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Compatibility with Shale – NEW technical manual section published
The ever-expanding Formate Technical Manual (aka the Formate Bible) has grown once again. This time with a whole section dedicated to formate brines's compatibility with shales.
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90% of reserves in seven years from HPHT gas fields drilled and completed in formate brines
Latest figures show that after just seven years of full production, formate brines have helped deliver close to 90% of estimated recoverable reserves from Huldra and Tune, two North Sea HPHT gas condensate fields.
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Cesium formate brine enhances HPHT gas reservoir definition
Cesium formate brine delivers exceptional reservoir visualisation benefits by improving the acquisition and interpretation of the data generated by acoustic, resistivity and nuclear logging tools run on LWD and wire line.
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Saudi Aramco uses formate brines as drilling and completion fluids in 44 deep gas wells
In a concerted drive to increase its non-associated gas production, Saudi Aramco has engaged in a lengthy campaign of drilling slim-hole wells with long horizontal sections through Khuff and Pre-Khuff gas reservoirs.
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Formate brine passes six-year corrosion test in GOM HPHT well
After six years combating pressures of 14,000 psi and temperatures of 350°F (177°C) the production string was pulled from the High Island A-5 well #1 HPHT well in the Gulf of Mexico. Remarkably, the identification markings on the pipe were still intact.
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Newly published papers give fresh insight into formate brines
Three newly published papers further our insight into formate brines and how they are best used in the oilfield.
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Independent tests show cesium formate increases ROP in deep HPHT wells
A DOE-funded research programme into deep drilling optimisation has revealed that low-solids drilling fluids based on cesium formate brine can improve rates of penetration (ROP) by 100% under high-pressure conditions.
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Are you aware of the true cost of your brine?
New tool developed by Gaia Consulting of Finland uncovers hidden costs of well completion and workover brines.
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Corex sets new Gold Standard for HPHT Coreflood testing with cesium formate brine
A question asked for the last 12 years has finally been answered. Why are the low levels of formation damage measured in HPHT gas wells after exposure to high-density formate brines sometimes not reproduced in laboratory coreflood tests?
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TXM experiences Hungarian Rhapsody – two records broken in extreme HPHT well with cesium formate
TXM and Cabot Specialty Fluids enjoyed a ‘champagne moment’ after successfully suspending an extreme HPHT well located in southeast Hungary
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Cabot launches new formate technical manual
Everything you wanted to know about formates is now collected together in this extensive technical manual. Existing research, new research, field experience and much more. Download your copy now!
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China connect
New business development manager James Wang reinforces Cabot Specialty Fluids’s efforts marketing cesium formate in the Far East.
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