World-record expansions improve well economics
 Longest, hottest and deepest Expandable Sand Screen installations – formate brines have helped Shell and Saudi Aramco break six world records and improve well economics.
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The Norwegian decade – ten years of adding value and reducing risk with cesium formate
 This year sees the tenth anniversary of the first use of cesium formate brine in Norway. It was Statoil that started the ball rolling by using cesium formate brine as a drilling fluid in its HPHT Huldra field.
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Formate technical manual grows again
 The Formate Technical Manual is developed further with the addition of ‘B12 Solubility of Minerals and Salts in Formate Brines’. This latest section studies the solubility of alkaline earth metal salts, clays, silicates, galena, hematite, ilmenite and calcium carbonate in formate brines.
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Pluto's secret
 The oil industry can thank Pluto for the coiled tubing used today. We’re not talking about the loveable Disney character, but rather the WWII project with the acronym P.L.U.T.O.
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New regional manager
 David Farr, 33, replaces newly-retired Malcolm Cook as regional manager for Europe and the Caspian.
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Bridging the gap
 Baroid deploys a novel formate-based perforating pill to solve a major fluid-loss problem.
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Come and meet us
Over the coming months we're attending several conferences and exhibitions. Why not come and say "hello"?
| 28–29 September |
World Oil HPHT Drilling & Completions Conference |
Houston, USA |
| 24–26 October |
SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition |
Muscat, Oman |
| 15–17 November |
2011 International Petroleum Technology Conference |
Bangkok, Thailand |
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Salmuerasdeformiato.com
 A Spanish-language version of Formatebrines.com is accessible at salmuerasdeformiato.com. It contains all the information of the English-language site, including a significant number of translated Formate Technical Manual section downloads, in Spanish.
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Getting heavier with cesium brines
 New research by Cabot Specialty Fluids (CSF) shows that the density ceiling of cesium formate brine can be raised significantly when blended with cesium acetate brine.
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Can you sea?
 Offshore drilling is an integral part of today’s oil and gas industry. Many of the world’s seas have been explored, but do you know which ones? Find the correct ones and we'll donate to charity on your behalf!
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