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# Steve Sonnier

EVP of Operations

[mailto:steves@pantherfluids.com](mailto:steves@pantherfluids.com)

## Blog Post by Steve Sonnier

## [August 11, 2020 What Are the Best Online Drilling Fluid Resources? Sifting through online content related to drilling fluids will certainly take any knowledge seeker some time. In an ... Start Reading](https://www.thepanthercompanies.com/blog/five-useful-online-drilling-fluid-resources)

## [June 8, 2020 The Evolution of the Mud Engineer Role The role of the drilling mud engineer is one of the most important on the rig. Traditionally the mud engineer or ... Start Reading](https://www.thepanthercompanies.com/blog/the-evolution-of-the-mud-engineer-to-a-total-fluids-management-role)

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