Drilling Fluids Catalog PDF

Drilling Fluid Systems
& Products
Drilling Solutions
Version 6
Table of contents
Overview 2
Integrated Solutions 6
Integrated Borehole Strengthening Solutions (I-BOSS) 6
OPTI-STRESS 8
Drilling Fluid Simulation Software 9

OPTIBRIDGE 9
PRESS PRO RT 10
VIRTUAL HYDRAULICS 12
Drilling Fluid Systems & Products 13

Water-Base Systems
DRILPLEX 13
DRILPLEX AR PLUS 14
DURATHERM 15
ENVIROTHERM NT 16
GLYDRIL 18
K-MAG 19
KLA-SHIELD 20
POLY-PLUS 21
ULTRADRIL 22
Oil-base Systems
ECOGREEN 24
ENVIROVERT 25
MEGADRIL 26
RHADIANT 27
RHELIANT 28
VERSACLEAN/VERSADRIL 29
Synthetic-Base Systems
PARALAND 30
PARATHERM/VERSATHERM 31
Non-Aqueous Systems
WARP Advanced Fluids Technology 32
Drilling Fluid Products 34

Product Summaries 34
Drilling Fluid Systems & Products Version 6 1

Overview
The M‑I SWACO solutions mindset permeates our

company and positively influences the problem-solving
orientation we have toward our clients, the solutions
we deliver, our new-technology advancement, people
development within our company and our future strategies.
Before people work for M‑I SWACO, Starting with the basic building blocks of
training for the job at hand, M‑I SWACO
a Schlumberger company, we screen

instructors quickly bring new specialists
up to speed in the disciplines required
for them to deliver maximum value
them not only for current skills from our products and services.
and experience, but also for their M‑I SWACO ensures customers around
the world get the highest level of service
by standardizing training courses to
willingness to learn new things, solve meet the universal expectations of
all operators. Where locale dictates
problems and help others. Once they certain specialized practices,
M‑I SWACO trainers prepare field
join the M‑I SWACO organization, personnel for those details as well.
Once these capable people are working
employees have the benefits of in the field, their learning and training are
not over. In fact, basic training is just the
a global learning-management beginning of a successful career with
M‑I SWACO. As an organization, we are
system which provides worldwide developing career paths, checkpoint

criteria and progress-measurement
access to learning, in‑house and methods to keep M‑I SWACO and its

people at the forefront of the industry.
custom e‑learning solutions, talent

and competency management, and
performance management.
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Overview
Research and development QHSE
M‑I SWACO has made considerable Each of our global business units M‑I SWACO people operate with
investments in research and engineering has a Quality, Health, Safety and an awareness of the environment
facilities as well as laboratories Environmental (QHSE) manager and a sense of responsibility for
and field-support operations. who reports to our headquarters in protecting it. We operate specialized
Our Research and Engineering Center Houston. Our loss-prevention teams laboratories, including a greenhouse,
in Houston and our three International ensure that M‑I SWACO operations where our environmental specialists
Technical Centers - in Houston; are in compliance with the latest safety conduct exhaustive tests for toxicity,
Aberdeen, Scotland and Stavanger, standards. Full-time occupational health biodegradation, recyclability, reuse
Norway - provide 24 hr assistance, and safety specialists make sure that and more. On a larger scale, our
and innovative solutions, anywhere our locations and the customer locations environmental emphasis and expertise
in the world. Our Ecotoxicological and rigs where our people work are safe. are guiding forces behind the company’s
Laboratory in Bergen, Norway, performs The Occupational Health group provides focus on Environmental Solutions.
a wide range of analytical services. a management framework that monitors Prime examples of this philosophy
Drilling and production frontiers such and investigates a broad range of can be seen in our line of production
as offshore Canada, Russia and the health hazards and initiates controls chemicals and our Ecotoxicological
Caspian Sea, China, Latin America, to manage those hazards through Laboratory in Bergen, Norway.
and land and offshore operations programs such as Hearing Conservation,
M‑I SWACO will continue to
throughout North America are now Respiratory Protection, Ergonomics and
establish itself as a leader by
just a phone call or mouse click away Malaria Control. Our customers also
listening to customers and trusting
from powerful technical support. frequently utilize our expertise to assess
our people to develop customized
potential occupational health issues
solutions to solve their problems.
involving our products at their sites.

Overview
Drilling Solutions for you and your well
Drilling Fluid Systems & Products Solids Control, Pressure Control Production Technologies
■■ Wellsite and project engineering & Waste Management ■■ Specialty chemicals and services
■■ Simulation software ■■ Rig-equipment engineering ■■ Produced water & sand management
■■ Drilling-fluid systems and additives –– Solids control ■■ Scale, NORM & decommissioning
■■ ALPINE SPECIALTY CHEMICALS † –– Solids-control systems services
–– Drilling fluids mixing H2S & mercury removal
■■ FEDERAL† Wholesale ■■
–– Shakers DRA (pipeline flow improvers)

■■ HDD Mining & Waterwell ■■
–– Drilling fluids cleaners

■■ Technical support ■■ Integrated chemical management
–– Centrifuges
■■ Data services
–– FLUIDS PROCESSING SYSTEM†
(FPS)
■■ Cuttings handling and transportation
■■ Oilfield screens
■■ Waste injection
■■ Cuttings treatment
■■ Rig instrumentation
■■ Enhanced fluids treatment
■■ Vessel cleaning
■■ Produced water treatment
■■ Production waste management

Overview
Completion Fluid, Underbalanced Drilling,
Systems & Tools Managed Pressure Drilling &
■■ Reservoir drill-in fluids @balance Services†
■■ Completion fluids ■■ Rotating Control Devices
■■ Packer fluids & Breakers –– Low Pressure
–– High Pressure
■■ Completion software
■■ Fluid Separation Products
■■ Fluid loss control systems
–– Drilling fluids Gas Separators
■■ Spacers and displacement chemicals
–– D-GASSERS
■■ Wellbore preparation tools
–– TOTAL GAS CONTAINMENT†
■■ Filtration (TOGA)
■■ Flow Control Products
–– Drilling Chokes
–– Choke Manifolds
–– Choke Control Consoles
■■ Flow Measurements Products
–– CARBONTRACKER† gas flow meter

Integrated Solutions:
INTEGRATED BOREHOLE STRENGTHENING SOLUTIONS

Integrated Solutions: INTEGRATED BOREHOLE STRENGTHENING SOLUTIONS (I-BOSS)
(I-BOSS)
Benefits
■■ Reduced downhole fluid-loss
■■ Lower NPT
■■ Potential to drill difficult plays
■■ Applicable for depleted zones
■■ Reduced stuck pipe incidence
■■ Potential reduction of one
or more casing strings
■■ Reduced waste volumes
■■ Reduced well
construction costs
The exclusive I-BOSS† significantly reduced drilling costs, Those tools include:
less non-productive time, and possibly
multi-disciplinary wellbore elimination of an entire casing string.
■■ OPTI-STRESS† software for designing
particulate-based solutions
strengthening strategy is a
Laboratory testing equipment
revolutionary approach to The mechanics I-BOSS ■■
wellbore strengthening specifically designed for validation

minimizing the excessive The fundamental difference between and pre-planning, including
non-production time (NPT) I-BOSS and simple lost circulation –– High-pressure matrix loss tester
and enormously expensive cures is that the latter deals only with –– Low-pressure matrix loss tester
costs of dealing with mitigating losses of whole drilling –– Fracture tester
fluids. Wellbore strengthening with
wellbore instability and I-BOSS focuses on avoiding losses
–– Cylindrical fracture cell
lost circulation. by increasing the apparent fracture Drilling and monitoring
gradient. This is accomplished Throughout the well construction
How it works
through enhancement of wellbore process, M-I SWACO proprietary
I-BOSS combines chemicals, software, specialized wellbore
circumferential stresses, sealing induced
mechanical and engineering software strengthening products, testing
and existing fractures, and isolating the
tools into an integrated solution equipment and procedures are
fracture tip to prevent its elongation.
that effectively stabilizes wellbores used to identify the most cost-
during well construction. The I-BOSS This stress environment is created in
effective solution for the specific
approach does not necessarily prevent much the same way that one would
project. As drilling progresses,
fracturing, rather it uses techniques shore up an arch with a keystone,
real-time sampling, monitoring and
that manipulate existing and/or and thus, in a similar fashion, wedging
adjustments keep the wellbore-
drilling-induced fractures to increase or propping open fractures and
strengthening process optimized
wellbore stresses, mitigate fracture maintaining them in that state with
for the drilling conditions at hand.
propagation and seal the wellbore. particulates or settable chemicals.
A suite of proprietary engineering
As no universal cure exists for all I-BOSS pre-drilling planning software is employed to monitor the
drilling problems, the I-BOSS solutions During planning, the M-I SWACO operation during execution that, among
draw upon a range of proven tools specialist gathers information other functions, identifies potential
and integrate the elements needed about the proposed well and uses problems and creates a virtual snapshot
for a successful outcome on a well- M-I SWACO procedures, software of downhole fluid behavior during drilling.
by-well basis. As such, operators can and laboratory equipment to
construct wellbores in zones with determine the exact combination
low fracture gradients, resulting in of particulates that are needed.

Integrated Solutions: INTEGRATED BOREHOLE STRENGTHENING SOLUTIONS (I-BOSS)
Applications
Induced fractures: during drilling, Outward compression of formation:
Wellbore Strengthening where the WSM wedges into the The I-BOSS strategy is an ideal option
Material (WSM) is driven into induced fractures, it generates for mature fields, extended-reach
fractures as they are compression in the wellbore drilling, complex well configurations,
induced. The WSM acts wall as it forces aside zones with narrow pore-pressure/
similar to a keystone the formation.
fracture-gradient drilling windows and
in an arch.
when drilling through fragile or depleted
zones above the target. The multi-
pronged methodology, which begins
with a pre-drilling well analysis, resolves
many of the limitations of after-the-fact
remedial treatments for stopping drilling
fluid-losses that often are unsuccessful.
In addition, the comprehensive I-BOSS
toolkit includes the patented MANAGED
PARTICLE-SIZE RECOVERY† (MPSR)
technology that recycles wellbore
When drilling-fluid pressure induces a fracture, fluid fills strengthening materials, thus reducing
the void, wedging it open until properly sized WSM is forced drilling waste and cleanup problems.
into the opening. This wedging process “squeezes” the
Overall, the I-BOSS suite of solutions
formation outward, around the perimeter of the wellbore.
reduces the waste associated with
building larger volumes of whole drilling
fluids to accommodate downhole losses.
Features
■■ Flexible solution can be tailored
for specific wells
■■ Computer optimization
■■ Rigsite testing apparatus
■■ Ideal for permeable formations
Outward compression and strengthening of the wellbore
■■ Novel solutions for shale and
carbonate formations
■■ Ability to recover bridging particles
Once the drilling fluid is trapped in the fracture behind
the WSM bridge, the filtrate bleeds off into the porous
■■ Real-time, in-line particle
formations, and the fracture closes. In impermeable size measurement
formations where the filtrate cannot bleed off, the
WSM bridge must completely seal the fracture.
The drop in fluid pressure within the fracture

transfers high compressive stress to the WSM
bridge, thus maintaining wellbore compression.

