February 2009 CONTENTS New software analyses true brine costs DensiCalc™ does the work for you Formate Manual news New Lab Manager Was Superman on cesium? Curiouser and curiouser! Meet us at these events New website at www.formatebrines.com Independent tests show cesium formate increases ROP in deep HPHT wells Code breaker Take Our Poll How many times have you been involved in a well construction operation that used formate brines? Ten or more times Five to ten times Two to four times Once Never   [See Results] Contact Us! Looking for more information? Email us, or visit our NEW website at www.formatebrines.com. Notice and Disclaimer This newsletter is designed to provide information of a general nature and is not intended as a substitute for professional consultation and advice in a particular matter. The opinions and interpretations expressed within are those of the author only and may not reflect those of other identified parties. Cabot Specialty Fluids Ltd. does not warrant the accuracy and completeness of this newsletter, nor endorse or make any representations about its content. In no event will Cabot Specialty Fluids Ltd., Cabot Corporation or any of their subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors or employees be liable for any damages whatsoever arising out of the use of or reliance on the contents of this newsletter. New software analyses true brine costs Innovative new software is now available to help analyse and compare the full operational and HSE costs of high-density brines used in HPHT completion and workover operations. [READ MORE]   DensiCalc™ does the work for you Cabot Specialty Fluids has launched a new and improved version of its formate fluid density calculation tool. [READ MORE]   Formate Manual news Faster downloads, revised chapters and a new section on crystallisation temperatures of formates. [READ MORE]   New Lab Manager Meet Bob Frost, Cabot Specialty Fluids's new Laboratory Manager for Aberdeen and Norway. [READ MORE]   Was Superman on cesium? Is Superman science fiction or science fact? [READ MORE]   Curiouser and curiouser! There were enough unexplainable events for Alice during her adventures in Wonderland. If you've worked in drilling long enough you know how she must have felt. There are often incidents that are hard to explain. We’ve seen a few of them, but here’s a field case that has us (and the operator) stumped – so we thought we’d ask you for your help! [READ MORE]   Meet us at these events Cabot Specialty Fluids will be presenting a number of papers over the next few months. Come and see us! [READ MORE]   New website at www.formatebrines.com Cabot Specialty Fluids launches new website. [READ MORE]   Independent tests show cesium formate increases ROP in deep HPHT wells A DOE-funded research programme into deep drilling optimisation has revealed that low-solids drilling fluids based on cesium formate brine can improve rates of penetration (ROP) by 100% under high-pressure conditions. [READ MORE]   Code breaker Can you break the secret code to find 15 oil and gas fields? If so, you may be lucky enough to win one of our many prizes. [READ MORE]   Published by Cabot Corporation Copyright © 2009 Cabot Corporation. All rights reserved. This e-mail and any attachments are for use by the intended recipient and may contain confidential, privileged or proprietary information. Any use,dissemination, distribution, or reproduction of this message by unintended recipients is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately by telephone or e-mail and delete the original message. Thank you. Tell a Friend

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