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Cement slurries that are placed in gas bearing formations as part of the well completion process are at risk of gas migration under the right conditio...
For oilfield service companies trying to cement a well, the thickening time of the cement slurry is the critical slurry property to control. A typical...
The Retort measures the percentage (%) of oil, water, and solids in a sample of drilling fluid or cuttings. The results from a Retort test are essenti...
Fracturing fluids are viscous mixtures of water and additives that are pumped at high pressures into an underground oil or natural gas formation. They...
The Mud Engineer's Testing Equipment on Rollers (METEOR) Kit contains all the equipment you'll need to conduct tests on water and oil-based muds (with...
Cement in an oil well needs to be able to resist the forces found in the formation in order to protect the steel casing around which it is placed. The...
The lubricating properties of drilling fluids are an important factor in well design. Deviated holes are particularly susceptible to excess drag betwe...
Cement slurries used in the oil field are dynamic fluids with complex chemistries. Laboratories tasked with the development of slurries used for cemen...
Shale swelling is a major cause of wellbore instability. It can lead to a variety of problems, such as hole sloughing, pipe drag, bit balling, stuck p...
For years, our quality management system has been ISO 9001:2008 certified. We constantly work hard to meet the strict requirements necessary to mainta...
To define the physical properties of a cement slurry, laboratory personnel need to run a complete suite of performance tests. To produce consistent te...
Corrosion costs the drilling industry billions of dollars every year. Drill pipe, casing, and downhole tools are particularly vulnerable. To measure t...
Advanced oil well cement testing goes beyond compressive strength. The elastic properties (Young’s Modulus, Poisson’s Ratio, and Tensile Strength) als...
OFITE is excited to be participating in the annual Egypt Petroleum Show in Cairo February 14th – 16th, 2017. Yahia Ait Hamlat and Moheb Attalla ...
OFI Testing Equipment, Inc. is excited to announce our new partnership with Geotechnical Consulting and Testing Systems (GCTS). GCTS is a leadin...
The 2016 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE) will be held in the Middle East for the first time in the event's 92-year history. Come...
Budgets in the oilfield industry are tight right now. It is harder than ever to keep your lab equipped with the latest technology. But need to new tec...
The Model 800 Viscometer has been around for years. It’s the workhorse of laboratory and field rheological testing. But why is it so popular? Why do s...
