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Jan. 17, 2011
PRODUCT ELIMINATES BACTERIA FROM HYDRAULIC WELL FRAC

A new anolyte product is designed to eliminate bacteria from the hydraulic fracturing of wells.

This environmentally friendly biocide contains no harmful products and is 100% biodegradable.

New electrochemical activation technology (ECAT) anolyte achieved a superior bacteria kill count when tested in the fracing process of 10 wells located in the Barnett shale and West Texas, the firm points out.

Depending on the impurities of the source water used for fracing, ECAT anolyte typically only requires 0.5 gal to 1 gal of anolyte for each 1,000 gal of water injected into the formation.

The anolyte is produced via an ECAT process in the company's Richmond, Tex., facility under license from a UK-based Medipure Ltd. patented process. The process utilizes cell membrane technology, which creates a pure ECAT anolyte with a shelf life that exceeds 6 months. As a result of the product's long shelf life, the need for space formerly required for on-site manufacturing is eliminated.

The same technology that is proving successful in hydraulic fracturing has also been expanded to include squeeze treatments. The company says that more than 20 wells to date that have experienced severe corrosion of the tubing have seen a reduction in hydrogen sulfide due to the firm's anolyte.

Source: Universal Bacteria Specialist, 1117 FM 359, Suite 140, Richmond, TX 77406.

New software helps manage offshore work force training

New SkillsXP V8.0, a field-proved software application that facilitates and manages work force training and competence, is designed especially to meet the needs of offshore operations.

It integrates data capture, sharing, and management requirements with comprehensive reporting tools to provide one solution for total control.

It has the ability to negotiate the variations in international training and safety standards. The firm says that SkillsXP helps companies to mobilize personnel, safe in the knowledge that their training is up to date, their qualifications and proficiencies are compatible with the job they are expected to do, and their certification complies with the legal requirements of the company or region in which they are working. Another feature of using SkillsXP is the ability to forecast the scale and nature of knowledge entering and leaving a company. The retirement or departure of key personnel can create unexpected gaps in the intellectual fabric of an organization, something that SkillsXP is adept at predicting and preventing, the firm says.

Source: Tritanium Co. BV, 5847 San Felipe, Suite 1700, Houston, TX 77057-3073.

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