Corded Palm Oil and Gas Gloves: Defeating Mud-Slick Hazards on the Drill Floor
Introduction: The Non-Newtonian Lubrication Crisis on Upstream Drill Floors On the drill floors of modern onshore deep-well drilling rigs and offshore semi-submersible drilling platforms, workers’ hands are constantly subjected to the dual strain of heavy mechanical impact and extremely complex fluids. During operations such as tripping the drill string, connecting single-piece sections, and running casing, high-pressure spray from oil-based mud (OBM), synthetic drilling fluids, high-viscosity heavy crude oil, and highly mineralized formation water mix deeply and uniformly coat the surfaces of cold, hardened steel tubulars weighing hundreds of kilograms or even several metric tons. This mixed fluid is a typical non-Newtonian fluid, characterized by extremely high apparent viscosity and strong […]