TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS

Jan. 31, 2000
Halliburton Energy Services, a business unit of Halliburton Co., Westport Technology Center International, and Petrotech have established a global alliance for performing reservoir fluids sampling and analysis services.

Halliburton Energy Services, a business unit of Halliburton Co., Westport Technology Center International, and Petrotech have established a global alliance for performing reservoir fluids sampling and analysis services.

The alliance uses an integrated approach toward complete reservoir fluids sampling and analysis solutions, building on the years of experience and specific expertise that each of the alliance partners have.

HES provides well test design, execution and reservoir description capabilities to assist with modeling the reservoir performance.

Petrotech offers specialized reservoir fluids sampling and onsite analysis services. Procedures and special sampling equipment-including mercury-free single-phase samplers, and pressure compensated inert samplers-have been developed to secure the highest quality sampling possible. Other services Petrotech provides include onsite formation water and trace element sampling and analysis; separator efficiency studies; wet gas metering using tracer techniques; wireline fluid sample transfer and validation; and in-situ pH measurement.

The state-of-the-art reservoir fluids laboratory from Westport Technology Center International, a Halliburton technical services company, is equipped to provide routine laboratory services and unconventional analyses. These high quality services help the petroleum industry to accurately assess complex drilling exploration and production challenges.

FMC Corp. has reached a preliminary agreement to acquire the flow measurement business assets of Perry Equipment Corp.

Smith Meter, a business unit of FMC's Energy Systems business, is a provider of liquid petroleum measurement products and systems. PECO is a supplier of gas orifice meters, measurement systems and related products.

FMC Corp. is a producer of chemicals and machinery for industry and agriculture. The company divides its businesses into five segments: energy systems, food and transportation systems, agriculture products, specialty chemicals and industrial chemicals.