Alkalinity is one of the most important chemical properties of drilling fluids. But what it is? And how does it affect drilling fluid performance? Alk...
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There's snow on the ground in Houston today! It doesn't happen often. But when it does, it's a beautiful sight. Enjoy it while it lasts. Merry Christm...
Twice a year, OFITE offers training classes for our customers at our facility in Houston, Texas. The classes cover a range of topics and equipment and...
We want to take this opportunity to wish you and yours a safe and happy holiday season. As we celebrate another year of providing dependable, qu...
Gel strength is a property of cement slurries that describes the attractive forces that exist between particles suspended within the mixture. Gel stre...
OFI Testing Equipment, Inc. will be exhibiting at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference November 13 – 16 at stand 7432 hall ...
When wet cement begins to set, the crystals that form the set cement matrix take up less volume than the initial reactants that make up the base cemen...
PRESS RELEASE A new partnership will see US-based OFI Testing Equipment, Inc. handle global distribution for monitoring specialists Salunda Limited’s ...
OFITE will be exhibiting at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition next week in San Antonio, TX. If you will be attending, please stop by ...
Once dry cement is mixed with water, a complex chemical reaction begins. The chemical reactions have a tremendous effect on the physical performance p...
Filtration testing is critical to understanding the effectiveness of a drilling mud system. Excess fluid loss can cause costly damage and drilling del...
***UPDATE: The September 21 lunch and learn is full. We will be scheduling more in the near future. If you are interested, let us know and we will kee...
The mechanical properties of a material describe how that material behaves when subjected to an applied force. When placed in an oil well, cement is s...
We are all shocked and saddened by the damaged caused by Hurricane Harvey. OFITE has been a part of the Houston community for over 30 years. We have s...
We are open for business! We appreciate your patience during the storm and its aftermath. We are back and ready to work for you! Our regular business ...
Cement slurries that are placed in gas bearing formations as part of the well completion process are at risk of gas migration under the right conditio...
For oilfield service companies trying to cement a well, the thickening time of the cement slurry is the critical slurry property to control. A typical...
The Retort measures the percentage (%) of oil, water, and solids in a sample of drilling fluid or cuttings. The results from a Retort test are essenti...
Fracturing fluids are viscous mixtures of water and additives that are pumped at high pressures into an underground oil or natural gas formation. They...
The Mud Engineer's Testing Equipment on Rollers (METEOR) Kit contains all the equipment you'll need to conduct tests on water and oil-based muds (with...