Integrated Solutions:
OPTI-STRESS
Integrated Solutions: OPTI-STRESS
Benefits
■■ Helps assure success of
wellbore strengthening
strategy
■■ Reduces uncertainties
■■ Minimizes NPT
■■ Accurately and quickly
identifies product solutions
■■ Reduces drilling costs
■■ Enhances well control
Applications
The proprietary OPTI-STRESS
The proprietary Engineering Constellation Control software utilizes wellbore pressure
Program (ECCP) suite of programs. data and geomechanical properties of
OPTI-STRESS† engineering the formations to be drilled (provided
software package was In making the calculations, the user
by the operator), to calculate the
inputs a variety of rock properties and
developed to assist with available WSM products. The program
fracture width (aperture) probability.
the design of Wellbore uses a finite element analysis technique
The software then selects an optimum
blend of WSM, based upon defined
Strengthening Material employed in rock mechanics to calculate
available material PSD and calculates
(WSM) treatments. the fracture width. Once the fracture
the required concentrations.
width is calculated, the program selects
How it works the appropriate particle size distribution Features
The software utilizes the Circumferential, (PSD) and wellbore strengthening ■■ Comprises three components that
or Hoop, Stress Enhancement concept material blends to bridge, prop and determine fracture width, WSM
of I-BOSS to first calculate the fracture seal fractures to maintain the required concentration and PSD
width required to be achieved by wellbore stress that allows
■■ Proprietary engineering tool
a desired wellbore pressure, then use of the desired wellbore pressure
calculates an WSM formulation of the in targeted formations. ■■ Uses probabilistic techniques based
correct particle size distribution (PSD) on Monte Carlo simulation
As some uncertainty always exist in
to fill, prop and seal the fractures. ■■ Probability model addresses
the input parameters used to calculate
uncertainties
OPTI-STRESS comprises three the fracture width, OPTI-STRESS
main components that calculate employs Monte Carlo analysis, typically ■■ Utilizes “hoop stress enhancement”
running thousands of calculations concept
■■ Fracture width
that pick random values of the input
■■ Total concentration of the WSM parameters within their uncertainty
blend required to bridge and seal bands and in the process generating
the fracture a scatter-shot probability distribution
■■ The particle size distribution and curve for the fracture width ties in the
concentrations of individual WSM input parameters. WSM blends can be
components in the WSM blend. calculated for any point on that curve.
OPTI-STRESS employs a probabilistic
technique that utilizes WSM expected
uncertainties in rock properties and
drilling parameters. The software
is Excel-based and is designed to
operate as part of the M-I SWACO

Drilling Fluid Simulation Software:
OPTIBRIDGE
Drilling Fluid Simulation Software: OPTIBRIDGE

Benefits
■■ Reduces formation damage
■■ Takes the guesswork out of
selecting bridging material
■■ Lowers material costs
■■ Optimizes production
■■ Prevents fluid invasion
Applications
OPTIBRIDGE is used in selecting the
optimum blend of bridging particles,
focusing on an ideal packing sequence
for minimizing fluid invasion in sandstone
Our proprietary Using the software, the M‑I SWACO reservoirs. OPTIBRIDGE can also be
engineer examines data from the used to optimize a blend based on
OPTIBRIDGE† software gives targeted formation, including maximum screen sizes commonly used in open-
the M‑I SWACO engineer pore-size opening, permeability and/ hole completions. OPTIBRIDGE takes
a tool for precisely and or screen sizes, and combines that a graphical approach to determine the
quickly selecting correctly input with the bridging-particle optimum particle-size distribution of
information. From that model, the bridging material for given formation
sized bridging agents. OPTIBRIDGE program automatically characteristics. OPTIBRIDGE uses
How it works generates a target line of the either pore sizing from thin section
The first step in designing a non- optimum blend of particles that will analyses or permeability information,
damaging fluid is to determine effectively minimize solids and combined with particle-size distributions
the ideal particle-size distribution filtrate invasion. Once the optimum of the bridging material, to determine
for the bridging material. blend is known, the ratio of bridging the Ideal Packing Sequence.
materials can be perfectly matched
With the OPTIBRIDGE program, the to the formation characteristics. Features
M‑I SWACO engineer inputs formation ■■ Accurately matches local bridging
data as well as information about locally Because the OPTIBRIDGE program
agents with formation characteristics
available products. Then the software considers characteristics of your
specific formation and matches them
■■ Applicable for reservoir
calculates the “best-fit” mixture of drill-in fluids, lost-circulation
locally produced bridging particles for with bridging particles available in your
area, there is no concern about having to treatments, kill pills, fracture
effectively sealing the formation face. sealing and perforation sealing
wait or bear the burden of extraordinary
The OPTIBRIDGE program improves delivery costs. What’s more, this ■■ Uses actual formation and
on the popular Ideal Packing Theory, powerful software package ensures bridging-agent information that will
which takes a graphical approach the desired solids are maintained in the provide an optimum filter cake
to determine the optimum sizing of fluid system, allowing you to maximize
bridging material for specific formation your solids-control program while still
characteristics. Basically, this theory maintaining the precise particle-size
examines all the voids in a given distribution of the bridging agent.
formation and considers the full range
of particle-size distribution that will
be required to fill them effectively.
OPTIBRIDGE software takes that theory
a major step further. It generates a
mathematical model based on the largest
pore size, also known as the d½ rule.

PRESSPRO RT
Drilling Fluid Simulation Software: PRESSPRO RT
Benefits
■■ Prevents/minimizes
downhole fluid-losses due
to lost circulation
■■ Early detection of impending
problems by providing “what
should be” data to compare
with “what is”
■■ Minimized drilling fluids related
non‑productive time
■■ Helps reduce drilling costs
■■ Provides real-time monitoring
for immediate response
■■ Enhances ECD management by
providing downhole pressure
The PRESSPRO† RT service projections that look ahead of the bit,
profiles during drilling, tripping,
based on current operating conditions.
from M‑I SWACO provides and other critical parameters
unprecedented remote If it impacts drilling or tripping, ■■ Complements PWD when
and wellsite engineering the PRESSPRO RT service available and substitutes
has you covered
support with a unique, Specially designed PRESSPRO
for PWD when the data
is not available
specifically designed suite RT modules provide valuable
of software. This proprietary information about all the properties
and innovative suite of of the fluids in the wellbore. that combine advanced drilling
programs use surface ■■ RILLPRO RT software targets
D † technology and 3-D computer graphics
measurements to calculate critical parameters that must be Applications
considered when drilling a well.
downhole pressure profiles For the very first time, equivalent
PRESSPRO RT and APWD:
and fluid properties in real circulating density (ECD) profiles
a perfect match
time during drilling, tripping are calculated and displayed The PRESSPRO RT package is an
integral part of ECD management.
and other critical operations. every second while both drilling
It does not replace the popular APWD
and making connections
How it works tool. Instead, it complements APWD
■■ T RIPPRO† RT software calculates and
data, comparing the “what are”
The PRESSPRO RT system leverages displays real-time fluid parameters
measurements of APWD with a “what
the proven technologies in the VIRTUAL while tripping drill pipe and running
should be” scenario for early detection
HYDRAULICS† module and displays casing—situations where wellbore
of impending problems. While APWD
key downhole profiles and fluid conditions can change very quickly
provides a single-point measurement
properties in a real-time SNAPSHOT† NAPSHOT RT software provides a
S
■■
at the bit, the PRESSPRO RT package
graph that is continuously updated continuous graphical display of calculates complete profiles of downhole
with live drilling and tripping data. downhole profiles hydraulics and drilling fluids behavior.
Whereas VIRTUAL HYDRAULICS
■■ VISUAL HYDRAULICS software Additionally, it can substitute for the
provides accurate planning and
provides a visual representation of PWD when the tool is unavailable, such
sensitivity analyses, the PRESSPRO
downhole metrics using an easy‑to- as while running casing, when the tool is
RT system closes the feedback loop
understand color scale non-operational, or when temperatures
by monitoring current conditions,
PRESSPRO RT NAVIGATOR† provides or pressures exceed tool limitations.
helping personnel modify drilling ■■
practices and plan for contingencies in a virtual window into downhole

advance. VH RHECON† module closes hydraulics using sophisticated 3D
the information loop by generating visualization and interactive navigation

Drilling Fluid Simulation Software: PRESSPRO RT
PRESSPRO RT and VIRTUAL HYDRAULICS
packages are a winning combination
Now a vital element in many operators’
onshore real-time drilling centers,
the PRESSPRO RT package is the
only technology that provides in-time
equivalent static and equivalent
circulating densities at any point
in the wellbore during drilling.
Features
■■ Managed by a specially trained, onsite,
critical-well analyst
■■ Can be operated from remote
Operation Centers
■■ onitors drilling and tripping
M
parameters
■■ A dedicated computer can be
interfaced to an existing data-
acquisition system with the data-
acquisition source on the rig
■■ Predefined screens for targeted
drilling/tripping components
■■ Downhole profiles calculated and
updated every second and displayed
as virtual sensors

VIRTUAL HYDRAULICS
Drilling Fluid Simulation Software: VIRTUAL HYDRAULICS
Benefits
■■ Transient ECD prediction and
recommendations
■■ Office-based critical well
planning made easy
■■ Reduced drilling fluids losses
during all critical well
operations
■■ Drilling fluid properties can be
engineered to meet the
wellbore conditions of the
demanding wells
VIRTUAL HYDRAULICS† is a Applications Features

powerful tool for maximizing The true value of the VIRTUAL
■■ Transient analysis of hydraulics
of all major drilling phases:
drilling fluid performance, HYDRAULICS software suite is truly
drilling, tripping, circulating
appreciated in deepwater wells where
minimizing overall costs, Interactive 3D visualization of
uncontrolled ECDs can quickly exceed ■■
and improving confidence the boundaries of narrow operating downhole hydraulics

levels while using high- windows, in extended-reach and ■■ Dynamic “reconnaissance”
performance fluids in horizontal wells, in HPHT applications simulations to optimize hydraulics
and other technically demanding wells.
challenging deepwater ahead of the bit
Proven on thousands of projects, both
and HPHT environments. critical and more routine applications,
■■ Bit hydraulics optimization where
rheological properties are part of the
this powerful computational tool
How it works optimization process
literally gives M‑I SWACO specialists
VIRTUAL HYDRAULICS is based on two ■■ Improved models and parametric
a virtual snapshot of downhole fluid
fundamental concepts. The first concept analyses for hole cleaning, ECD
behavior before drilling begins and
is based on variable downhole properties management, annular velocity profiles,
while the well is in progress. This
and parameters and sub-divides the downhole temperatures and pressures
accurate prediction of downhole
well into short segments each with own New graphics that address key
hydraulics has a proven, positive ■■
set of properties. The second concept hydraulics-related issues
effect on overall well performance.
called VIRTUAL RHEOLOGY† takes
full advantage of the best available
rheological data for the specific
drilling fluids in use by combining data
from different instruments. VIRTUAL
RHEOLOGY uses an innovative “data-
cube” concept to predict drilling
fluids rheological properties under
downhole conditions. Rheology data
from field and laboratory viscometers
are combined into a 3D cube of
temperature, pressure and shear rate.

