Generally, drilling through shale is not easy. The rock tends to absorb water, it swells, and at times it breaks apart. This leads to clogged systems, stuck pipes, and unstable wellbores that cause co...
Benefits of Polyamines in Water-Based Drilling Fluids
If you have worked on a rig—or even reviewed a daily drilling report—youknow this: things rarely go as planned. The bit gets stuck. The mud needsadjustment. Shale starts reacting. And suddenly, yo...
What Are Polyamine Shale Inhibitors and Why Are They Effective?
Drilling through shale might seem stable at first, but things can quickly go wrong. One moment things look fine, and the next, the formation starts swelling or sloughing off, or worse, it collapses al...