SHALE INHIBITION
For troublesome shale sections with seepage problems or sloughing shale problems a minimum of 2-8 ppb of CONTONE for each barrel of active mud should be added prior to entering the suspect zone. This should be maintained by the minimum daily additions of 0.25 ppb of treated active drilling fluid. Any new hole drilled requiring the building of additional drilling fluid should be treated with 2-8 ppb of CONTONE and 0.25 ppb additions resumed thereafter. New drilling fluid built consists of fluid for lost returns, dilution, and solids control equipment.

TORQUE & DRAG / ROP ENHANCEMENT
For decrease in torque and drag or increase in ROP, additions of CONTONE may be added initially in the form of a sweep. For sweeps isolate 50 to 100 bbls of active drilling fluid in the slugging tank. Add 8 ppb of CONTONE to the slugging tank and sweep the well bore with the desired amount of the sweep needed for immediate results. While sweeping the well bore begin additions of 2-8 ppb of CONTONE to the active system followed by a maintenance plan for continued results.

SEEPAGE CONTROL / MICRO FRACTURES
CONTONE has a micron particle size distribution of 3-75. CONTONE is a non-soluble product and is non-florescent. For seepage control and the sealing of micro fractures the addition of 2-8 ppb of CONTONE added directly to the system provides excellent coverage and has proven to be a superior sealant. Daily maintenance at original application should be maintained.

HPHT REDUCTION
CONTONE in field applications has provided phenomenal reduction in hard to reduced HPHT’s. The optimum application for reduction varies from 2-6 ppb with no more than 6 ppb being needed. CONTONE has proven to reduce the HPHT in OBM as well as WBM’s as much as 99.9% from original HPHT.

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