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Mitigating Gas Migration by Measuring Static Gel Strength of Well Cement

Mitigating Gas Migration by Measuring Static Gel Strength of Well Cement

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...

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Pressurized Consistometers Provide Valuable Information About Cement Thickening Time

Pressurized Consistometers Provide Valuable Information About Cement Thickening Time

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...

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Multi Unit Retort Saves Valuable Lab Space

Multi Unit Retort Saves Valuable Lab Space

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...

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Pressurized Viscometers for Fracturing Fluids

Pressurized Viscometers for Fracturing Fluids

Fracturing fluids are viscous mixtures of water and additives that are pumped at high pressures into an underground oil or natural gas formation. They...

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Mud Engineer's Testing Equipment on Rollers

Mud Engineer's Testing Equipment on Rollers

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...

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Testing Compressive Strength with the Ultrasonic Cement Analyzer

Testing Compressive Strength with the Ultrasonic Cement Analyzer

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...

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Testing the Lubricating Properties of Drilling Fluids

Testing the Lubricating Properties of Drilling Fluids

The lubricating properties of drilling fluids are an important factor in well design. Deviated holes are particularly susceptible to excess drag betwe...

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Preparing Cement with a Constant Speed Mixer

Preparing Cement with a Constant Speed Mixer

Cement slurries used in the oil field are dynamic fluids with complex chemistries. Laboratories tasked with the development of slurries used for cemen...

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Measuring Shale Swelling

Measuring Shale Swelling

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...

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OFITE Celebrates New ISO Certifications

OFITE Celebrates New ISO Certifications

For years, our quality management system has been ISO 9001:2008 certified. We constantly work hard to meet the strict requirements necessary to mainta...

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Conditioning Cement in the Laboratory

Conditioning Cement in the Laboratory

To define the physical properties of a cement slurry, laboratory personnel need to run a complete suite of performance tests. To produce consistent te...

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Advanced Corrosion Testing

Advanced Corrosion Testing

Corrosion costs the drilling industry billions of dollars every year. Drill pipe, casing, and downhole tools are particularly vulnerable. To measure t...

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Measuring Mechanical Properties Made Easy

Measuring Mechanical Properties Made Easy

Advanced oil well cement testing goes beyond compressive strength. The elastic properties (Young’s Modulus, Poisson’s Ratio, and Tensile Strength) als...

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New Partnership With Geotechnical Consulting and Testing Systems

New Partnership With Geotechnical Consulting and Testing Systems

OFI Testing Equipment, Inc. is excited to announce our new partnership with Geotechnical Consulting and Testing Systems (GCTS).  GCTS is a leadin...

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Equipment Leasing

Equipment Leasing

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...

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What Makes the Model 800 Viscometer Unique?

What Makes the Model 800 Viscometer Unique?

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...

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New Product Addresses the Challenges of Testing Foam Cement in the Lab

New Product Addresses the Challenges of Testing Foam Cement in the Lab

Foam cement is a versatile, low-density cementing system used in many oil-well applications. It is commonly used for low fracture gradient or lost cir...

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Newsletter - May 2016

Newsletter - May 2016

The May 2016 issue of the OFI Times newsletter is here! Take a look inside to find out what's happening at OFITE. This issue inclu...

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Cement Settling

Cement Settling

Settling during a well cement operation can lead to the development of free water or free fluid. Free water and fluid do not set like cement, which ca...

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