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Egypt: HYDRO-GUARD® water-based drilling fluid system replaced competitor silicate mud, delivering stable wellbore through troublesome shale
Baroid recommended HYDRO-GUARD water-based
drilling fluid system along with the addition of BAROTROL
PLUS additive to provide optimum inhibition in the
troublesome shale.
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May 2013
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Integrated Field Lab: Halliburton helped operator achieve breakthrough 100-fold production increases in complex reservoir
Halliburton’s innovative Integrated Field Lab proved to be the key to making the largest field in the Western Hemisphere economic
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May 2013
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North Sea: INNOVERT® oil-based fluid success on North Sea horizontal well for 16-in, 12 1/4-in, and 8 1/2-in. sections
The challenge was to drill an 18,000 ft (5,486 m) well into a chalk reservoir at a 90 degree inclination where high losses had been experienced on previous wells in the field.
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Dec 2012
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Canada: Longest lateral section drilled in Alberta's deep basin with ENVIROMUL™ customized invert emulsion system
An operator is actively drilling horizontal wells in Karr/Kakwa area of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin to produce gas from the Montney shale formation. In this area, Montney shale formation is hard and historically ROP is low. This particular well
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Dec 2012
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North Sea: Clay-free INNOVERT® high performance, invert emulsion system introduced into Norwegian market, offering an environmental HP/HT drilling fluid solution
Expanded environmental regulations in Norway have increased demand for drilling fluid systems that can meet drilling challenges, whilst remaining environmentally acceptable.
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Nov 2012
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Gulf of Mexico: Sucessful Application of ENCORE Invert Emulsion Fluid with Low ECD Enhancement Package on MPD well in South Timbalier
On the Ensco rig located in the Gulf of Mexico, the operator was drilling a well in a depleted sand formation in the South Timbalier field
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Oct 2012
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Gulf of Mexico: New Low ECD Fluid Provides 90% Cement Return
The operator drilled the production interval and experienced some losses due to low pressure sand. Baroid lost circulation pills were pumped and the sand was sealed off and losses cured. The challenge was to run and cement the production string without m
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Sep 2012
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Papua New Guinea: Alternative inhibiting salt in WBM helps raise environmental acceptability in rain forest locations
KCl chloride ion raised concerns from local landowners regarding the impact of the drilling operations, causing disruption and downtime, becoming costly for the operator. OSL was seeking to mitigate environmental concerns and improve their reputation as en
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Aug 2012
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Azerbaijan: Successful application of PERFORMADRIL system breaking over from existing competitor system
An operator requested a high performance water-based fluid to drill the upper soil units and shale intervals present in the ACG field. The fluid would have to be compatible with the existing competitor’s system being used on the well because no water-based
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Aug 2012
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Russia: BOREMAX® fresh-Water System reduces costs and enables drilling of interval in one-third of expected time
An operator working in Russia’s Kharyaga Field wished to improve penetration rate and reduce non productive time (NPT), caused by overloading of the solids control equipment and flowline plugging.
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Jul 2012
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