Drilling Fluid Systems & Products: Water-base Systems:
DRILPLEX
Benefits
Drilling Fluid Systems & Products: Water-base Systems: DRILPLEX

■■ I deal for lost-circulation zones,
unconsolidated formations,
milling situations, and high-
angle and horizontal wells
■■ Minimizes losses
■■ Reduces environmental impact
■■ High rates of penetration
■■ Well-suited for
coiled-tubing drilling
■■ Cost-effective
Applications
Many drilling operations require a
Product Function fluid system that is cost-effective and
GELPLEX Complexing-agent environmentally acceptable in addition to
Secondary pH control having exceptional hole-cleaning ability,
Soda Ash good screenability at high flow rates and
& Ca++ removal agent
the ability to control losses in hard rock
DRILPLEX Viscosifier
as well as unconsolidated sedimentary
FLOPLEX Primary fluid-loss control additive
formations. Those applications
Caustic soda pH control additive would include the following: drilling
lost-circulation zones, casing-milling
The versatile water-base components are virtually non-toxic, operations, stabilizing unconsolidated
with low concentration of organic formations, coiled-tubing operations,
system with exceptional material. The primary fluid-loss environmentally sensitive areas, and
rheological properties control additive is a starch derivative high-angle and horizontal wells.
designed to lower costs for minimal environmental impact.
in a wide range of wells Features
The ability to stabilize ■■ Latest-generation Mixed-Metal Oxide
How it works goes with the flow (MMO) system
The DRILPLEX† system is the current The flow profile of the fluid in the ■■ Highly shear-thinning
generation of Mixed-Metal Oxide annulus affords DRILPLEX the ability
to stabilize mechanically weak and ■■ Excellent QHSE profile
(MMO) products, a water-base drilling
fluid system with unequaled solids poorly consolidated formations. ■■ Temperature-stable to 250°F (121°C)
suspension, but one that still screens The high viscosity of the fluid at low ■■ Exceptional hole cleaning
easily, even at high flow rates— the ideal shear rates results in a stationary layer and suspension
system for an array of applications. of fluid on the sides of the wellbore. ■■ E xcellent ability to seal the
The system’s water-base chemistry This protective layer shields weak rock
high-permeability formations found
reduces costs and environmental impact, formations from erosion caused by
in deepwater drilling
minimizes torque and drag and limits the flow. The capacity of the fluid to
the chance of hole erosion because stabilize these weak and unconsolidated
the DRILPLEX system provides flow formations is further enhanced by
that is low to zero across the wellbore the lower pump rates used with the
cross-section. The basic system DRILPLEX system. This tendency may
contains essentially no components also explain the lower seepage losses
that can harm the environment; all its that occurred in several wells in which
the formations were fractured.

Drilling Fluid Systems & Products: Water-base Systems
DRILPLEX AR PLUS
Benefits
Drilling Fluid Systems & Products: Water-base Systems: DRILPLEX AR PLUS
■■ Improved stability of the fluid

in the presence of anionic
contaminants with less
dilution required
■■ Expanded operational
envelope (i.e. drilling in running
gravel in permafrost)
■■ Fluid-loss is controlled
reducing the filtrate
penetration
■■ Reduced torque and drag
with lubricant addition.
Product Function Applications

Many drilling operations require a
GELPLEX Complexing agent
fluid system that is cost-effective and
Soda Ash Secondary pH control environmentally acceptable in addition to
DRILPLEX Viscosifier having exceptional hole-cleaning ability,
FLOPLEX PLUS Filtration control good screenability at high flow rates and
TROLPLEX HT fluid-loss control the ability to control losses in hard rock
as well as unconsolidated sedimentary
Shale inhibitors K-silicate or polyamines
formations. Those applications
REPLEX Anionic scavenger would include the following: drilling
LUBEPLEX Lubricant lost-circulation zones, casing-milling
operations, stabilizing unconsolidated
The versatile water-base How it works formations, coiled-tubing operations,
system with exceptional The uniqueness of the DRILPLEX AR environmentally sensitive areas, and
PLUS† system is derived from the high-angle and horizontal wells.
rheological properties and formation of a complex between small,
with a robust resistance flat cationic MMO crystals and bentonite Features
to withstand the common platelets, and is unchanged from the ■■ Anionic scavenger neutralizes the
contaminants and protects the
field anionic contaminants. original DRILPLEX. The DRILPLEX AR
MMO complexes
PLUS drilling fluid system is the most
recent variant of MMO system. The ■■ Filtration control allows to
DRILPLEX AR PLUS system provides reduce fluid-loss
increased temperature stability, ■■ Lubricant adds extra lubricity
inhibition, improved lubricity and anionic when it is required
compatibility in comparison to the ■■ Latest-generation Mixed-Metal Oxide
original DRILPLEX system. In a word,
(MMO) system
a more robust drilling fluid system.
■■ Highly shear-thinning
■■ Excellent QHSE profile
■■ Temperature-stable to 250°F (121°C)
■■ Exceptional hole cleaning
and suspension
■■ E xcellent ability to seal the
high-permeability formations found
in deepwater drilling

DURATHERM
Benefits
Drilling Fluid Systems & Products: Water-base Systems: DURATHERM

■■ I deal for lost-circulation zones,
unconsolidated formations,
milling situations, and high-
angle and horizontal wells
■■ Minimizes losses
■■ Reduces environmental impact
■■ High rates of penetration
■■ Well-suited for
coiled-tubing drilling
■■ Cost-effective
High ROPs, improved solids-removal

capability and minimal formation
Product Function damage help reduce drilling costs, while
XP-20 HT thinner & fluid-loss control its aqueous-base chemistry gives it
environmental advantages over oil-base
RESINEX HT stabilizer & fluid-loss control
systems. The system is especially
TANNATHIN Thinner & fluid-loss control useful when there are concerns
POLYPAC-UL or R Fluid-loss control, viscosifier about formation evaluation, kick
Viscosifier, filter-cake detection or lost circulation.
M-I GEL SUPREME
& fluid-loss control It may be formulated with freshwater
M-I BAR or FER-OX Weighting agent or seawater, and non-flocculating salts
Caustic, lime and gypsum pH control & CO2 contamination may be incorporated for inhibition.
Features
The DURATHERM† system gelation caused by the flocculation of ■■ Thermal stability to temperatures in
active clays at high temperature, as well
has been recognized as a as the viscosity increase resulting from
excess of 500°F (260°C)
drilling fluid applicable in saltwater flows, acid gases, or salt. ■■ Minimal liquid separation or breakout
areas of high temperature Generally, treatments with lignosulfonate
■■ Ability to suspend barite and solids
and pressure. Due to its (SPERSENE†) should be discontinued at
without settling
physical characteristics bottomhole temperatures above 325°F
■■ Non-corrosive (when freshwater
is used as a base)
it also may be used (163°C). Solids-control equipment—
shakers, hydroclones and centrifuges Low static shear strengths
as a packer fluid.
■■
—must be operated as efficiently as ■■ Quick reversion to fluid state

How it works possible to minimize maintenance costs. upon agitation
The DURATHERM system evolved from Applications
formulations used as packer fluids,
The DURATHERM system is a low-
where long-term rheological stability
colloid, contaminant-resistant water-
is necessary, this low-colloid system
base fluid designed for high-temperature
remains stable in the presence of
drilling. It provides good inhibition,
acid gases, salts, and drill solids.
minimizes clay migration and swelling,
The system’s stability can be maintained
and is stable to >500°F (>260°C)
by minimizing the concentration of active
ambient, with densities from 9 to 20 lb/
solids, and using polymeric materials for
gal (1.1 to 2.4 kg/L), and at depths from
viscosity requirements. This reduces
5,000 to 25,000 ft (1,524 to 7,620 m).

ENVIROTHERM NT
Benefits
Drilling Fluid Systems & Products: Water-base Systems: ENVIROTHERM NT
■■ Reduces NPT
■■ Maintains optimum ROP in
highly compacted/hard shales
■■ Environmentally acceptable
worldwide
■■ Reduces pressure spikes
caused by gelation
■■ Less time spent treating
the system
■■ Drilling can proceed in a range
of conditions
■■ Economical to use, as fluid
formulation can be customized
for various temperature ranges
Product Function
■■ Less waste for disposal
CALOVIS FL Fluid-loss control and
secondary viscosifier
CALOVIS HT Fluid-loss control and at temperatures in excess of 450°F
secondary viscosifier (232°C) and densities up to 19 ppg.
CALOTHIN HPHT rheology stabilizer The system’s stability derives from
CALOSPERSE and/or CALOSPERSE ZR Chrome-free HPHT thinners its low reactive-solids content and
temperature-stable, chrome-free
POROSEAL Shale / filter-cake sealing additive
materials. The low reactive-solids
M-I GEL SUPREME Viscosifier, LSRV, hole cleaning content is achieved by decreasing the
bentonite and drill solids content as
The ENVIROTHERM NT† How it works fluid density and wellbore temperatures
increase. High-temperature-r
system is the result The system is a successful, field-
esistant polymeric materials replace
proven HPHT water-base fluid and
of three simultaneous has been used under very severe the bentonite and stabilize the
operator demands. conditions—to more than 350°F (177°C). overall viscosity and gel strengths.
We have consistently It maintains its stable properties not This minimizes the problems caused by
flocculation of reactive clay solids at high
received requests for a only while drilling, but also during the
temperatures and the viscosity increase
prolonged static conditions experienced
single drilling-fluid system during tripping, logging and testing resulting from chemical contamination.
that is chrome-free for operations. The ENVIROTHERM NT ■■ CALOSPERSE† additive is a unique
environmental reasons, system is characterized by low and blend of polymeric and organic
that can resist bottomhole stable rheological properties, low chrome-free thinners specially
HPHT fluid-loss and minimizes hole
temperatures in excess of problems, providing shale inhibition and
formulated for improved rheology
control of the ENVIROTHERM NT
450°F (232°C) and that uses resistance to contamination for extreme and other water-base drilling fluids.
water-base chemistry. conditions of density and temperature. CALOSPERSE additive functions
The ENVIROTHERM NT chemistry is effectively in high-temperature
water-base and chrome-free, making it (HT) applications. It reduces and
environmentally acceptable worldwide. stabilizes overall viscosity and gel
The system is stable in the presence strengths and also contributes
of contamination from soluble calcium, to reducing the fluid-loss.
salts and acid gases, and can be used

■■ CALOTHIN† is a liquid anionic acrylic Applications Features
copolymer designed to provide The ENVIROTHERM NT system is a low- ■■ Easily managed in the field
rheology control in the colloid, contaminant-resistant water-
Drilling Fluid Systems & Products: Water-base Systems: ENVIROTHERM NT

■■ Excellent shale inhibition
ENVIROTHERM NT and other HPHT base fluid designed for high-temperature
water-base drilling fluids. In addition to
■■ Water-base, chrome-free chemistry
drilling. Water-base fluids are often
its thinning effect, the product also is preferred when there are environmental ■■ Stable at high temperatures
used effectively to reduce fluid-loss. regulations, formation evaluation, kick- ■■ Stable rheological properties
This synthetic additive has a detection or lost circulation concerns. ■■ Resists contamination
temperature limit in excess of 450°F Also they have a lower unit cost
(232°C) and is not subject to bacterial
■■ Flexible formulation that can be
compared to non-aqueous fluids.
degradation. adapted as temperatures increase
The system is run as a chrome-free
■■ CALOVIS† FL synthetic polymer polymer/ bentonite drilling fluid and has
■■ Reduces the need for dilution
is a specially formulated additive been used in the field at densities
designed for use as a fluid-loss up to 18.4 lb/gal (2.20 sg).
reducing and stabilizing agent in The system is also suitable for
the ENVIROTHERM NT system conversion to a super-saturated salt
and other high-temperature water- drilling fluid for drilling Zechstein
base drilling fluids. It is an excellent sequences. Normally a water-based
additive for high -temperature high- fluid would be converted to the
pressure (HPHT) filtration control and ENVIROTHERM NT system once the
rheological stabilization for drilling reactive shales are cased off, and
fluids subjected to high temperatures. the temperature profile increases.
■■ CALOVIS† HT synthetic polymer is a Operational guidelines and controls
specially formulated additive designed involving extensive on-site and
for use as a fluid-loss reducing and onshore testing of the drilling fluid
rheology stabilizing agent in the have been developed and are used
ENVIROTHERM NT system and to ensure that no problems arise
other high-temperature when drilling these critical wells.
water-base drilling fluids.
It is an excellent additive for high-
temperature high-pressure (HPHT)
filtration control and rheological
stabilization for fluids subjected to
temperatures up to 500°F (260°C).

