OFI Testing Equipment, Inc. Awarded Patent for Model 900 Viscometer

HOUSTON, Texas—September 27, 2004 — The United States Patents and Trademark Office recently granted Patent No. 6,776,028 to OFI Testing Equipment, Inc. (OFITE) for the invention "Induction Sensor Viscometer."

The inventor, Rick Lukay of OFITE, describes the invention as a rotational viscometer, which employs an electrical field sensor to measure the induced angle of rotation of a bob by a sample substance.  A processor calculates the angle of displacement of the bob and transmits readable output of a sample characteristic in accordance with determined calculations based on, among other things, the sleeve rotation velocity and the bob displacement.

The value of the patent rests in the ability of the viscometer to provide a high degree of accuracy over the operational range, while its simple mechanical and electrical configuration makes it easier to maintain.  In addition, the viscometer meets American Petroleum Institute (API) specifications.

Marketed as the "Model 900 Automated Viscometer," this new design also offers such features as:

• Fully Automated
• Standalone or Computer Controlled
• Push Button Calibration
• One Button Sweeps for API Mud or Cement Rheologies
• Low Shear Capabilities
• Includes Integrated Thermocup and Carrying Case
• Low Shear Capabilities

OFI Testing Equipment (USA), is a leading manufacturer of testing instruments for the drilling fluids, cementing, and wastewater industries, and is an ISO 9001:2000 certified company.  In addition to manufacturing testing equipment, OFITE also offers extensive repair services and custom-designed equipment to companies worldwide.

OFI Testing Equipment, Inc. Earns ISO 9001:2000 Certification

HOUSTON, Texas - August 9, 2004 — OFI Testing Equipment (USA), a leading manufacturer of testing instruments for the drilling fluids, cementing, and wastewater industries, recently announced that they have been awarded ISO 9001:2000 certification.

The ISO 9000 series of standards are a set of international quality management system standards and guidelines.  ISO 9000 has become an international reference for quality management requirements in business-to-business dealings.   The revised ISO 9001:2000 focuses on quality and customer satisfaction.

Perry Johnson Registrars, Inc. issued Certificate Number C2004-02293 in accordance with the requirements of the standard and scope of supply defined as "design, manufacture, and service of instruments and reagents for testing drilling fluids, completion fluids, and waste water."

"Customer satisfaction has always been of utmost importance to us," states Kyle Schroeder, President of OFI Testing Equipment. "Making a conscious commitment to document our processes and continually improve our quality management system, simply provides our customer with a higher level of confidence that they indeed come first."

In addition to manufacturing testing equipment, OFITE also offers extensive repair services and custom-designed equipment to companies worldwide.

OFI Testing Equipment introduce el primer Medidor de Hinchamiento Lineal Dinamico

HOUSTON, Texas - (LINEA DE NEGOCIOS) - 6 de Octubre de 2001 - Como parte de su esfuerzo para producir dise˜os innovativos de intrumentos para la industria petrolera, OFI Testing Equipment, Inc. (OFITE) ha desarrollado el primer Medidor de Hinchamiento Lineal, que es capaz de ensayar dinamicamente los efectos que ejercen los fluidos de perforacion sobre las formaciones de lutitas.

La investigacion de las caracteristicas de hinchamiento de las formaciones de lutitas es vital en la seleccion del adecuado fluido de perforacion, para brindar maxima inhibicion y estabilidad del hueco perforado. Mientras se perfora un pozo, una formacion lutitica comenzara inmediatamente a hincharse si el fluido de perforacion no es completamente compatible con dicha formacion. Este hinchamiento producira muchos problemas, tales como el embolamiento de trepano, arrastre de ca˜eria, deslizamiento del hueco, y otros problemas relacionados a las arcillas tipo "gumbo". De esta manera, la seleccion previa de un apropiado fluido de perforacion o durante la operacion de perforacion, puede ser altamente beneficiosa para alcanzar un hueco estable.

Otros modelos de medidores de hinchamiento existentes en el mercado estan dise˜ados para ensayar lutitas con fluidos en condiciones estaticas. Sin embargo, los fluidos circulan mientras se esta perforando, por lo que el ensayo de muestras de lutitas en condiciones estaticas, no siempre provee lecturas fidedignas.

El Medidor de Hinchamiento Lineal OFITE es el unico medidor de hinchamiento que existe en el mercado capaz de ensayar dinamicamente fluidos de perforacion, proveyendo resultados mas realistas. "Es esencial para el exito de una operacion de perforacion contar con metodos exactos y confiables para obtener datos de laboratorio", dijo Dennie Norwood, Manager de Ingenieria y de Ventas Tecnicas de OFITE. "Con el nuevo Medidor Dinamico de Hinchamiento Lineal, los ingenieros poseen recursos con datos mas cercanos a las condiciones de fondo de hueco, que lo que tenian con anterioridad"