In Izhevsk Import Units for Cleaning Drilling Fluids Will Be Replaced
They are needed for drilling complex multi-hole oil wells. The Izhevsk company United Solutions has developed gravity deposition units used on drilling rigs. This will allow domestic exploration and oil and gas companies to replace equipment from Europe and the USA. The Devon News Agency learned about this from a …
Rosneft Has Started Production of More Environmentally Friendly Drilling Fluids
Angarsk Petrochemical Company (part of the Rosneft oil refining and petrochemical complex) has started production of Rosneft Drilltec B2lh drilling fluids, which have improved environmental characteristics due to the use of a low-viscosity hydrocarbon base. A new technology for the production of a more environmentally friendly hydrocarbon base has been …
Salunda: Launches MudChecker for Rapid Mud Analysis
Rapid and consistent analysis of mud properties during the drilling and completion of oil and gas wells is provided by the latest hand-held technology from Salunda Limited. Offering a faster alternative to conventional retort and titration testing, the battery powered MudChecker drilling mud analyser is the first electronic diagnostic device …
Weatherford: Completes Drilling Fluid Business Unit Sale to Lubrizol
Weatherford International plc closed the previously announced sale of the Company’s engineered chemistry and Integrity drilling fluids businesses to an affiliate of The Lubrizol Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway company, for a purchase price of $750 million, subject to a customary post-closing working capital adjustment. Weatherford may also receive a potential …
Roxi Petroleum: Operational Update
Roxi, the Central Asian oil and gas company with a focus on Kazakhstan, is pleased to further update the market with news of progress at its BNG asset and also to set out its corporate strategy for the medium term. BNG Background The BNG Contract Area is located in the …
Weatherford to Sell its Engineered Chemistry and Drilling Fluids Businesses for $825 Million in Cash and Earnout
Weatherford International plc has signed a definitive agreement with an affiliate of The Lubrizol Corporation (“Lubrizol”), a Berkshire Hathaway company, for the sale of the Company’s engineered chemistry and Integrity drilling fluids business. The businesses will be sold for $750 million in cash, subject to customary purchase price adjustments, plus …
Roxi Petroleum: Waiting on Heavy Drilling Fluid to Test Well A5 at the BNG Contract Area
Roxi, the Central Asian oil and gas company with a focus on Kazakhstan, provides an update following the announcement on 9 July of oil and gas shows having been encountered at the deep well A5 at the BNG contract area. The Company is currently awaiting additional heavy drilling fluids to …
M-I SWACO Releases New Ultra-High Temperature Non-Aqueous Drilling Fluid
RHADIANT drilling fluid system formulated to maintain stable rheologies and thin filter cake to ensure quality reservoir characterization M-I SWACO, a Schlumberger company, today announced the release of the RHADIANT† ultra-high temperature non-aqueous drilling fluid system. This system eliminates drilling fluid product degradation, prevents wellbore control issues such as barite …