GLYDRIL
Benefits
Drilling Fluid Systems & Products: Water-base Systems: GLYDRIL
■■ In-gauge wellbores
■■ Lower fluid-losses
■■ Lower potential for
As temperature
increases and chemical
differential sticking
environment changes, ■■ Less torque, drag
polyglycol clouds out.
and bit balling
Soluble polyglycol ■■ Lower dilution rates
enters shale pores. ■■ Slicker, firmer filter cake
■■ Greater wellbore stability
shale formations—where wellbore

stability, torque and drag are major
Product Function concerns. In addition, the glycols
Water Base fluid in the GLYDRIL system enhance the
Soda Ash Treating calcium ions thermal stability of FLO-VIS†, DUO-VIS†,
KOH pH adjustments DUO-TEC viscosifiers and polyanionic
cellulose (PAC)/starch systems, and
KCl Shale inhibition
also enhance the low‑shear rheological
POLYPAC UL Fluid-loss control behavior of FLO-VIS polymers at
POLYPAC R Fluid-loss and rheology temperatures above 248°F (120°C).
DUOVIS Rheology control
GLYDRIL and ROP enhancement
M-I WATE Weighting agent
Like most water-base systems, the
GLYDRIL MC Shale inhibition
GLYDRIL system’s performance can
benefit from the addition of an ROP
The GLYDRIL† system uses high-saline polyglycol systems. While enhancer in certain applications.
polyglycols are most effective when
an enhanced-polymer, used in conjunction with an inhibitive- Features
water-base chemistry salt, non-dispersed polymer system, ■■ Improved wellbore stability
that employs polyglycol they can be used as additives in most and shale inhibition
technology. Thanks to that water-base systems. GLYDRIL MC agent ■■ Improved lubricity
is acceptable for most applications
technology, operators can specifying low-toxicity additives.
■■ Low toxicity
count on the GLYDRIL system ■■ Improved high-temperature
to deliver a high degree of Applications filtration control
shale inhibition; wellbore In fact, the system’s broad range of ■■ Reduced dilution rates
glycols makes it a preferred system and drilling fluids consumption
stability; HPHT fluid-loss where environmental guidelines dictate
control and lubricity. ■■ Reduced bit balling potential
a water-base fluid. The GLYDRIL
system can be customized to meet a
How it works variety of drilling challenges—large-
Provides improved wellbore stability, diameter wellbores, extended-reach
lubricity, high-temperature filtration drilling, deepwater and subsalt
control, plus reduced dilution rates applications, and particularly reactive
and bit balling. GLYDRIL MC additive shales. The system also is ideal for
is recommended for freshwater to drilling high-angle wells in reactive

K-MAG
Benefits
Drilling Fluid Systems & Products: Water-base Systems: K-MAG

■■ Reduced dispersion of drill
cuttings for easier removal
■■ Near-gauge wellbores for
better cement jobs, even in
water-sensitive shales
■■ Reduced swelling
for wellbore stability
Features
■■ F lexible system can be formulated
to suit drilling environment
■■ Excellent shale inhibition
and wellbore stability
Product Function ■■ Minimizes bit balling, improves ROP
M-I WATE or FER-OX Weighting agent ■■ Preserves drill cuttings
M-I GEL Viscosity and fluid-loss control for easier removal
Potassium Hydroxide pH control ■■ Tolerates salinity from freshwater
Lime or Gyp. Treat CO2 out to seawater levels
SHALE CHECK† Shale stability ■■ Substitutes for some synthetics where
environmental issues are a concern
DUO-VIS Low shear rate viscosity
POLYPAC R Viscosity/gel strengths Note: Not to be confused with systems having
a similar name such as K+-Mg, K+Mag, K+/Mg
K-17 Shale control/filtration/thinner . This system is a K/Mg saturated WBM to drill
RESINEX† HT stabilizer and fluid-loss control Carnalite complex salt formations.
K-52 Potassium source/inhibition
XP-20N/XP-20K Thinner and fluid-loss control
Used primarily in the Applications

Gulf of Mexico, the K-MAG† The system’s popularity has increased
as the use of synthetic-base fluids
system is an inhibitive in offshore drilling has become
water-base system that more challenging due to more
provides shale inhibition stringent environmental regulations,
and wellbore stability while biodegradation restrictions and other
environmental issues. In addition,
it minimizes bit balling. low fracture gradients and narrow
How it works ECD windows often encountered in
The K-MAG system is designed to deepwater operations greatly increase
perform most efficiently in freshwater the risk of lost circulation, which can
to seawater-salinity environments, but drastically increase the cost of the
the salinity can be increased to improve operation. More economical water-base
shale stability and gas-hydrate inhibition fluids, such as the K-MAG system, with
when necessary. The use of a powerful good shale inhibition and effective ROP
dispersant, such as lignosulfonate, is enhancement are now competing with
usually kept as low as possible in order synthetics in deepwater applications.
to minimize excessive dispersion of
drill solids and wellbore washout.

KLA-SHIELD
Benefits
DDrilling Fluid Systems & Products: Water-base Systems: KLA-SHIELD
■■ Lower dilution rates

and total costs
■■ Achieve higher ROP
and lubricity
■■ Effectively drill high-angle
wells in reactive shale
formations,
The right choice for the environment

Products that make up the KLA-SHIELD
system are formulated to address
environmental concerns worldwide,
both on land and offshore. Onshore, the
KLA-SHIELD system can be engineered
Inhibitor Function
to provide shale inhibition without the
KLA-CURE †
Shale inhibitor use of salts, and it contains no aromatic
KLA-GARD †
Shale inhibitor or cyclic hydrocarbon compounds,
making cuttings ideally suited for
KLA-GARD B Shale inhibitor
landfarming. For offshore operations,
KLA-GARD D Shale inhibitor the system displays relatively low
KLA-STOP† Shale inhibitor marine toxicity, provides relatively fast
biodegradation rates, and minimizes
cuttings piles and benthic impacts.
The KLA-SHIELD† system’s KLA-SHIELD and Rop enhancement
broad range of polyamines For faster, smoother drilling, ROP
Features
enhancers and accretion inhibitors,
makes it a preferred system such as DRILZONE† or DRILZONE L
■■ Polyamine base for enhanced
where environmental environmental performance over
products, can be added to the system
potassium chloride-based systems
guidelines dictate a water- in addition to other products for
improving rheology, fluid-loss control, Flexible enough to meet geological
base fluid and hole conditions
■■
formation bridging and density. and performance requirements

demand flexibility. ■■ Better waste management
Applications
How it works ■■ Superior stabilization
This gives you a water-base system in fractured shales
The polyamines in the KLA-SHIELD that is fine-tuned to meet a variety of
system enhance the thermal stability drilling challenges—large diameter
■■ Economical and technical solutions
of both the FLO-VIS† xanthan wellbores, extended-reach drilling, to WBM issues
gum/DUO-VIS† biopolymer and and highly reactive shales. ■■ Easy to build and maintain systems for
modified starches/PAC which optimized inhibition and reduced costs
are used in the systems. The system is also ideal for drilling
high-angle wells in reactive shale
■■ Ideal for drilling high-angle wells
These same polyamines also formations where wellbore stability, in reactive shale formations
enhance the low-shear rheological torque and drag, and borehole and ■■ More tolerant to contamination
behavior of FLO-VIS polymers at logging quality are major concerns. with drill solids
temperatures above 248°F (120°C). ■■ Reduced clay dispersion and hydration

POLY-PLUS
Benefits
Drilling Fluid Systems & Products: Water-base Systems: POLY-PLUS

■■ Provides excellent cuttings
encapsulation and limits
cuttings dispersion
■■ Provides improved
shale stabilization
■■ Less dilution due to enhanced
removal of drill solids
■■ Helps in preventing balling on
the bit, stabilizers and BHA by
coating and lubricating solids
■■ Improves the lubricity of most
drilling fluids systems,
particularly nondispersed
drilling fluids, when used in
Product Function combination with
M-I BAR Increase density a lubricant
M-I GEL Viscosity and fluid-loss control

■■ Can be used to viscosify
clear-water and low-solids
POLY-PLUS Inhibition and gel extender
drilling fluids
Caustic soda and KOH pH and pF
POLYPAC Fluid-loss control
■■ Promotes good cement jobs
SP-101 Fluid-loss control
■■ Reduced costs
POLY-SAL Fluid-loss control
Soda ash Control hardness
DUO-VIS Control low-shear-rate viscosities
TACKLE Reduce gel strengths
Clear-water fluids:
KCl and NaCl Ionic inhibition
POLY-PLUS polymer can be used in
clear-water, solids-free drilling fluids.
A high-molecular-weight Since the polymer has a high molecular The POLY-PLUS system increases
weight and is relatively long, it
polymer, anionic liquid combines with several sites along
viscosity and enhances solids removal
by flocculating the undesired solids.
designed to provide the wellbore. This has the effect of It also provides very good cuttings
cuttings encapsulation coating the wellbore and restricting encapsulation and improved wellbore
and shale stabilization. water from entering the clay. stability. This system is frequently
used in slim-hole, continuous-coring
How it works Applications
applications. Adding 0.5–1.75 lb/
The shale-inhibition feature of POLY- POLY-PLUS polymer drilling bbl (1.4–5 kg/m3) enhances solids
PLUS occurs when the polymer attaches fluid systems: removal by flocculating solids.
to clays on the wellbore and blocks The POLY-PLUS system provides
the hydration and dispersion that excellent cuttings encapsulation Features
normally occurs. The anionic carboxyl and improved wellbore stability. It ■■ Good shale encapsulation
groups attach to the positive charges is effective in fresh water fluids but ■■ Low cuttings dispersion
on the edges of the clay particles. also in salt drilling fluids, such as KCl-
■■ Low solids content
or NaCl-enhanced fluids, although
slightly higher concentrations of ■■ Low coefficient of friction
POLY-PLUS polymer may be required. ■■ Low toxicity

ULTRADRIL
Benefits
Drilling Fluid Systems & Products: Water-base Systems: ULTRADRIL
■■ Optimizes inhibition
■■ Environmentally acceptable
■■ Deepwater alternative
■■ Reduced costs
■■ Increases drilling rates
Applications
Deepwater and other offshore and
onshore projects in environmentally
sensitive areas characterized
by highly reactive shales.
Features
Product Function ■■ High chemical stabilization
Base fluid Continuous phase ■■ Low dilution, low toxicity
ULTRAHIB Primary shale inhibition ■■ Near-OBM/SBM performance
ULTRACAP (or ULTRACAP PLUS) Clay-dispersion inhibition ■■ Easy to build and maintain
Clay-accretion inhibition, lubricity, Anti-accretion agent
ULTRAFREE
■■
and ROP enhancement ■■ Micro-pore plugging agent
ULTRADRIL has a proven content results in drier, firmer drilled

cuttings. ULTRADRIL systems have
industry track record successfully drilled long sections of
as the standard in high highly reactive gumbo shales and
performance, ultra-inhibitive graded out very high in terms of
water-based drilling fluids stability, inhibition, screenability and
maintenance. In sections typically
How it works drilled with CaCl2 or 20% NaCl/PHPA
ULTRADRIL employs a triple inhibition water-base fluids, the high performance
approach to suppress the hydration of ULTRADRIL system eliminated shaker-
reactive shales. The inhibitive capability screen binding, rapid encapsulator
of the ULTRADRIL system closely depletion and high-dilution rates that
matches that of non-aqueous drilling had severely impacted wells drilled
fluids. The system’s low moisture with its more traditional counterparts.

Inhibition action #1: Inhibition action #2: Inhibition action #3:
Superior clay inhibition Cuttings encapsulation Protected metal surfaces
Drilling Fluid Systems & Products: Water-base Systems: ULTRADRIL

Conventional Conventional Conventional
ULTRADRIL ULTRADRIL ULTRADRIL
Conventional water-base systems do With conventional systems, drilling is slower, Conventional fluids allow gumbo buildup and
not have the highly inhibitive quality of the cuttings are smaller, and there is not the bit balling to occur, slowing down the entire
the ULTRADRIL system, so shales are same, high level of inhibition as we have with drilling process.
prone to sloughing and swelling that the ULTRADRIL system. Many of the cuttings
can cause stuck pipe, and washouts. break apart and disperse, creating fines that The third feature of the system’s triple-
not only require dilution of the system but that inhibition approach is its ability to coat the bit,
The first feature of the ULTRADRIL settle in the hole and can packoff the bit. Other BHA and drill pipe with an accretion-inhibitive
system’s triple-inhibition approach is its particulates swell and agglomerate into large coating. The cutting structure stays clean
ability to inhibit the most reactive shales masses that adhere to the bit, drill pipe and and effective, resulting in less bit balling and
and provide superb wellbore stability, Bottomhole Assembly (BHA). higher ROP.
even in the most reactive clays.
The second feature of the ULTRADRIL
system’s triple-inhibition approach is the
way it encapsulates cuttings with a thin
polymer coating that virtually eliminates shale
dispersion. This, in turn, reduces the need for
dilution and the disposal of large fluid volumes.
Because it is a high-performance system, the
well can be drilled at higher ROP, producing
larger cuttings which reach the shaker firm
and intact.

