Tiger Mud School

A practical introduction to drilling fluids, written by the Tiger Fluids team for new starters, offsiders, driller’s assistants and drillers.

Ten short modules take you from what drilling mud is for through to setting up your pits, in plain language with real examples from mining and exploration drilling. Learn at your own pace, then finish with a 30-question quiz.

What you’ll learn

• What a drilling fluid does, and why water alone isn’t enough
• The key properties: viscosity, density and filtration
• How bentonite and polymers work, and how to mix them properly
• Why reactive clays and shales cause problems, and how the right mud keeps them stable
• How to recognise lost circulation early and get returns back
• How to set up mud pits so cuttings settle out