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Tech Trends
can be added directly to the circulating
system at comparatively low concentrations,
which translates to minimal impact on basic
mud properties and less complex solids
control-keeping dilution costs low and minimizing transportation and storage fees.
A software program has been developed
from the additive's applications in wells
in Oklahoma and other locations over the
past few years. The software is designed
to calculate the needed concentration of

additive based on a number of data inputs,
from mud weight and mud volume to
section-specific measurements (Figure 4).
Another relatively new development is a
proprietary tool that is used in the field to
monitor the technology's critical concentration in the drilling fluid throughout the
operation. The field apparatus tests to ensure a seal can be formed between proppant
and the drilling fluid treated with the
wellbore shield additive.

The wellbore shield drilling fluid technology has proven instrumental in preventing wellbore instability when encountering mechanically weak and depleted formations in the STACK and
Merge plays. Controlling fluid invasion
and increasing the fracture gradient has
been key to successfully eliminating the
need for casing strings and liners in
fragile formations, leading to more economical wells.
r

CURTIS
HUFF

Curtis Huff is chairman of Impact Fluid Solutions, a Houston-based provider of specialty
chemical fluids additives. He also is president and chairman of Freebird Partners, a private investment firm focused on the oil field services sector. With more than 30 years of experience in
the financial and energy industries, Huff previously served as co-founder of Intervale Capital,
president and chief executive officer of Grant Prideco, executive vice president and chief
financial officer at Weatherford International, and an attorney at Fulbright & Jaworski. He is
lead director on the board of directors of Patterson-UTI Energy.

CODY
WELLMAN

Cody Wellman is the technical account manager for Impact Fluid Solutions, responsible
for promoting wellbore stability products throughout North America. He joined the company
in 2013 after nearly a decade at M-I SWACO, where he served as a senior drilling fluids
specialist in the Gulf of Mexico and various onshore U.S. shale plays as well as the in-house
project engineer for a major operator overseeing wells in the Permian Basin.

JOHN
HIGHTOWER

John Hightower is an account manager for Impact Fluid Solutions, based in Oklahoma. He
joined the company in 2018 after a five-year tenure at M-I SWACO, where he served as an
executive account manager covering the Mid-Continent region. Prior to that, Hightower was a
senior drilling fluids specialist at Newpark Drilling Fluids.
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