On time.
On budget. On plan.
The tight margins associated with unconventional wells demand truly exceptional efficiency. Thankfully, our highly experienced team have all the competency and knowledge you need to keep your operation on plan. Where efficiency drives can often lead to standardization – our approach is much more adaptable. Anticipating challenges and assessing the properties of each well, right down to the quality of source water, to optimize the impact of fluid systems on operational performance.
Drive efficiencies to reduce drilling days and costs
The tight margins associated with unconventional wells demand truly exceptional efficiency. Thankfully, our highly experienced team have all the competency and knowledge you need to keep your operation on plan. Where efficiency drives can often lead to standardization – our approach is much more adaptable. Anticipating challenges and assessing the properties of each well, right down to the quality of source water, to optimize the impact of fluid systems on operational performance.
Our range of Unconventional Drilling Solutions have been engineered to combat a wide variety of conditions commonly encountered with unconventional wells. Utilizing special polymers to overcome challenges such as variable formation minerology or extended fluid contact with extreme temperatures in deep hot wellbores.
KEY UNCONVENTIONAL DRILLING SOLUTIONS
Recent unconventional drilling fluids solutions case studies
WOLFCAMP SHALE, TEXAS
11,050 ft production interval drilled in 8 days
Evolution Brine Fluid Increases Performance in Wolfcamp Laterals
MIDLAND BASIN, WEST TEXAS
Total fluids cost reduced by 16% over traditional OBM
Evolution Water-Based Mud outperforms Oil-Based Mud and provides cost-and-time savings for operators
Enhance pressure control and proppant
distribution
Our unconventional stimulation fluids solutions are engineered to maximize the creation of complex fracture networks and efficiently transport proppant into that network. Optimizing reservoir contact and conductivity to increase your EUR and lower costs.
Newpark’s hydraulic fracturing fluids portfolio comprises of a full line of chemical components that can be used to build efficient and non-damaging slickwater or gelled frac fluids in field waters of ranging salinities – from freshwater to extremely high Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) brines (up to 300K TDS).
Our stimulation solutions also contain high viscosity friction reducers (HVFRs) that can transport higher loadings of proppant compared to standard friction reducers (FRs) at low treatment dosages. These provide an alternative to more damaging guar based fluids.
KEY UNCONVENTIONAL STIMULATION SOLUTIONS
Unconventional stimulation fluids solutions case studies
SOUTH TEXAS
Newpark Fluids Systems Maintains Frictional Pressures At 120+ bbl/min
High Pumping Rates Required for Efficient Placement of Proppant into Longer Laterals Require Engineered High- Shear Resistant Friction Reducers
WEST TEXAS
High Viscosity Friction Reducer Successfully Replaces 100 Mesh with Larger 40/70 Proppant, Leading to Higher Conductivity Fractures
Larger mesh proppants lead to higher conductivity and better production; this has spurred the need for the next evolution in High-Viscosity Friction Reducers
Our fluids-focus and dedication to service give you a performance advantage
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The experience and expertise to keep you one step ahead of complex requirements.
Reduce drilling time and cost. Avoid the cost of lost fluid and circulation.
Don’t get caught out. Stay one step ahead of shale and HPHT issues to successfully drill critical wells.