Summary of Select Drilling Fluid Systems

Fluid System Name/Base Fluid Description Benefits Application

WATER-BASED SYSTEMS
BOREMAX® II
(freshwater base)
Non-dispersed, low-
solids high-performance
9 Shear Thinning 9 Environmental alternative to inverts
Non-dispersed freshwater system 9 Highly inhibitive 9 Areas with highly-dispersive and highly-reactive
9 Reduces dilution shales
9 Low-colloidal content 9 Land/Shelf/Inland
HYDRO-GUARD®
(10-24% NaCl brine base)
Deepwater fluid
solution—clay-free
9 Good Lubricity 9 Shelf application
Non-dispersed polymer designed for 9 Highly Inhibitive 9 Deepwater prospects as SBM alternative
shale inhibition 9 High ROP & near invert emulsion deepwater
performance
9 Gas hydrate Suppression
PERFORMADRIL®
(Monovalent brine base)
Non-dispersed, low-
solids high-performance
9 Highly inhibitive 9 Shelf application/Deepwater
Non-dispersed seawater system 9 Unrestricted cuttings discharge 9 Works in salinity from seawater to saturation
9 Good lubricity
9 High ROP—Low friction coefficient
E-Z MUD® GOLD
Non-dispersed
PHPA system designed
for shale stabilization
9 Flexibility of design with KCl, NaCl and 9 Drilling highly-reactive shales prone to bit balling
GEM™ (glycols) for increased shale inhibition and minimizing clay dispersion
9 High ROP 9 Deviated and horizontal wells
9 Deepwater
POLYNOX™
Dispersed
Lime system designed for
inhibition and wellbore
9 Stabilizes highly-reactive clays 9 Alternative to OBM in sensitive drilling areas
stability 9 Maintains stable rheology at elevated downhole
with high bottomhole temp
temperatures 9 Drilling highly-reactive shales prone to bit balling
9 Controls fluid loss at high temperatures
and clay dispersion

9 Tolerates a wide range of contaminants

9 Ranks amongst lowest cost drilling fluids on the
market
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WATER-BASED SYSTEMS, continued

Potassium Polymer
Non-dispersed
Potassium (polymer)
system designed with
various potassium salts to
provide inhibition and
wellbore stability
THERMA-DRIL™
Non-dispersed
Designed for drilling
HPHT environments
BARASILC™
Non-dispersed
Silicate system used to
provide inhibition and
wellbore stability
RISER-VIS™ Deepwater riserless
drilling fluid
can be saturated for
drilling through shallow
salt in deepwater
9 Good Inhibition 9 Alternative to conventional WBM system for
9 Meets environmental standards
additional inhibition of shale
9 Minimize bit balling
9 Flexibility of design with Potassium Acetate,
Potassium Formate, and KCl
9 Thermal stability > 500ºF 9 High temperature drilling environments
9 Contaminant tolerant
9 Effective rheology control at high temperatures
9 Highly inhibitive 9 Drilling in highly-reactive clays, shales and
9 Provides “near oil mud” performance and hole
highly-dispersible formations
calipers
9 Provides a semi-permeable membrane to enable
dehydration of formation clays, similar to OBM
9 Saves operator time and money by cutting back 9 Deepwater riserless drilling where potential
high-density fluid with seawater. shallow flows may occur
9 Formulated to provide required drilling mud 9 Deepwater riserless drilling where salt formation
properties (density, rheology, filtrate control) is present and potential shallow flows may occur
after cutback with little or no treatment
9 Formulated to provide salt saturation and drilling
mud properties (density, rheology, filtration
control) after cutback when drilling salt
9 Achieve gauge hole drilling riserlessly through
shallow salt close to the mud line
9 Safely dischargeable at the mud line

Chrome Lignosulfonate Systems

Dispersed Systems
Conventional chrome-
free lignite/lignosulfonate
9 Versatile and economical 9 General use water base system
QUIK-THIN® system 9 Fresh water or seawater system 9 High density applications greater than 17.0 ppg
K-LIG/KOH
GEM™ applications
9 Stable to 350ºF
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INVERT EMULSION SYSTEMS (OBM/SBM)

