Show overview
AES Drilling Fluids has been publishing since 2019, and across the 7 years since has built a catalogue of 1,017 episodes. That works out to roughly 370 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 19 min and 32 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Technology show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 4 days ago, with 27 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2022, with 240 episodes published.
From the publisher
Better Fluids Equal Better Wells.
Latest Episodes
View all 1,017 episodesEpisode 350 | Performance Benchmarks
Episode 349 | Wellbore Stability Model Terminology
Episode 348 | Oil Water Ratio
Episode 347 | Hole Cleaning in Unstable or Reactive Environments
Episode 346 | Intern Video
Episode 345 | Foolish Things Directional Companies Say
Episode 344 | Excess Oil-based Mud Volume
Episode 343 | Managed Pressured Drilling in Long Laterals
Episode 342 | Filter cake Quality
Episode 341 | Quality Control
Episode 340 | The Purpose of MBT and CEC
Episode 339 | Latest in the Oilfield with Josh Young
Episode 338 | Geopolitics and Supply Chain Disruptions
Episode 337 | Decisions Based on High Oil Prices
When the price of oil gets high, there's lots of water-based mud talk. Justin and Matt break down the decision process and how this time it might be a little easier.
Episode 336 | Mud Consultants
Lots of operators hire someone they trust to oversee mud operations. Justin and Matt discuss the service company relationship, and how it works best.
Episode 335 | Mud Weight Window
Think of mud weight window as the safe zone for your drilling fluid—heavy enough to keep the well under control, but not so heavy that it damages the formation. Tune into this episode of The Flowline as Justin and Matt walk through what that “window” really means and why staying in range matters every step of the way.
Episode 334 | Dilution
Tune into this episode of The Flowline as Justin and Matt break down the role of dilution in drilling fluids—when to dilute, and what it means for maintaining optimal mud performance downhole.
Episode 333 | Pipe Freeing Agents
Listener request! While we've talked about stuck pipe, what goes in to the chemistry of pipe freeing agents? Justin and Matt break down the most common components.
Episode 332 | Mud vs Cement
A listener asks what makes up cement spacers and how they relate to mud. Justin and Matt talk about the cement job and the critical relationship between drilling mud and a good cement job.
Episode 331 | What if FITs fail?
So your FIT failed. What's next? Justin and Matt talk about your options from strengthening the shoe to planning to manage lost circulation risk.