The Laboratory

Technical Services

Let us work together on your well lifecycle challenge.

Effective chemical solutions start with laboratory evaluation under expected operating conditions to optimize performance and treatment cost.

Technical Services

Formulation & Product Development

Quality Control & Product Assurance

Screening & Performance Qualification

Analytical Characterization

Compatibility & Stability

Troubleshooting & Technical Support

Inside the MNCHEM laboratory in Dammam
Our laboratory · Dammam

Inside Our Laboratory

Evaluations are run on calibrated analytical, surface-chemistry, rheology and performance-testing instruments, including:

Rotational ViscometersFluid rheology and viscosity across shear rates and temperatures.
HTHP RheometerRheology under high-temperature, high-pressure well conditions.
HTHP Corrosion TesterCorrosion and inhibitor performance under downhole conditions.
HTHP Linear Swell MeterShale and clay swelling and inhibition behaviour.
EP Lubricity TesterFriction and lubricity of drilling fluids and additives.
Optical TensiometerContact angle, wettability, and surface and interfacial tension.
Wettability Test ApparatusApparent wettability of formation surfaces.

and other analytical and performance-testing equipment

Application Testing

Application-specific testing, analytical techniques, and technical interpretation support product development, chemical selection, and field troubleshooting across the well lifecycle. Evaluations are completed using relevant API, ISO, ASTM, customer-specified, or internally developed methods.

APIISOASTMCustomer-specifiedInternally developed
Fluid Performance & RheologyEvaluation of fluid behavior and additive performance under expected operating conditions.Applies to: Drilling Fluids · Cementing · Stimulation+

Our capabilities

  • Fluid Viscosity and Rheology
  • Friction Reduction performance
  • Crosslinking and Breaker behavior
  • Gelling and Diverting performance
  • Fluid-loss control
  • and more
Corrosion, Scale, Iron & ScavengingScreening and optimization of treatments used to control corrosion, mineral deposition, and iron, amongst others.Applies to: Drilling Fluids · Workover & Completions · Stimulation · Intervention · Production · Flow Assurance+

Our capabilities

  • Corrosion inhibitor performance
  • Scale tendency and inhibitor performance
  • Iron control performance
  • H2S Scavenger efficiency
  • and more
Wetting, Cleaning & Surface InteractionEvaluation of chemical performance at fluid, formation, and material interfaces.Applies to: Drilling Fluids · Cementing · Workover & Completions · Stimulation · Intervention+

Our capabilities

  • Wellbore Cleanout performance
  • Cementing Spacer performance
  • Filter cake removal
  • Surfactant and Non-emulsifier performance
  • Shale and Clay inhibition
  • Core Flood and Regain Permeability Testing
  • and more
Separation & Foam ControlEvaluation of chemical treatments used to manage emulsions, phase separation, and foam.Applies to: Cementing · Stimulation · Production+

Our capabilities

  • Demulsifier and Emulsion breaker screening
  • Phase separation performance
  • Emulsion tendency
  • Defoamer and antifoam performance
  • and more
Compatibility & StabilityAssessment of interactions between chemicals and operational fluids.Applies to: Drilling Fluids · Cementing · Stimulation+

Our capabilities

  • Fluid to Fluid compatibility
  • Chemical and Fluid compatibility
  • Acid and Chemical compatibility
  • Emulsion stability
  • Formation compatibility
  • and more
Deposit Characterization & RemediationCharacterization and treatment of deposits that may restrict well or production performance.Applies to: Intervention · Flow Assurance+

Our capabilities

  • Scale dissolution and removal
  • Deposit identification, characterization, and removal performance
  • Solvent and surfactant screening
  • Asphaltene, Wax, Paraffin stability, dissolution, and dispersion
  • and more

Let Us Work Together On Your Well Lifecycle Challenge.

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