ACCOLADE® SBM
(ester/olefin base oil)
High-performance clay-
free invert emulsion
9 Fragile, robust gels 9 Deepwater drilling
system 9 Significant reduction in mud losses 9 Shelf drilling <300ºF
9 No barite sag
9 Excellent return permeability
9 Instant reaction to treatments
9 Environmentally compliant
ENCORE® SBM
(olefin base oil)
High-performance clay-
free invert emulsion
9 Fragile, robust gels 9 Deepwater drilling
system 9 Significant reduction in mud losses 9 Shelf drilling
9 No barite sag
9 Excellent return permeability
9 Instant reaction to treatments
9 Environmentally compliant
INTEGRADE® OBM
(diesel base oil)
High-performance clay-
free diesel-based system
9 Fragile, robust gels 9 Shelf drilling
9 Significant reduction in mud losses 9 Land drilling
9 No barite sag
9 Excellent return permeability
9 Instant reaction to treatments
INNOVERT® OBM
(synthetic/refined paraffin)
High-performance clay-
free synthetic/refined
9 Fragile, robust gels 9 Shelf drilling
paraffin system 9 Significant reduction in mud losses 9 Land drilling
9 No barite sag 9 Deepwater drilling
9 Excellent return permeability
9 Instant reaction to treatments
ENVIROMUL™ OBM
(synthetic/refined paraffin)
Conventional mineral oil
invert emulsion system
9 Stable emulsion provides classic invert 9 Shelf drilling
performance
9 Land drilling
9 Used for several top ERD wells
9 HPHT wells
9 Contaminant resistant
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INVERT EMULSION SYSTEMS (OBM/SBM), continued

INVERMUL® OBM
(diesel base oil)
Conventional diesel base
invert emulsion system
9 Stable emulsion provides classic invert 9 Ideal for use in areas where WBM does not
performance perform adequately
9 Contaminant resistant stable emulsion provides 9 HPHT wells
classic invert performance, used for numerous
HPHT wells
9 Water-sensitive formations
XP-07™ OBM
(pure n-alkane base)
Alkane base invert
emulsion system
9 Proven record with deepwater, ERD, high-angle 9 North Sea
and HPHT drilling
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DRIL-N® FLUIDS
BARADRIL-N®/BARADRIL-
MAG™
Designed to secure
maximum permeability
Marbleized CaCO3 of acid sensitive injection
Sized MgO zones
BRINEDRIL-N® High density brine-based
non-damaging drill-in
system
COREDRIL-N™ Designed for drilling and
coring water-sensitive
formations
Benefits Application
9 Easy to prepare and maintain in the field 9 Drill-in and gravel packing of water injection
9 Achieves drill-in fluid properties with simple
wells
additives 9 Drill-in and completion of acid-sensitive
9 Provides hole stability and effective fluid loss
reservoirs
control while drilling targeted permeable 9 Open hole horizontal completions
formations
9 Expandable screen completions
9 Weighted with water-soluble salt or
9 Inside-screen fluid loss control pills
BARACARB® bridging agent
9 Acid-soluble and non-damaging to producing
9 Designed for drilling, completion or workover
operations
formation
9 Improves wellbore clean-up
efficiency/uniformity
9 Maximizes injectivity without a live acid
treatment
9 Reduces need for coil tubing intervention
9 Fast penetration rates and ease in discarding total 9 Wide density range applications from 9.5-18.0
drilled solids ppg
9 Uniquely high, low shear rate viscosities and
shear thinning capabilities
9 Excellent return permeability results
9 Preserves natural rock wettability characteristics 9 Horizontal drilling
9 Allows reliable core analysis data and more 9 Thermal applications
accurate reservoir evaluation
9 100% oil/synthetic fluid
9 Stable, thin, low-permeability filter cake
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DRIL-N FLUIDS, continued
SOLUDRIL-N® Sized-salt system
9 Filter cake easily removable with freshwater or 9 Thermal stability up to 300ºF
unsaturated sodium chloride brine
9 Low viscosities at high shear for improved
downhole suspension
9 Elevated viscosities under static conditions
9 Excellent filtration control
QUIKDRIL-N™ Modified polymer system
9 Solids-free, non-damaging designed for easy 9 Milling operations
clean-up
9 Excellent hole cleaning in slim hole and coil
tubing drilling due to reduced circulating
pressure losses
MAXDRIL-N® Mixed-metal silicate
system
9 Designed for drilling, milling and completion 9 Recommended for drilling unconsolidated,
operations unstable, stressed or faulted formations
9 Provides borehole integrity and superior hole 9 Milling operations
cleaning
9 Provides high yield point and high low shear
rheological properties
9 Requires minimal energy to break the gel
structure

Updated: 10/14/2008