Formate Matters

Formate Matters is the regular publication from Cabot Specialty Fluids that covers news and information on formate brines.

BASF shines the spotlight on the eco-efficiency of formate brines
Outwardly mobile
People
Did you know? The revolutionary 'Colonel'
Formate technical manual – building knowledge
Technical forum – new method for monitoring buffer concentrations in formate brines
Competition – spot the difference
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New software analyses true brine costs
DensiCalc does the work for you
Formate manual news
People – new Lab Manager
Did you know? – was Superman on cesium?
Curiouser and curiouser!
Technical forum – independent tests show cesium formate increases ROP in deep HPHT wells
Code breaker puzzle

Photoelectric effect of cesium formate gives surprising payoff – StatoilHydro gets better net reservoir definition and reservoir models with LWD and cesium formate
Cabot publishes definitive work on formate brines
People – Cabot adds new Business Development Manager in China
People – new fluids engineer joins the team
Did you know? – first place goes to China
TXM experiences Hungarian Rhapsody – two records broken in extreme HPHT well
New research sheds light on formate brine stability under hydrothermal conditions
‘Boxed in’ word puzzle

Statoil rewrites the rulebook – with record-fast HPHT completion, exceptional well control and noteworthy productivity levels, Statoil is setting new standards with Kvitebjørn
Cabot goes east – new regional office in Singapore
Report sheds new light on corrosion – formate brines and compatibility with metals
People – formate expert to head R&D
Did you know? – over a barrel
TOTAL beats barite sag on Elgin/Franklin
Technical forum – brine safety – it’s a burning issue
Smooth operator word search puzzle

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