Drilling Fluid Systems & Products: Oil-base Systems:
ECOGREEN
Benefits
Drilling Fluid Systems & Products: Oil-base Systems: ECOGREEN
■■ Wellbore stability
■■ Increased ROP
■■ Cuttings integrity
■■ Lubricity
■■ Permission to discharge
The true value of the ECOGREEN

system lies in its versatility. It is easily
formulated to address a wide range
of drilling requirements, including
Extended-Reach Drilling (ERD) and
horizontal drilling, and drill-in fluid
Product Function applications. ECOGREEN produces
ECOGREEN B Base fluid the penetration rates consistent with
oil drilling fluids, while eliminating or
Primary emulsifier, wetting
ECOGREEN P dramatically reducing the instances
agent; HPHT fluid-loss control
of stuck pipe, out-of-gauge holes and
Secondary emulsifier, wetting agent; unstable wellbores normally associated
ECOGREEN S
rheology and HPHT fluid-loss control with water-base systems. Its low
ECOGREEN VIS Impart viscosity lubricity coefficients dramatically
reduce torque and drag, making it
Emulsifier for low-alkalinity particularly beneficial in deviated
ECOGREEN A
environments and high-angle wellbores.
From an environmental standpoint,
ECOGREEN†, our forms the continuous phase while a
ECOGREEN is a synthesized material,
brine solution serves as the dispersed
ester-base synthetic fluid phase. As such, it contains no and the fatty-acid ester comprising
system, to balance high toxic hydrocarbons and possesses its base fluid contains no “priority
performance downhole with an aromatic content of zero. pollutants” and is biodegradable.
ECOGREEN has passed some of the most
environmental stewardship. ECOGREEN has been formulated rigorous toxicity, biodegradation and
with Synthetic/Water (S/W) ratios vapor tests in the industry and has been
How it works
as low as 60/40 and as high as approved for discharge in some of the
The ECOGREEN “fingerprint” simplifies 95/5 with densities ranging from world’s most restricted environments.
crude detection unweighted to as high as 17 lb/gal.
The unique chemistry of ECOGREEN ECOGREEN is also completely
generates a very identifiable Applications reusable after only minimal treatment,
fingerprint - so identifiable, in fact, Versatility is an ECOGREEN trademark significantly reducing your drilling
that crude oil concentrations as low fluids consumption costs.
When you prefer an ester-base
as 0.5% are easily detectable. system in order to meet local Features
The ester that is the base for the discharge requirements without ■■ Biodegradable
ECOGREEN system is synthesized sacrificing the economic benefits
■■ Synthetic, invert-like system
from natural fatty acids and alcohol. of a high-performance fluid, look
no further than ECOGREEN. ■■ Non-aqueous-fluid system
The system is synthetically formulated
as an emulsion in which the ester ■■ Ester chemistry

ENVIROVERT
Benefits
Drilling Fluid Systems & Products: Oil-base Systems: ENVIROVERT

■■ Eliminates typical chloride
disposal problem
■■ Promotes faster
biodegradation
■■ Reduces unexpected events
■■ Also works as a spotting,
packer and casing-pack fluid
■■ Reduces drilling, completion
and disposal costs
ENVIROVERT reduces your

environmental costs and concerns
For a landfarming operation to succeed
Product Function in its biodegradation activity, one or
VG-69 Viscosifier more supplemental applications of a
fertilizer high in nitrogen is necessary.
Diesel Base fluid
The ENVIROVERT system gives you
Calcium Nitrate Water phase activity a head start by providing the nitrogen
ENVIROFLOC Primary flocculation required for hydrocarbon-degrading
Lime Drilling fluids alkalinity microorganisms to perform
ENVIROTREAT Oil-wetting agent effectively in landfarming operations.
Develops gel strength/ The ENVIROVERT calcium nitrate salt
ENVIROTONE not only eliminates the trouble and
increases rheology
costs associated with chlorides, it also
ENVIROMUL I Primary emulsifier
facilitates faster biodegradation.
ENVIROMUL II Secondary emulsifier In addition, ENVIROVERT meets
M-I WATE Weighting agent NMX-L-162-1996-SCFI specifications.
Features
With the ENVIROVERT† Applications
Invert drilling-fluid system for
system, operators now
■■
The ENVIROVERT system has been
shown to significantly reduce torque and water-sensitive formations
have all the performance drag, making it an ideal option for drilling ■■ Uses calcium nitrate in place
advantages of a conventional high-angle or horizontal wellbores. of calcium chloride
invert-emulsion drilling fluid, Its high-temperature stability gives ■■ E xcellent torque and drag reduction
with the added benefit of you a dependable system for ■■ revents lost circulation
P
drilling deep, hot holes.
reduced disposal costs. What’s more, this highly versatile system
in low‑pressure zones
How it works has demonstrated its effectiveness

The system contains no chlorides, but as a perforating, completion,
rather a proprietary calcium nitrate spotting and casing-pack fluid.
salt that not only inhibits reactive
shales, but also provides nitrogen
that accelerates biodegradation.

MEGADRIL
Benefits
Drilling Fluid Systems & Products: Oil-base Systems: MEGADRIL
■■ Simplified logistics
■■ Reduced disposal costs
■■ Decreased ECD for better
hole cleaning
■■ Optimized drilling efficiency
■■ Lower pump pressures
■■ Increased hole cleaning
The MEGADRIL solution:

With its tight rheological profile, this
new invert-emulsion system maintained
a close relationship between the 6 RPM
readings and the 10 sec through
Product Function 30 min gel strengths.
Diesel Base fluid
Challenge B: Base-oil costs
VERSAGEL HT Viscosifier
Base-oil costs were driving up the
LIME Drilling fluids alkalinity total AFE costs of wells drilled in the
ACTIMUL RD Emulsifier and wetting agent Bakken shale area of North Dakota.
MEGAMUL Emulsifier and wetting agent
The MEGADRIL solution:
VERSATROL or MEGATROL Fluid-loss control agent
Because the MEGADRIL system lowered
CaCl2 brine Water phase activity
the overall diesel content by 10%, the
M-I WATE Weighting agent operator not only saved an average of
$20,000 per well but also benefitted from
This new drilling-fluid system Applications a generally lower overall rheological
profile for the drilling-fluid system.
delivers the durable and The MEGADRIL system in action
temperature-stable invert- The system’s relationship among the Features
yield point, 6 RPM dial reading and the
emulsion fluid operators gel structure allows for superior cuttings
■■ Single-drum emulsifier / wetting agent
want, without the associated transport, dramatically improving
■■ Reduced rheological properties
result in lower pump pressure
elevated gel strengths. hole cleaning. The system’s constant
and ECD values
rheological relationship ensures efficient
How it works cuttings transport and fewer packoffs. ■■ Excellent drill-solids, temperature
Through its unique combination of and contamination tolerance
chemistries, the MEGADRIL† system These properties are based on actual ■■ Lower HPHT fluid-loss
produces an improved relationship field data where the fluid design is
optimized for an 8.5 in. horizontal ■■ Capable of withstanding higher
among the 6 RPM reading, gel strength water content, especially in the lower
and yield point. The result is a system well and where the OWR remains
constant at 87:13 with 5.3% low- drilling fluids densities
that controls filtration without increasing
overall viscosity and that has a higher gravity solids in the system.
tolerance for drill solids which can Challenge A: High gels
cause progressive gel strengths. This
In the mid-continent, operators
allows for reduced pump pressures and
required elevated yield points
increased hole-cleaning capabilities
and 3 and 6 RPM dial readings for
while retaining manageable ECD values.
sufficient hole cleaning, when drilling
horizontally but wish to maintain a
close relationship with the gels.

RHADIANT
Benefits
Drilling Fluid Systems & Products: Oil-base Systems: RHADINT

■■ Maintains thermal stability
greater than 500°F (260°C)
BHST
■■ Resists acid gas contamination
■■ Effectively controls equivalent
circulating densities (ECDs)
■■ Improves tripping
■■ Reduces drilling fluids loss and
stuck pipe incidents
■■ Reduces torque and drag
■■ Provides ideal logging, casing
and cementing operations
■■ Eliminates fluid-related
Product Function nonproductive time (NPT)
■■ Minimizes HSE risks
Base fluid Continuous phase
■■ Accelerates production
VG-Plus and VG-SUPREME Viscosifier
■■ Maximizes asset value
Lime Drilling fluids alkalinity
■■ Minimized potential for high
MUL XT Primary emulsifier temperature gelation
ONETROL HT Primary fluid-loss control agent
ECOTROL HT Secondary fluid-loss control agent
Applications
CaCl2 brine Water phase activity
Any ultra-high temperature well
M-I WATE Weighting agent (BHST 400F and higher) where stable
drilling fluid properties are critical
The components of the How it works in static conditions with no gelation
or thermal degradation issues.
RHADIANT† fluid system are The RHADIANT fluid system performs
in ultra high-temperature (uHT)
specially engineered to work environments (>500°F) with various
Features
synergistically to maintain synthetic and mineral oil-base
■■ Maintains thermal stability greater
stability throughout the fluid chemistries by using specialty than 500°F (260°C) BHST
Resists acid gas contamination
drilling phase and evaluation chemicals which remains stable and ■■
do not decompose at the uHT BHST. Effectively controls equivalent

of an ultra-high temperature The components of the RHADIANT
■■
circulating densities (ECDs)

well. The RHADIANT fluid fluid system are specially engineered ■■ Improves tripping
system performs equally to work synergistically to maintain
■■ Provides ideal logging, casing and
well with various synthetic stability throughout the drilling and
cementing operations
evaluation phases. Unlike conventional
and mineral oil-base fluid non-aqueous drilling fluids, the ■■ Eliminates fluid-related nonproductive
chemistries, providing the RHADIANT fluid system maintains time (NPT)
flexibility to formulate a extreme-temperature stability even ■■ Minimizes HSE risks
system tailored to meet during prolonged static conditions. ■■ Accelerates production
Stable rheologies in tandem with
specific downhole and ultra-thin and slick filter cake deposits
■■ Maximizes asset value
environmental demands. clear the path for efficient logging, ■■ Minimized potential for high
casing and cementing operations. temperature gelation

