PetroCeram® Systems
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PetroCeram® Sand Screens
Product Leaflet
Working beyond the limits of state-of-the-art metallic sand screens. Designed for unconsolidated reservoirs with the risk of significant sand production.
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PetroCeram® Thrust Bearings
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Oil exploration and production operations involve extreme conditions. PetroCeram
® Thrust Bearings are designed to excel in these high temperature, abrasive, misaligned and shock/impact environments.
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Achilles JQS Certificate of Qualification
Since November 2011 ESK Ceramics GmbH & Co. KG is qualified again in the Achilles Joint Qualification System for suppliers to the Oil Industry in Norway and Denmark.
Company Reg.no: HRA8154
Achilles Id. 28238
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Ceradyne PetroCeram® collaborated with Ryan Energy Technologies on a short radius motor
The PetroCeram
® patented bearing technology reduced the previous thrust bearing assembly by greater than 60%, yet...
- Maintained the same weight on bit rating as the medium radius motor
- Extended bearing longevity while maintaining reliability - 165 drilling hours
- Reduced the degree of bend required while achieving equivalent build rates
...allowing the curved and lateral sections to be drilled with one motor ultimately eliminating a trip.
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World Oil Magazin
Special Focus: Sand control
PetroCeram® Thrust Bearing
Ceradyne, Inc. Elects Renowned Oil and Gas Leader Dr. Siegfried Müssig to Its Board of Directors
COSTA MESA, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 09/02/11 -- At a recent meeting of Ceradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRDN) Board of Directors, Dr. Siegfried Müssig was unanimously elected to its Board of Directors and the company's Technology Committee.
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PetroCeram® Sand Screens
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PetroCeram® Thrust Bearings
PetroCeram® Sand Screen
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PetroCeram®
Hydrodynamic Thrust Bearings for Downhole Mud Motor Use
A thrust bearing employing advanced ceramics has been developed using hydrodynamic technology which minimizes wear and significantly decreases bearing frictional losses. Consequently, downhole bearing longevity and reliability is increased resulting in a significant reduction in costly premature motor pulls...
This paper was prepared for presentation at the 2011 AADE National Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, April 12-14, 2011
Russell C. Ide, Ceradyne, Inc.
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PetroCeram® Defeating Sand with Sand
Ceradyne Ceramic Solutions for the Oil and Gas Industry
Special print of vol.36, 3, 2010, OIL GAS EUROPEAN MAGAZINE, Defeating Sand with “Sand”
The Development of Ceramic Screens to Prevent Sand Influx and Erosion in Stimulated Production Wells
By S. MÜSSIG, S. WAGNER, A. KAYSER and S. WILDHACK*
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Ceramics Make the Difference for Upstream Sand Control
Energy in the Middle East, 2010, 5.6 — Technology
A new, innovative solution for the oil and gas industry demonstrates how advanced technical ceramics impacts upstream operations.
By Stefanie Wildhack, Project Manager, ESK Ceramics GmbH & Co. KG and Siegfied Muessig, Manager, Well Technology, Mærsk Oil
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