The Research & Development Services Group, is based at TBC-BRINADD's headquarters in Houston, Texas. The R&D Services Group operates with an ISO 9001:2015 certification, and has been built upon the foundation of innovative and high performance products that continue to meet customers expectations. Our patented technologies have been utilized in the drill-in, completion and workover, and fracturing sectors of the Oil and Gas Industry.
Our diverse range of R&D projects are focused on enhancing current technology, as well as bringing to the market new technology with an additional focus on the environment. TBC-BRINADD's lab is multipurpose and provides product development, quality control, and technical support for our sales department and customers. Our mission is to work closely with R&D and Operation groups of our customers to achieve cost effective and superior performance. This relationship helps provide solutions to those time sensitive projects.
Laboratory capabilities
- Custom design projects
- Lab Scale grinding capabilities
- Filtration Capabilities:
- High Temperature High Pressure filtrates (400°F, up to 1000 PSI)
- Permeability Plugging Apparatus filtrates (500°F, up to 5000 PSI)
- Dynamic Filtration (500°F, up to 2500 PSI)
- Low Pressure Filtrate (Ambient temperature, 100 PSI)
- Viscosity Capabilities:
- Dynamic/Pressure/Temperature Viscometer (-40°F to 400°F, up to 1000 PSI)
- High Temperature/High Pressure Rheometer (-20°F to 500°F, up to 1000 PSI)
- Static Low Shear Rate Viscometer
- 6 speed Viscometer
- Standard testing for Drilling Fluids (API RP 13B)
- Laser Particle Analyzer
- Pour Point Analysis, ASTM D-93
- Flash Point, ASTM D-97
- Cloud Point Analysis
- Shale Stability Evaluation
- Emulsion Stability Tester
- Lubricity Tester (Metal to Metal)
- Corrosion Coupon Testing
- Aniline Point Determination
- Inorganic Titrations
- Moisture Content
- Density:
- Hydrometer (range: 0.7 to 2.0 specific gravity)
- Pressurized Mud Scale