Systems
Oil-Based Muds
Maximize Performance
Oil-based muds (OBMs) provide numerous benefits to enhance drilling efficiency with minimal maintenance. They are inherently lubricious and inhibitive, maximizing drilling rates with superior tolerance to contaminants. Oil-based mud systems are adjusted for superior performance and cost efficiency through system options and additive selection.
Oil-Based Systems
Designed for Efficiency
Oil-Based Mud Systems (OBMs) are advanced drilling fluids composed primarily of oil or synthetic hydrocarbons as the continuous phase, with water or brine as the dispersed phase. These systems are designed to excel in challenging drilling environments, offering superior performance, durability, and environmental adaptability.
Recommended Applications
- Shale and Reactive Formations
- Deep and Ultra-Deep Wells
- Directional and Horizontal Drilling
Systems
Oil-Based Muds Systems
Oil-Based Mud Systems (OBMs) are advanced drilling fluids composed primarily of oil or synthetic hydrocarbons as the continuous phase, with water or brine as the dispersed phase. These systems are designed to excel in challenging drilling environments, offering superior performance, durability, and environmental adaptability.
Recommended Applications
- Shale and Reactive Formations
- Deep and Ultra-Deep Wells
- Directional and Horizontal Drilling
Designed for Efficiency
Type of Oil-Based Mud Systems
These systems are designed to excel in challenging drilling environments, offering superior performance, durability, and environmental adaptability.
AES VERT
AES VERT is a robust, flexible invert emulsion drilling fluid system that provides all of the benefits of invert emulsion with maximum operational efficiency. AES VERT performs across a wide range of densities and temperatures, including long horizontal wells beyond 30,000’ measured depth.
Recommended Applications
- Challenging wells where an invert emulsion performance is desired
- Extended reach wells and wells with complex trajectories
- Where diesel or similar base oils are approved for use
EnerREACH
EnerREACH is a polymeric invert emulsion system designed to drill the most challenging wells by reducing equivalent circulating density, surge, and swab pressures. EnerREACH utilizes ENERMOD ER, a polymeric viscosifier, to supplement low-end rheology for superior suspension characteristics without increased gelation and plastic viscosity typical of conventional invert.
Recommended Applications
- Reduced ECD and pump pressures
- Maximize rate of penetration
- Highly inhibitive
- Minimizes torque
AES Vert Systems
Type of Oil-Based Mud Systems
These systems are designed to excel in challenging drilling environments, offering superior performance, durability, and environmental adaptability.
AES Vert
AES VERT is a robust, flexible invert emulsion drilling fluid system that provides all of the benefits of invert emulsion with maximum operational efficiency. AES VERT performs across a wide range of densities and temperatures, including long horizontal wells approaching 30,000’ measured depth.
Recommended Applications
- Challenging wells where an invert emulsion performance is desired
- Extended reach wells and wells with complex trajectories
- Where diesel or similar base oils are approved for use
EneREACH
EnerREACH is a polymeric invert emulsion system designed to drill the most challenging wells by reducing equivalent circulating density, surge, and swab pressures. EnerREACH utilizes ENERMOD ER, a polymeric viscosifier, to supplement low-end rheology for superior suspension characteristics without increased gelation and plastic viscosity typical of conventional invert .
Recommended Applications
- Reduced ECD and pump pressures
- Maximize rate of penetration
- Highly inhibitive
- Minimizes torque
Comparative Advantages
Comparative Advantages of AES Oil-Based Muds
Oil-Based Mud Systems (OBMs) are advanced drilling fluids composed primarily of oil or synthetic hydrocarbons as the continuous phase, with water or brine as the dispersed phase.
- Superior Wellbore Stability
- High-Temperature, High-Pressure (HTHP) Resilience
- Advanced Lubricity for Complex Wells
- Cost-Effective Reusability
- Minimized Formation Damage
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Oil-Based Mud Technical Video
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