EcoForm - Formate Brines - High Performance Drilling and Completion Fluids

EcoForm, a business unit of Norbar Minerals AS, is the leading supplier of potassium and sodium formates to the petroleum industry.

Formate brines were specifically designed and developed for use in challenging well operations. The EcoForm product range consists of high purity sodium and potassium formate liquid and powder / granules. Together with Cesium formate, these monovalent, solids-free brines have a seamless density up to 2.3SG (19.2ppg).

Formate brines retain their liquid state to -50°C (-58°F) and their full range of beneficial properties at working temperatures up to 200°C (400°F).

ECOFORM DRILLING FLUIDS EXCEED EXPECTATIONS IN CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENTS

• Protect the formation and increase production
• Reduce the risk of NPT incidents
• Lower ECD and circulating pressure losses
• Stabilize polymers up to 200°C (400°F)
• Minimise environmental impact
• Stabilize shales

ECOFORM COMPLETION FLUIDS OUTPERFORM OTHER BRINES

• Non-damaging to reservoirs
• No pitting or localised corrosion
• No stress corrosion cracking
• Compatible with standard oilfield polymers
• No health or safety issues
• Reusable

SUPPLY SECURITY AND HIGH LEVEL OF SERVICE

• EcoForm capacity - modern manufacturing plants with world's largest formate production capacity
• EcoForm availability - stock points in Norway, UK and Turkey holding material for immediate call-off
• EcoForm support - a team of formate experts supports our products
• EcoForm licence - allowing service companies to use formates according to Shell's patent rights

Formate brines have been in regular field use as drilling, completion, workover, spacer and fracturing fluids since 1993. Their field case histories include more than 200 shale drilling jobs and hundreds of reservoir drilling-in operations in 16 countries around the world.

Please contact our formate specialists for further information on how formate brines can improve your well operations. Check the REGIONAL OFFICES page for contact details.

NORBAR MINERALS AS - WORLD'S LARGEST BARITE COMPANY

In addition to formates, Norbar Minerals AS has the world's largest barite factory and share majority in Morocco's largest mining company for barite and bentonite. Norbar supplies formates, barite, bentonite and calcium carbonate to all the service companies internationally. The Norwegian based company has more than 20 years experience in the petroleum industry. Norbar Minerals AS is a Norwegian affiliate of the US oil service group M-I SWACO.