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Slotted Filter Disks

Slotted Filter Disks

Most people who do any kind of mud testing are familiar with ceramic filter disks for filtration testing. The ceramic disk simulates real-world format...

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Automated Gas Permeability Testing

Automated Gas Permeability Testing

Most benchtop permeability testers are manually operated instruments with lots of valves and switches. The operator has to stand next to the instrumen...

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The Cost Savings of Automation

The Cost Savings of Automation

Drilling fluids are critical to maintaining well safety and quality during construction and completion. That makes drilling fluid properties key contr...

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Four Unit HTHP Filter Press

Four Unit HTHP Filter Press

We know that space in your lab is valuable. You don’t need bulky equipment taking up more space than necessary. But you also want quality instruments ...

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Electronic Temperature Control

Electronic Temperature Control

Do you have equipment in your lab that heats fluid? Do you ever wish you had more precise control of the temperature of those fluids? We thought so. T...

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Circular Cement Expansion Mold

Circular Cement Expansion Mold

In a typical well cementing operation, a cement slurry is pumped into the annulus between the well casing and the bore hole. As the cement slurry hydr...

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Introducing the Mud Aid™

Introducing the Mud Aid™

OFITE is excited to introduce a new product to our catalog. The all-new Mud Aid™ represents another step in the path to drilling automation. Packaged ...

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Model 900 Viscometer

Model 900 Viscometer

Standard oilfield viscometers (such as the Model 800) show the shear stress of a fluid on a physical dial. This tried-and-true method is simple and re...

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Atmospheric Consistometer

Atmospheric Consistometer

The Atmospheric Consistometer is one of the staples of the cement lab. Every cement lab needs at least one for a critical step in preparing cement slu...

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Destructive Compressive Strength Testing

Destructive Compressive Strength Testing

Oil well cement must be strong enough to support the casing and to provide adequate zonal isolation. Before using a cement system in a well, developer...

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OFITE Service Van

OFITE Service Van

The OFITE Service Van brings our technicians to you! The van is fully stocked with all the parts our technicians need to perform standard repairs, mai...

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Reconditioned Equipment Available

Reconditioned Equipment Available

Are you looking for inexpensive equipment for your lab? Then take a look at our reconditioned equipment. All items have been serviced to like-new cond...

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Automated Gas Porosimeter

Automated Gas Porosimeter

Porosity is the percentage of empty space within a solid media. Effective porosity is the percentage of void space in which the pore spaces are interc...

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All New Cement Constant Speed Blender

All New Cement Constant Speed Blender

The Constant Speed Blender is designed to prepare a cement slurry by mixing it at constant speeds according to API guidelines. The blender begins by m...

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New Automated UCA/SGSM

New Automated UCA/SGSM

The Ultrasonic Cement Analyzer (UCA) uses the change in velocity of an acoustic signal to determine the compressive strength of a well cement over tim...

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Introducing the Mud Watcher

Introducing the Mud Watcher

We are excited to announce the addition of a new product to our catalog. The Mud Watcher continually monitors and displays the density, viscosity, and...

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One Year After Harvey

One Year After Harvey

Tomorrow, August 25, is the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Harvey. The wind, storm surge, intense rain, and unprecedented flooding that followed de...

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A Better Way to Retort

A Better Way to Retort

The Retort is designed to measure the percentage of oil, water, and solids in a sample of drilling fluid or cuttings. This percentage is crucial for c...

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Lubricity Evaluation Monitor

Lubricity Evaluation Monitor

Excessive torque and drag is a common problem in the drill string. It can cause a variety of problems that negatively impact well efficiency. The prim...

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Improvements to the Salunda MudChecker

Improvements to the Salunda MudChecker

The MudChecker, from Salunda Ltd., is quickly becoming one of the most talked-about instruments in the drilling fluids industry. This handheld, solid-...

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