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OFITE Training

OFITE is offering a variety of equipment and industry training classes at our new facility in Houston, TX. Classes are filling up quickly! For more information, please email us at training@ofite.com or sign up here .

Equipment Classes:

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4-Day Standard Equipment Class

  • Dubai*: March 4 - 7, 2012
  • April 24 - 27, 2012
  • September 18 - 21, 2012

Standard training classes for OFITE customers are held twice a year at the OFITE facility in Houston, Texas. A $100 registration fee is required to reserve your spot in the class, but the fee is refundable upon successful completion of the course. Each class is led by an OFITE-trained technician and lasts four days with seven hours of instruction each day.

Topics will include the following, with demonstrations given by the instructor:

  • Assembly and Disassembly
  • Maintenance and Troubleshooting
  • Operation and Calibration

The standard training class covers the following equipment:

  • Hand-Crank Rheometer
  • Model 800 Viscometer
  • Model 900 Viscometer
  • 6-Speed Viscometer
  • OFITE Retorts
  • OFITE Roller Ovens
  • Heat Cups
  • API Filter Presses
  • Heat Jackets
  • Pressuring Assemblies
  • Lubricity Tester

Custom Equipment Class

Tailored to your needs, custom equipment classes cover only the equipment you ask for and offer hands-on experience for all attendees. The class is arranged to fit your schedule and is available either at our facility in Houston or on-site at your location. At the end of the class, each attendee receives a certificate of completion good for two years.

Industry Classes:

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TekRite Communications is presenting drilling and completion fluids seminars and schools at OFI Testing Equipment in Houston, Texas. Classes will be led by Ryen Caenn, an instructor with over 40 years experience in all aspects of drilling fluids operations.

Perfect for drilling engineers, rig supervisors, chemical sales representatives, R&D engineers, and company service personnel, these classes are designed to satisfy the needs of a broad range of interests. These are not mud schools needed to qualify a person as a mud engineer, but rather classes that provide industry information through a combination of lecture and laboratory exercises.

3-Day Seminar

  • Dubai*: March 13 - 15, 2012
  • May 7 - 9, 2012
  • July 16 - 18, 2012
  • September 10 - 12, 2012
  • November 5 - 7, 2012

This seminar is ideal for those wanting some knowledge of the drilling fluids industry and technology without going into a lot of details on the chemistry and engineering aspects of drilling oil and gas wells. It is also good for chemical manufacturers and suppliers who need more in-depth knowledge of drilling fluid products. Cost: $2,750

5-Day Technical School

  • Dubai*: March 18 - 22, 2012
  • May 7 - 11, 2012
  • July 16 - 20, 2012
  • September 10 - 14, 2012
  • November 5 - 9, 2012

This school is intended for those wanting more in-depth knowledge of drilling and completion fluids testing and technology. It is also used to develop the skills needed to test and report drilling fluids data, in the field and in the lab. Cost: $3,950 - limited to 9 participants

10-Day Advanced School

  • November 5 - 16, 2012

This course is intended for individuals with prior drilling or drilling fluids experience. It covers new technologies, systems and products as well as being an in-depth review of drilling and completion fluids technology, chemistry and engineering. Cost: $6,200 - limited to 9 participants

*Dubai classes will be held at the offices of Woodhouse International in Dubai, UAE.