RHELIANT
Benefits
Drilling Fluid Systems & Products: Oil-base Systems: RHELIANY
■■ Reduced fluid and well-

construction costs
■■ Improved ECD management
■■ Minimized formation fractures
■■ Reduced environmental costs,
greater safety
■■ Optimized drilling efficiency
■■ Significantly reduced whole-
drilling fluids losses
Applications
Field results that deliver on the promise
of the laboratory
Product Function
In the field, the RHELIANT system has
VG-PLUS and VG-SUPREME Viscosifier shown performance characteristics far
LIME Drilling fluids alkalinity superior to those of any conventional
SUREMUL Primary emulsifier synthetic-base and other invert drilling
SUREWET Wetting agent and secondary emusifier fluids in deepwater applications.
RHEFLAT Rheology modifier ■■ ROP as much as 20 ft/hr (6.1 m/hr)
RHETHIK Viscosifier faster than typical
RHEDUCE Thinner synthetic-base systems
RHEBUILD Temporary viscosifying agent ■■ On-bottom drilling time reduced by
ECOTROL RD Filtration control as much as 24 hrs per interval
CaCl2 brine Water phase activity ■■ educed drilling fluids losses, less
R
dilution and improved displacement
M-I WATE Weighting agent
characteristics
■■ Balanced yield point delivers higher
The RHELIANT system’s How it works
penetration rates, vastly improved
lower clay content, fit- With its flat rheology, this unique system cuttings-transport and considerable
maintains consistent fluid properties
for-purpose viscosifiers, that are independent of temperature
savings in hole‑conditioning time
specially designed and pressure. ECDs with RHELIANT Features
emulsifiers, rheology are consistently lower than with ■■ Flat rheological profile over a wide
modifiers and adaptability conventional invert systems while temperature range
encountering fewer drilling problems and
to different base fluids minimizing loss of whole drilling fluids.
■■ Reduced sag potential
yield a high-performance ■■ Less dilution/maintenance
system that is cost-effective ■■ Improved hole cleaning, cuttings
suspension
yet easy to maintain. ■■ Reduced pressure spikes

VERSACLEAN/VERSADRIL
Benefits
Drilling Fluid Systems & Products: Oil-base Systems: VERSACLEAN/VERSADRIL

■■ Maximizes production
■■ Reduces torque and drag
■■ In-gauge wellbores
■■ Optimized ROP
■■ Stable wellbores
Applications
Both systems deliver very good
thermal stability for drilling deep, hot
holes. VERSACLEAN and VERSADRIL
systems minimize damage to producing
formations through the prevention of
water intrusion, thereby eliminating
Product Function clay swelling which can cause reduced
VG-69 and VG-PLUS Viscosifier permeability of the pay zone. They also
provide increased rates of penetration
VERSAGEL HT and VG-HT High temperature viscosifier
and ability to drill thick, water-sensitive
VERSAMUL Primary emulsifier shale sections with relative ease, thus
VERSACOAT Coating agent providing for gauge hole drilling.
VERSAWET Wetting agent and secondary emulsifier
In many cases, oil drilling fluids are
VERSAMOD Rheology modifier not considered, although the drilling
SWA Supplemental wetting agent conditions warrant their use, because
HRP Temporary viscosifying agent of their initial makeup costs. However, if
VERSALIG HPHT fluid-loss control agent the overall drilling costs are considered,
Lime Drilling fluids alkalinity the costs accompanying the use of an
oil drilling fluids are usually comparable
Calcium chloride Water phase activity
with, or less than, those of a water-base
M-I WATE Weighting agent fluid, particularly when most drilling
problems are eliminated, resulting in
The VERSACLEAN† and How it works substantial time savings. In addition,
VERSADRIL† systems are oil- Their formulation provides inherent both VERSACLEAN and VERSADRIL
base fluids formulated with protection against acid gases, such oil drilling fluids can be salvaged and
as CO2 and H2S, as well as corrosion reused following the drilling operation.
VERSACOAT-VERSAWET due to the presence of Lime (used as
or VERSAMUL-VERSACOAT an alkalinity control reagent) in the Features
emulsification packages continuous oil phase. VERSACLEAN and ■■ Low coefficient of friction
and engineered to meet any VERSADRIL systems can drill water- ■■ High-temperature stability
drilling-fluid requirement. soluble formations (anhydrite, gypsum, ■■ Chemically stable
The only difference between salts and complex salts) with minimum
or no hole-washout problems. They
■■ Excellent filtration control
the two systems is that the provide improved lubricity for drilling
VERSACLEAN system uses deviated holes and for significantly
a highly refined mineral reducing occurrences of stuck pipe.
oil while the VERSADRIL
system is formulated with
No. 2 diesel oil as the
continuous external phase.

Drilling Fluid Systems & Products: Synthetic-base Systems:
PARALAND
Benefits
Drilling Fluid Systems & Products: Synthetic-base Systems: PARAlLAND
■■ Optimized drilling performance

■■ Low dilution rates
■■ Minimum environmental
exposure
■■ Lower well costs
■■ Beneficial reuse of cuttings
■■ Zero-waste option
worms in a local vermiculture farm,

converting the cuttings into vermicast
fertilizer. In Colorado, PARALAND
cuttings were co-composted with
straw, bark and sand to provide a
Product Function topsoil for reseeding the drillsite.
Linear Paraffin Fluid Base fluid
Features
VERSAGEL-HT Viscosifier ■■ High-performance,
Lime Drilling fluids alkalinity invert‑emulsion system
ECOTROL RD Filtration control ■■ Readily engineered and maintained
NOVAMUL Emulsifier ■■ Biodegradable organic components
VERSAWET Oil-wetting agent ■■ All components low terrestrial toxicity
Internal Phase (Chlorides-free salt) Low water activity for shale stability
■■ Variety of compatible
FER-OX Weighting agent treatment options
The non-aqueous system Applications

designed to deliver In the field, PARALAND has consistently
exceeded performance expectations
outstanding performance with high rates of penetration, low
coupled with unsurpassed dilution rates and high levels of
environmental excellence contamination tolerance. Drilling
fluids weights from 7.5 to 16 lb/gal
How it works (0.9 to 1.92 kg/L) have been easily
The PARALAND system design achieved with ideal rheological and
incorporates ready biodegradability filtration properties. The system is
and low terrestrial toxicity into all of easily and economically maintained
its organic components. In addition, with actual total fluid-cost reductions
the inorganic components are of as much as 30% below estimate.
designed to minimize conductivity
The PARALAND system has been used
and enhance plant growth. All of this
in various zero-waste operations. In
is accomplished while maintaining
New Zealand, PARALAND cuttings
the high-performance characteristics
were used as a food source for
of an invert-emulsion fluid.

Drilling Fluid Systems & Products: Synthetic-base Systems:
PARATHERM/VERSATHERM
Benefits
Drilling Fluid Systems & Products: Synthetic-base Systems: PARATHERM/VERSATHERM

■■ Optimized ROP
■■ In gauge well bores
■■ Reduction in Equivalent
Circulating Density (ECD)
■■ Reduced pump pressure
■■ Reduced sag potential.
narrow-hydraulic window well.

The well was successful due in large
part to the lower rheological properties
and associated reduction in ECD
obtainable with the PARATHERM
Product/Additive Function system. This application confirmed the
BARITE Weight material ability of the PARATHERM system to
provide a fluid with reduced high-shear-
EDC 99-DW Base fluid
rate viscosity compared to conventional
SIPDRIL 2/0 Base fluid systems, providing a direct benefit in
PARAMUL Primary emulsifier reduced total system pressure loss.
PARAWET Secondary emulsifier The PARATHERM system has also
BENTONE 128 / BENTONE 38 been used successfully to drill
Viscosifier Extended-Reach Drilling (ERD) wells.
/ VG SUPREME
CaCl2 -brine Salinity The VERSATHERM system has been
successfully used in HPHT applications.
LIME Alkalinity
The maximum bottomhole static
VERSATROL M, VERSATROL HT Fluid-loss control temperature the system has been
ECOTROL HT, ECOTROL RD Fluid-loss control used to drill is slightly above 356°F
(180°C). The system has exhibited
ONETROL HT Fluid-loss control
very stable properties and low,
Barite Density non-progressive gel strengths.
Features
The PARATHERM† and ■■ Stability at high temperatures
■■ Low coefficient of friction
VERSATHERM† systems are ■■ Reduced high shear rate viscosity
■■ High temperature stability
invert-emulsion systems with ■■ Stable low shear rate viscosity
Chemically stable
Reduction in Equivalent Circulating ■■
one significant difference Density (ECD) ■■ Excellent filtration control
in their formulations. ■■ Reduced sag potential ■■ Reduced high shear rate viscosity
PARATHERM uses a linear- Stable low shear rate viscosity
paraffin base oil, while Applications ■■
VERSATHERM employs a The PARATHERM system is suitable

for applications with narrow hydraulic
low-toxicity mineral oil. windows, regardless of the expected
How it works Bottomhole Static Temperature
The PARATHERM and VERSATHERM (BHST). The first field application of
systems was designed to deliver a non the PARATHERM system was in a low-
aqueous fluid with the following qualities: temperature (160°F [71°C]),

Drilling Fluid Systems & Products: Non-Aqueous Systems:
WARP Advanced Fluids Technology
Benefits
Drilling Fluid Systems & Products: Non-Aqueous Systems: WARP Advanced Fluids Technology
■■ Reduces risk of static

and dynamic sag
■■ Lower ECD values
■■ Lower swab and surge
pressures
■■ Lower pump pressures
■■ Improves cement-job quality
■■ Faster pipe-running
and tripping speeds
■■ Improves MWD/LWD
data quality
■■ Lowers rotary torque
and friction factors
WARP Fluids Technology The boundaries of extended-reach ■■ Increases solids-removal
and horizontal drilling in “green”
allows for low rheology and “brown” field development are
efficiency and lower dilution/
fluids without barite sag. extending outward. API-grade barite has
maintenance
served the industry well for the last 80
■■ Reduces risk of completion-
How it works screen plugging
years or more as the natural product of
The concept behind WARP Fluids choice to increase the density of fluids. ■■ Lower downhole fluid-losses
Technology lies in grinding the weighting In practice, drilling-fluid viscosity was can be used
material to extremely fine particle controlled to ensure that the
sizes — from 0.1 to 10 microns. By barite remained suspended, preventing
treating these extremely fine particles, it from settling out in the wellbore. Features
there is no rheology increase. That was fine in the past, but now well ■■ WARP† Fluids Technology particles
Applications trajectories are becoming increasingly are 10 times smaller than drilling-grade
complex, forcing an inevitable barite
These and other advantages make
compromise between the rheological Low-viscosity fluids with low plastic
WARP Fluids Technology the ultimate ■■
requirements for barite suspension viscosities and yield point and low-
choice for reducing drilling risk and
and hydraulics forwell control. shear-rate viscosity, a drilling fluids
well costs for a wide array of critical
drilling applications, including: reduced risk of barite sag
■■ Horizontal and extended-reach wells ■■ Lower friction factors: up to 10% in
■■ Coiled-tubing and through-tubing cased hole and 25% in openhole
rotary drilling ■■ WARP micron-sized weighting agents
■■ Managed-pressure drilling pass more efficiently through shaker
screens and openhole-completion
■■ Reservoir drill-in fluids screens
■■ Wells with narrow operating windows ■■ Non-damaging to producing
■■ HPHT wells formations and completion hardware
■■ Casing drilling ■■ Lower dynamic and static fluid-loss
■■ Inhibitive fluids with thinner filter cakes and lower
■■ Wells with risk of barite sag breakthrough pressures
■■ Drilling waste management
■■ Critical cementing operations

Comparison of barite and WARP particles
Drilling Fluid Systems & Products: Non-Aqueous Systems: Warp Advanced Fluids Technology
API barite API barite 1 micron colloidal
75 μm top size d50 ~25 μm WARP particle
The specially treated micron-size weighting materials unique to WARP Fluids Technology
are 10 times smaller than drilling-grade barite. Their ultra-small size, combined with their
proprietary treatment, ensures that fluids formulated with WARP Fluids Technology have
exceptionally stable properties.
Typical particle-size distribution
WARP API barite
0.6µ 1.6µ 3.8µ
The average size of particles in WARP Fluids Technology are less than 2 microns and nearly
all the particles are less than 5 microns — about the same size as human red blood cells. For
the first time since weighting agents were first used in drilling fluids more than 80 years ago,
WARP Fluids Technology overcomes many of the deficiencies of barite. It is the weighting
agent for solving 21st-century drilling problems.

