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Five Safety Devices for HTHP Filtration Testing

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Any lab that runs high-temperature, high-pressure filtration testing has to be concerned with safety. Heated and pressurized test cells, if handled im...

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Mud Engineer's Testing Equipment on Rollers

Mud Engineer's Testing Equipment on Rollers

The Mud Engineer's Testing Equipment on Rollers (METEOR) Kit contains all the equipment you'll need to conduct tests on water and oil-based muds (with...

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Evaluating Lubricity

Evaluating Lubricity

Excessive torque and drag is a common problem in the drill string. It can cause a variety of problems that negatively impact well efficiency. The prim...

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Dynamic Filtration Testing

Dynamic Filtration Testing

Traditional filtration testing has always been limited by testing static conditions. Yet most of the time, drilling fluid is circulating through the w...

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Pressurized Viscometers for Fracturing Fluids

Pressurized Viscometers for Fracturing Fluids

Fracturing fluids are viscous mixtures of water and additives that are pumped at high pressures into an underground oil or natural gas formation. They...

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A Bigger Retort in a Smaller Package

A Bigger Retort in a Smaller Package

Everyone in the drilling fluids industry is familiar with the oilfield retort. It measures the volume of oil, water, and solids in a sample of drillin...

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Automated Gas Permeability Testing

Automated Gas Permeability Testing

Most benchtop permeability testers are manually operated instruments with lots of valves and switches. The operator has to stand next to the instrumen...

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Using Syringe Pumps for PPT Tests

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The Permeability Plugging Tester (PPT) is essential equipment in drilling fluids testing. It provides invaluable information for the mud engineer for ...

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Upgraded Atmospheric Consistometer

Upgraded Atmospheric Consistometer

The OFITE Model 60 Atmospheric Consistometer has been used in cement labs for years to condition cement slurries prior to further testing. Now, we are...

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