A lubricant is a chemical substance that helps to reduce friction between surfaces in mutual contact. It may also have the function of transmitting forces, transporting foreign particles, and cooling the surfaces. A perfect oilfield drilling lubricant must ease high friction and high torque, transfer heat, carry away cuttings and debris, and protect against wear and tear of the drill bit and drilling equipment during deep-well drilling operations in various extreme conditions. Lubricants used in oilfield drilling must have a high boiling point, low freezing point, high thermal and hydraulic stability, high oxidation resistance, and prevent corrosion.
Therefore, lubricants are essential in reducing the friction coefficient of water-based drilling fluids. Conventionally, lubricants are divided into solid, ester, fatty acid-based, and alcohol-based.
Choosing a suitable lubricant for a particular drilling fluid and drilling project is crucial, and even so, for deep-well drilling operations. At Centum, we custom engineer lubricants based on specific drilling needs. Our lubricants are carefully engineered to provide ultimate friction and torque reduction performance, transmit forces, transport debris and cuttings, and other valuable properties for all drilling operations. Yet, they are readily or ultimately biodegradable and non-toxic to any living species and organisms. With Centum, a drilling engineer does not need to choose between performance and sustainability.
Centum’s NexusLube is carefully engineered for oil-based drilling fluids to meet sustainability goals without compromising performance. It’s an advanced performance lubricant system for oil-based and synthetic drilling fluids. NexusLube reduces the friction coefficient for the fluid system by far less than 0.02. At Centum, we custom engineer NexusLube to meet your drilling needs and operations. All the ingredients in NexusLube are sourced locally and readily or ultimately biodegradable and non-toxic to any living species. It does not contaminate soil or water. We can custom engineer the lubricant depending on your drilling needs. NexusLube contains no solid, insoluble additives, and it’s a stable, homogeneous blend with a prolonged shelf life.