies 6. Well Pressure Control 7. Fishing Operations and Equipment 8. Casing and Casing String Design 9. Well Cementing 10. Tubing and Tubing String Design 11. Environmental Considerations