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NEW BAROID TECHNOLOGY INHIBITS REACTIVE BENTONITIC
SHALES AND INCREASES PENETRATION RATES
DENVER, Colorado and HOUSTON, Texas - The Baroid product service line of Halliburton Energy Services (HES) has developed CRYSTAL-DRIL™ clear water drilling fluid, a clay-free system that is designed to inhibit reactive bentonitic shales, eliminate bit balling, and enhance penetration rates (ROP). HES is a business unit of Halliburton (NYSE: HAL).
"Optimal drilling performance can be achieved with relatively low concentration of the multifunctional polymer responsible for the system's power inhibition and flocculation properties," said Jerry Thorstad, principal technical professional, Baroid product service line, Halliburton.
A CRYSTAL-DRIL system can be formulated with fresh water, brine or produced water. On the wells drilled using the product, the CRYSTAL-DRIL system consistently has decreased drilling days and provided a gauge hole, significantly lowering operational costs. Two operators have reported an average reduction of 20 percent in open hole logging costs, especially in coal bed methane wells, due to better wellbore stability.
In addition, cementing costs dropped by 15 percent for one operator due to the gauge hole typically produced by drilling with the CRYSTAL-DRIL system. Fine solids settle rapidly due to the system's increased flocculation strength, helping to maintain low fluid densities and high performance drilling conditions.
Halliburton Energy Services provides products, services, and integrated solutions for oil and gas exploration, development, and production. Capabilities range from initial evaluation of producing formations to drilling, completion, production enhancement, and well maintenance - for a single well or an entire field. With more than 300 service centers in over 100 countries, Halliburton possesses the global perspective that is increasingly important for energy exploration and production.
Halliburton, founded in 1919, is one of the world's largest providers of products and services to the petroleum and energy industries. The company serves its customers with a broad range of products and services through its Energy Services Group and Engineering and Construction Group business segments. The company's World Wide Web site can be accessed at www.halliburton.com .
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