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Wyo-Ben Montana State Fund Workplace Safety recognition

Wyo-Ben Honored by Montana for Workplace Safety

Company Recognized for Dedication to Safe Operations

The Driller Staff

December 21, 2023

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Bentonite product manufacturer receives prestigious Montana State Fund Workplace Safety Honoree award.

CETCO Rel-PAC Xtra-Low filtration control additive

CETCO Rel-PAC Xtra-Low Certified to NSF/ANSI/CAN Standard 60

Polymer Designed for Borehole Stability, Lower Fluid Loss

The Driller Staff

December 18, 2023

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Company says filtration control additive now certified as safe for use in public drinking water applications.

Wyo-Ben Buys M-I Swaco Bentonite Operation

Company Says Purchase Positions it for Growth, Innovation

The Driller Staff

November 10, 2023

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Company says buying division of Schlumberger positions it for growth in drilling, industrial fluids markets.

What’s the Minimum PSI for Borehole Stability in Mud Rotary?

Brock Yordy

October 5, 2023

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Mud rotary drillers want a good, stable borehole, but what’s a good psi to accomplish that? It’s Ask Brock 231.

The Most Important Person on an HDD Job

Is it the Operator? Mud tech? Locator?

Todd Tannehill

February 22, 2023

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In horizontal directional drilling, other construction fields, each person on site has a valuable part to play.

Tips for Productivity on HDD Mixing Systems

Todd Tannehill

April 6, 2020

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We are coming out of our heavy horizontal directional drilling (HDD) mud school season and entering the spring start-up.

Tips to Evaluate a Mixed-Metal Fluid System on Drilling Jobs

Greg Plutko

March 13, 2020

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This column goes over a few more ways to evaluate mixed-metal hydroxide (MMH) fluids, and touches on troubleshooting when contractors don't get the results they want.

The Basics of a Mixed-Metal Fluid System for Drilling Jobs

Greg Plutko

February 17, 2020

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Back in early 2000, when I first started working with mixed-metal hydroxide, very few drillers had ever heard this type of fluid and even fewer had ever seen it used.