Drilling Fluid Products:
Product Summaries
Primary Secondary
Name Description Type
function function
M-I CIDE† Biocide—Not available in the U.S.A. Water Biocide —
Biocides
SAFE-CIDE† Biocide—Not available in the U.S.A. Water Biocide —
Breakers BREAKLOOSE Lithium Hypochlorite Water Breaker —
Drilling Fluid Products: Product Summaries
CITRIC ACID pH reducer Water Calcium remover pH reducer

Alkalinity SODA ASH Sodium carbonate Water Calcium remover pH control
Control
SODIUM
Bicarbonates of Soda Water Calcium remover pH reducer
BICARBONATE
CONQOR† 101 Filming amine Water Corrosion inhibitor —
CONQOR 202 B
†
Persistent filming amine Water Corrosion inhibitor —
CONQOR 303 A
†
Amine corrosion inhibitor for clear brines Water Corrosion inhibitor —
Corrosion
CONQOR† 404 General-use, phosphorus-base inhibitor Water Corrosion inhibitor —
inhibitors
OS-1L†
Sulfite-base oxygen scavenger Water Corrosion inhibitor Thermal stability
SULFATREAT DFS †
H2S scavenger Water Corrosion inhibitor —
SULFATREAT † XLP Extended-life H2S scavenger Water Corrosion inhibitor —
BUBBLE BUSTER† Low-toxicity defoamer Water Defoamer —
Defoamers DEFOAM-A †
Alcohol-base defoamer Water Defoamer —
DEFOAM-X †
All-purpose liquid defoamer Water Defoamer —
Oil/
ACTIMUL RD 100% active, dry emulsifier Emulsifier Wetting agent
Synthetic
ECOGREEN† P Primary emulsifier for the ECOGREEN system Synthetic Emulsifier Surfactant
ECOGREEN† S Secondary emulsifier for the ECOGREEN system Synthetic Emulsifier Surfactant
Oil
EMUL HT † HPHT emulsifier Emulsifier —
Synthetic
MEGAMUL† Multi-purpose emulsifier Oil Emulsifier Wetting agent
Surfactant
Filtration
NOVAMUL† Basic emulsifier package Synthetic Emulsifier
Thermal stability
Viscosifier
Emulsifiers/ NOVAPRO P/S Sufactant Synthetic Emulsfier Wetting agent
Wetting
Agents NOVATEC† P Primary emulsifier for the NOVATEC system Synthetic Emulsifier Filtration
NOVATEC S †
Secondary emulsifier for the NOVATEC system Synthetic Emulsifier Filtration
Filtration
OILFAZE† Sacked oil-base concentrate Oil Emulsifier
Viscosifier
ONE-MUL †
Emulsifier package Oil Emulsifier Wetting agent
PARAMUL Environmentally acceptable emulsifier Synthetic Emulsifier Filtration
Oil
PARAWET † Primary wetting agent for RHELIANT Wetting agent Emulsifier
Synthetic
Oil
SUREMUL† Primary emulsifier for invert-emulsion systems Emulsifier Surfactant
Synthetic
Oil
SUREWET Primary wetting agent for RHELIANT Wetting agent Emulsifier
Synthetic

Primary Secondary
function function
VERSACOAT † HF High flash-point emulsifier for oil-base fluids Oil Emulsifier Temp stability
Surfactant
VERSACOAT Na Primary emulsifier for oil-base fluids Oil Emulsifier
Thermal stability

Surfactant
Emulsifiers/
Filtration
Wetting VERSAMUL† Basic emulsifier package Oil Emulsifier
Agents Thermal stability
Viscosifier
VERSATRIM Cutting retention reducer Oil Wetting agent LSRV modifier
VERSAWET Organic surfactant Oil Wetting agent —

CAUSTILIG Causticized lignite Water Filtration Rheology control
DUAL-FLO Specially modified starch additive Water Filtration LSRV modifier
DUAL-FLO HT Specially modified starch additive Water HT Filtration LSRV modifier
DURALON† High-temperature filtration-control polymer Water Filtration Thermal stability
Polysaccharide derivative to control

FLO-PLEX Water Filtration —
filtration in DRILPLEX system
FLO-TROL Special starch derivative Water Filtration —
HIBTROL †
Modified metal-cellulose polymer Water Filtration Shale inhibition
Fluid-loss additive and secondary shale
HIBTROL† Ulv Water Filtration Shale Control
Filtration inhibitor with ultra-low viscosity
reducers Modified metal-cellulose polymer Shale inhibition
HIBTROL† Hv Water Filtration
that also provides viscosity Viscosifier
MEGATROL† Readily dispersible filtration control additive Oil Filtration —
M-I 157 Specialized emulsifier for filtration Oil Filtration Control Emulsion stability
M-I GEL† Bentonite, meets API specifications Water Filtration Viscosifier —
Viscosifier
M-I PAC† R PAC polymer, tech grade Filtration
Shale inhibitor
M-I PAC SR Regular semi-pure grade quality PAC Water Filtration Viscosity control
M-I PAC SUL Regular semi-pure grade quality PAC Water Filtration —
M-I PAC UL†
PAC polymer, low-viscosity, tech grade Water Filtration Shale inhibitor
MY-LO-JEL †
Pregelatinized starch Water Filtration —

Product Summaries (Continued)
Primary Secondary
function function
NOVATEC F Maleated rosin polymer/glycol ether Synthetic Filtration —
Oil
ONETROL† HT Filtration control additive Filtration —
Synthetic
POLY-SAL† Preserved modified starch Water Filtration Viscosifier

POLY-SAL† HT High-quality preserved polysaccharide Water Filtration Viscosifier
POLY-SAL† T Non-fermenting tapioca starch derivative Water Filtration Viscosifier
POLYPAC ELV †
Extra-low-viscosity PAC Water Filtration Shale inhibitor
POLYPAC R †
Polyanionic cellulose Water Filtration Viscosifier
POLYPAC †
PAC, premium-grade, ultra-low viscosity Water Filtration Shale control
SUPREME UL
POLYPAC† UL Polyanionic cellulose Water Filtration Shale control
Thermal stability
RESINEX† Resinated lignite complex Water Filtration
Thinner
Thermal stability
RESINEX† II Resinated lignite, tech grade Water Filtration
Thinner
Thermal stability
Filtration RESINEX EH Resinated lignite additive Water Filtration
Thinner
reducers
Shale control
SP-101† Sodium polyacrylate Water Filtration
Thermal stability
Filtration Emulsifier
TANNATHIN† Ground lignite Water
Thinner Thermal stability
THERMPAC UL Pure grade polyanionic polymer Water Filtration —
UNIPAC SUPREME R Modified polyanionic cellulose Water Filtration Viscosity
UNIPAC
Modified polyanionic cellulose Water Filtration —
SUPREME UL
UNITROL† Modified polysaccharide Water Filtration —
VERSALIG† Amine-treated lignite Oil Filtration Lost circulation
Lost circulation
VERSATROL† Asphaltic resin Oil Filtration
Viscosifier
Oil
VERSATROL† HT High-temperature Gilsonite Filtration —
Synthetic
VERSATROL NS Blend of lignite & gilsonite for HPHT filtration Oil Filtration Thermal stability
VERT-TROL Asphaltic fluid-loss additive Oil Filtration —
FLOXIT Powerful organic floculant Water Flocculant Shale control
Flocculants Flocculant
GELEX† Bentonite extender Water —
viscosifier
PLATINUM FOAM Biodegradable foaming agent Water Foaming agent —
Foaming
agents PLATINUM
Foaming agent for air drilling applications Water Foaming agent —
FOAM PLUS
Water
Lost
circulation C-SEAL †
Coke FLCA Oil Lost circulation —
materials
Synthetic

Primary Secondary
function function
Water
C-SEAL† F Coke FLCA (fine grind) Oil Lost circulation —
Synthetic

Water
FORM-A-PLUG† ACC Accelerator for the FORM-A-SET II system Oil Lost circulation —
Synthetic
Water
FORM-A-PLUG II †
Acid-soluble plug Oil Lost circulation Filtration
Synthetic
Water
FORM-A-PLUG RET †
Retarder for the FORM-A-SET II system Oil Lost circulation —
Synthetic
FORM-A-SET † Cross-linked polymer plug Water Lost circulation —
Water
FORM-A-SET † ACC Accelerator for the FORM-A-SET pill Oil Lost circulation —
Synthetic
Water
FORM-A-SET †AK Polymeric lost-circulation material Oil Lost circulation —
Synthetic
Lost Water
circulation
materials FORM-A-SET AKX
†
Variant of FORM-A-SET AK for water shut off Oil Lost circulation —
Synthetic
Water
FORM-A-SET RET
†
Retarder for the FORM-A-SET pill Oil Lost circulation —
Synthetic
Water
FORM-A-SET XL†
Cross-linker for the FORM-A-SET pill Oil Lost circulation —
Synthetic
Water
G-SEAL †
Sized graphite bridging agent Oil Lost circulation Lubricant
Synthetic
Water
G-SEAL PUS
Coarse-size graphite bridging agent Oil Lost circulation Lubricant
COARSE
Synthetic
Water
G-SEAL PLUS Sized graphite bridging agent Oil Lost circulation Lubricant
Synthetic
Water
G-SEAL HRG FINE Fine-size high-resiliency graphite Oil Lost circulation Lubricant
Synthetic

Primary Secondary
function function
Water
G-SEAL HRG Coarse-size high-resiliency graphite Oil Lost circulation Lubricant
Synthetic
M-I CEDAR FIBER †

Shredded cedar fiber Water Lost circulation —
Water
M-I SEAL† LCM for fractured or vugular formations Oil Lost circulation Filtration
Synthetic
Water
M-I-X† II Ground cellulose Oil Lost circulation Filtration
Lost
circulation Synthetic
materials Water
NUT PLUG† Ground nut shells Oil Lost circulation —
Synthetic
Water
SAFE-CARB† Ground marble (calcium carbonate) Oil Bridging agent Density
Synthetic
VERSAPAC Thermally activated organic thixotrope Oil Lost circulation Gelling agent
Oil
VINSEAL† Filtration control and electrical stability agent Lost circulation Filtration
Synthetic
DRIL-FREE† High-performance lubricant, anti-sticking agent Water Lubricant Surfactant
IDLUBE XL
†
Extreme-pressure lubricant Water Lubricant —
Lubricant for high potenial toque
LOTORQ Water Lubricant —
and drag in FLOPRO systems
LUBE-945† Water-dispersible lubricant Water Lubricant Shale inhibition
LUBE-100 † Water-dispersible lubricant Water Lubricant Shale inhibition
LUBE-167† Water-dispersible lubricant Water Lubricant Shale inhibition
LUBE-776 †
Water-dispersible lubricant Water Lubricant Shale inhibition
Lubricant
LUBE-1722 †
Water-dispersible lubricant Water Lubricant Shale inhibition
LUBE XLS Extreme-pressure lubricant Water Lubricant —
M-I LUBE† General-purpose lubricant Water Lubricant —
SIL-LUBE† Lubricant for the SILDRIL system Water Lubricant —
SILDRIL EPL SILDRIL torque/drag/differential sticking reducer Water Lubricant —
STARGLIDE †
Lubricant and ROP enhancer Water Lubricant Surfactant
STEEL LUBE EP †
Extreme-pressure lubricant Water Lubricant —
VERSALUBE† Oil-soluble lubricant Oil Lubricant —
Water
Pipe freeing PIPE-LAX† Oil-base, stuck-pipe-freeing surfactant Free pipe —
Oil
compounds
PIPE-LAX† ENV Low-toxicity, stuck-pipe spotting fluid Water Free pipe Lubricant

Primary Secondary
function function
Water
PIPE-LAX† W
Liquid, one-drum, stuck-pipe spotting fluid Free pipe —
EXPORT Oil
Pipe freeing
compounds Water

PIPE-LAX† W EH Liquid, one-drum, stuck-pipe spotting fluid Free pipe —
Oil
Scale Blend containng water soluble

SI-1000 Water Scale inhibitor —
inhibitors organic phosphorus compounds
Water
ZINC OXIDE Very fine particle size Sulfide Scavenger Oil Sulfide scavenger —
Synthetic
Scavengers
Water
ZINC CARBONATE Fine particle size zinc carbonate Oil Sulfide scavenger —
Synthetic
ASPHASOL† Sulfonated organic-resin blend Water Shale inhibitor Filtration
ASPHASOL D †
Sulfonated organic blend Water Shale inhibitor Filtration
ASPHASOL †
Sulfonated asphalt Water Shale inhibitor Filtration
SUPREME
Water dispersible asphaltic
BORETEX Water Shale Inhibitor Filtration
compound for shale stability
Broad-cloud-point, general-purpose polyglycol Shale control
GLYDRIL† GP Water Lubricity
for low-salinity fluids and low temperatures Filtration
Polyglycol for high-salinity fluids Shale control
GLYDRIL† HC Water Lubricity
and high temperatures Filtration
Low-cloud-point polyglycol for low- Shale control
GLYDRIL† LC Water Lubricity
salinity fluids and low temperatures Filtration
Medium-cloud-point polyglycol for moderate- Shale control
GLYDRIL† MC Water Lubricity
salinity fluids and high temperatures Filtration
IDCAP † D Polymeric shale inhibitor Water Shale inhibition —
Shale KLA-CAP †
Shale encapsulator Water Shale inhibition —
inhibitors K-52 † Potassium supplement Water Shale control —
KLA-CURE †
Hydration suppressant Water Shale control —
KLA-CURE II †
Hydration suppressant plus detergent Water Shale control —
KLA-GARD† Shale stabilizer and inhibitor Water Shale control Filtration
KLA-GARD B †
Salt-free KLA-GARD Water Shale inhibitor
KLAFLOC I †
Low-cost shale inhibitor for floc water drilling Water Shale inhibitor —
KLAFLOC† II Cationic flocculant for floc water drilling Water Shale inhibitor —
KLA-STOP †
Shale inhibitor Water Shale control —
POLY-PLUS †
Liquid PHPA Water Encapsulator Shale stabilization
POLY-PLUS DRY †
Dry PHPA polymer Water Encapsulator Shale stabilization
POROSEAL Co-polymeric shale sealing additive Water Shale control Filtration
POLY-PLUS LV †
Low-viscosity PHPA Water Encapsulator Shale stabilization
POLY-PLUS RD †
Readily dispersible PHPA powder Water Encapsulator Shale stabilization
SILDRIL† D Dry sodium silicate Water Shale inhibitor —

Primary Secondary
function function
SILDRIL† K Potassium silicate Water Shale inhibitor —
SILDRIL† L Liquid sodium silicate Water Shale inhibitor —
TARCLEAN †
Anticrete agent for heavy oil to thin asphaltenes Water Shale control —
Shale ULTRACAP †
Encapsulator for the ULTRADRIL system Water Shale inhibitor —
inhibitors
Encapsulator for the ULTRADRIL
ULTRACAP P Water Shale inhibitor —
system - powder
ULTRACAP PLUS Encapsulator for the ULTRADRIL system Water Shale inhibitor —
ULTRAHIB† Shale inhibitor for the ULTRADRIL system Water Shale inhibitor —
Water
Detergent for general rig cleaning when
CLEAN UP † Oil Surfactant Emulsifier
using oil- and synthetic-base fluids
Synthetic
Emulsifier
D-D† Drilling detergent Water Surfactant
Shale control
D-SPERSE Mixed surfactant solution Water Surfactant Dispersant
Concentrated, mild drilling Emulsifier

DRIL-KLEEN† Water Surfactant
detergent with low toxicity Shale control
Emulsifier
DRIL-KLEEN† II Anti-bit balling agent Water Surfactant
Lubricant
DRILZONE† ROP enhancer Water Surfactant —
DRILZONE† L Low-cost anticrete Water Surfactant —
ECOKLEEN †
Anticrete for tar applications Water Surfactant —
Primary emulsifier and wetting Oil

FAZE-MUL Emulsifier Wetting agent
agent for FAZEPRO systems Synthetic
DRILLING
Rig wash Rig wash Rig wash —
FLUIDSWASH†
Surfactants Emulsifier
NOVAWET †
Wetting agent Synthetic Surfactant Thinner
Thermal stability
Synthetic
SUREWET † Wetting agent for invert-emulsion systems Surfactant Emulsifier
Oil
Oil-base wetting agent for high-
SWA† EH Oil Surfactant Emulsifier
brine-content systems
TARLIFT † Solvent for the SAGDRIL† system Water Surfactant —
TARSURF †
Water-wetter for the SAGDRIL system Water Surfactant —
ULTRAFREE† ROP enhancer for the ULTRADRIL system Water Surfactant —
ULTRAFREE L †
Low-cost anticrete Water Surfactant Lubricant
Non-hydrocarbon version of
ULTRAFREE† NH Water Surfactant Lubricant
ULTRAFREE ROP enhancer
Emulsifier
VERSACOAT † Emulsifier and wetting agent Oil Surfactant
Thermal stability
Emulsifier
Wetting agent for
VERSAWET † Oil Surfactant Thinner
oil-base fluids
Thermal stability

Primary Secondary
function function
GLYDRIL† DG Water-miscible glycol-hydrate inhibitor Water Thermal stability Surfactant
PTS-200 † Polymeric temperature stabilizer Water Thermal stability —
Emulsifier

Temperature XP-20K †
Potassium chrome lignite Water Thermal stability Filtration
stabilizers
Thinner
Thinner
XP-20 † N Chrome lignite, sodium hydroxide, neutralized Water Thermal stability
Filtration
Thermal stability
CAUSTILIG† Caustilized lignite Water Thinner filtration
Emulsifier
IDSPERSE† XT High-temperature polymeric dispersant Water Thinner —
Filtration
K-17† Potassium lignite Water Thinner
Shale control
Synthetic
RHEDUCE† Thinner for RHELIANT system Thinner —
Oil
RHEOCHECK Modified lignin compound Water Thinner —
RHEOSPERSE† Polymeric high-temperature deflocculant Water Thinner —
Emulsifier
SPERSENE †
Chrome lignosulfonate Water Thinner Filtration
Thermal stability
SPERSENE† CF Chrome-free lignosulfonate Water Deflocculant Filtration
Thinners
SPERSENE CFI †
Iron lignosulfonate Water Thinner —
Thermal stability
SPERSENE† I Ferrochrome lignosulfonate Water Thinner
Filtration
Synthetic
SURETHIN† Thinner for invert-emulsion systems Thinner Surfactant
Oil
Liquid, low-molecular-weight
TACKLE† Water Thinner Filtration
polyacrylate (dry available)
TACKLE† DRY Powdered low-molecular-weight polyacrylate Water Thinner —
THINSMART † Thinner for water-base drilling fluids Water Thinner —
VERSATHIN† Thinner and conditioner for oil-base fluids Oil Thinner —
High Flashpoint thinner and
VERSATHIN† HF Oil Thinner Conditioner
conditioner for oil-base fluids
XP-20 N Chrome Lignite Water Thinner Filtration
Tracers OPTITRAK 600 Blue dye Water Tracer —
DRILPLEX† Viscosifier for the DRILPLEX MMO system Water Viscosifier Shale inhibitor
DUO-TEC †
Xanthan gum Water Viscosifier —
DUO-TEC NS †
High molecular weight biopolymer Water Viscosifier —
Viscosifiers Duo-VIS† Xanthan gum Water Viscosifier —
DUO-VIS† L Liquified xanthan gum, non-clarified — Viscosifier —
DUO-VIS NS †
Xanthan gum Water Viscosifier —
DUO-VIS† PLUS Xanthan gum Water Viscosifier —

Primary Secondary
function function
DUO-VIS† PLUS NS High molecular eight, nondispersable biopolymer Water Viscosifier —
DUROGEL †
Sepiolite clay Water Viscosifier —
ECOGREEN M †
Low-end rheology modifier Synthetic Viscosifier —
FLO-VIS PLUS High yield, premium-grade, clarified xanthan gum Water Viscosifier —
GELPLEX †
GUAR GUM Rapidly mixing,high viscosity polymer Water Viscosifier —

HRP † Liquid viscosifier for oil fluids Oil Viscosifier —
M-I GEL† SUPREME Non-treated bentonite, meets API specifications Water Viscosifier Filtration
M-I GEL WYOMING
†
API-spec bentonite sourced only from Wyoming Water Viscosifier Filtration
NOVAMOD† Rheology modifier, LSRV Synthetic Viscosifier —
Low-end rheology modifier for
NOVATEC† M Synthetic Viscosifier —
the NOVATEC system
Synthetic
RHEBUILD† Viscosifier for RHELIANT system Viscosifier —
Oil
Synthetic
RHEFLAT † Rheological modifier for RHELIANT system Viscosifier —
Viscosifiers Oil
Synthetic
RHETHIK† Rheological modifier for RHELIANT system Viscosifier —
Oil
SALT GEL† Attapulgite clay Water Viscosifier —
SUPRA-VIS† High-performance biopolymer viscosifier Water Viscosifier —
Viscosifier, gelling agent for Synthetic

SUREMOD† Viscosifier —
invert-emulsion systems Oil
SURETHIK† Rheological modifier Synthetic Viscosifier —
TARVIS †
Liquid viscosifier for the SAGDRIL system Water Viscosifier —
TRUVIS †
Viscosifier for the TRUDRIL system Oil Viscosifier Filtration
VERSAGEL† HT Hectorite Oil Viscosifier Filtration
VERSAMOD †
Rheology modifier, LSRV Oil Viscosifier —
VG-69 †
Organophilic clay Oil Viscosifier Filtration
Oil
VG-PLUS† Organophilic clay Viscosifier Filtration
Synthetic
VG-SUPREME† Organophilic clay for the NOVA systems Synthetic Viscosifier Filtration
Water
FER-OX† Hematite Oil Density —
Synthetic
Water
Weighting
M-I BAR† Barite, meets API specifications Oil Density —
agents
Synthetic
Water
M-I WATE High quailty drilling grade barite Oil Density —
Synthetic

Primary Secondary
function function
SALT Sodium Chloride Water Density Inhibition
Weighting Water Eco reduction

agents Micronized weighting
WARP Oil Density
agent

SAG mitigation
Synthetic
Water
OPTISEAL I LCM blend designed for wellbore strengthening Oil Fracture sealing Fluid-loss control
Synthetic
Water
OPTISEAL II LCM blend designed for wellbore strengthening Oil Fracture sealing Fluid-loss control
Wellbore
strengthening Synthetic
mateial
Oil
OPTISEAL III LCM blend designed for wellbore strengthening Fracture sealing Fluid-loss control
Synthetic
Water
OPTISEAL IV LCM blend designed for wellbore strengthening Oil Fracture sealing Fluid-loss control
Synthetic
ECOGREEN† B Ester base fluid Synthetic Thinner Lubricant
ENVIROBLEND †
Salt for ENVIROVERT system Oil Shale inhibitor —
HYDRABLOK †
Deepwater hydrate inhibitor Water Surfactant —
NOVATEC† B LAO base fluid Synthetic Thinner Lubricant
PARADRIL† B Base fluid for the PARADRIL system Synthetic Thinner —
General Base fluid C11-17 linear paraffin
PARALAND† B Synthetic Thinner —
Products for the PARALAND system
PARAMIX† A Salt for the PARALAND system Synthetic Shale inhibitor —
PARAMIX N†
Salt for the PARALAND system Synthetic Shale inhibitor —
VERSACLEAN† B Base fluid for the VERSACLEAN system Oil Thinner Lubricant
VERSAVERT † B Base fluid for VERSAVERT system Oil Thinner Lubricant
VERSAVERT BT †
Thin version of worker-friendly base oil Oil Thinner Lubricant

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