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10/16/2026

When in Rome…

Earlier this month, Newpark had the privilege of hosting this year’s annual in-person IOGP and ISO TC67/SC3 plenary sessions at the Hotel de la Ville in none other than The Eternal City.

Between the different committee groups and organizations, their roles are to ensure the development and maintenance of international standards across the oil and gas space, standardize everything from specifications to testing methods specifically related to fluids, improve safety, and lower lifecycle costs.

Set to the most beautiful backdrop, it was an honor to be able to take part in these important conversations advancing our industry’s safety and technical standards.

A big thank you to everyone who came near and far to join us!

10/14/2026

📸 Here’s a little sneak peek at our recent Monahans shoot…stay tuned for more!

10/09/2026

Say hello to Bhuvan Jallu, IT Applications Developer here at Newpark!

As an IT Applications Developer, Bhuvan helps develop, maintain, and improve internal business applications which requires him to solve and troubleshoot technical issues, improve existing features, and ensure all company apps are running smoothly.

Since he joined Newpark in 2021, Bhuvan has been involved in a number of challenging projects—each of which he says has helped him learn, grow, and become a better problem solver.

In 2024, he joined the Mumbai office’s Cultural Committee, a different kind of responsibility but a role he takes very seriously. Because of this, he’s been able to have a bigger hand in planning local employee activities like team-building events and interactive sessions for his colleagues.

When he’s not working, Bhuvan enjoys spending time with his family, planning activities that bring all his loved ones together, and playing badminton and cricket.

Looking ahead, Bhuvan’s goal for himself is to, “keep improving his skills, learn from those around him, and make meaningful contributions that support the success of the organization.”

Thank you for all that you do to keep Newpark running, Bhuvan!

10/08/2026

📣 BIG win for our South Texas team and operator: Over $1.4M Saved!

A South Texas operator was recently struggling with escalating costs related to fluid losses when using oil-based mud (OBM). Faced with this problem during a 5-well drilling campaign, Newpark proposed and designed a switch to a high-performance water-based mud (HPWBM) system that also incorporated NewTex and NewPerm, specialty additives engineered for superior shale inhibition and lubricity.

Once the switch was made from OBM to Newpark’s HPWBM, the operator saw substantial results including the successful drilling of the 5 wells along with a 69% reduction in cost/bbl compared to OBM. This drastically lower cost/bbl is estimated to have saved the operator an astounding $1.469 million in direct fluid product costs!

Let’s hear it for our South Texas team!

Get all the details here: https://newpark.com/case-study/high-performance-water-based-mud-system-saves-south-texas-operator-over-one-million/

Switching from an oil-based mud (OBM) to Newpark's high performance water-based mud (HPWBM) in a five-well program yielded substantial savings for a South Texas operator—without compromising drilling performance.

10/07/2026

Please join us in welcoming Alex Cestero, our newly appointed General Counsel, to Newpark!

Alex will be based out of our Katy, Texas office and will be responsible for leading our global legal function. Alex brings an extensive background in the oilfield services space and will support Newpark to expand its growth and success throughout the 20+ countries in which we currently operate.

Welcome to Newpark, Alex! We’re so excited to have you on the Team!

10/05/2026

Lost circulation remains a major contributor to drilling fluid-related NPT – disrupting schedules, increasing fluid costs, and putting pressure on operating budgets.

But effective lost circulation management starts long before losses occur.

In his latest article, David Knox, VP of Technology at Newpark, explores a practical approach built around:

👉 Understanding downhole loss mechanisms
👉 Engineering proactive mitigation strategies
👉 Planning for unavoidable losses
👉 Applying lessons learned to future wells

From engineered prevention to our FIX™ suite and X-Prima™ solutions for different loss scenarios, learn how you can stay one step ahead of lost circulation.

📖 Read the article: https://ow.ly/YrPg50ZPkq5

09/29/2026

The Tuscaloosa Marine Shale has a known history of being fragile in nature and costing operators thousands of lost barrels of drilling fluid per well. But what if there was a ‘fix’ to this?

To combat the challenges the operator faced, three lost circulation products from our proprietary FIX™ Series - PreFIX™, ProppFIX™, and FracFIX™ were implemented in conjunction with one another across two separate field trials.

The end results?
✅ Zero mud losses in the first trial
✅ Just 895 barrels lost in the second trial, compared with 9,800 barrels on the previous well from the same pad
✅ 30% reduction in drilling fluid costs

Want more of the details? Take a deeper dive into the case study 🔎 https://ow.ly/b8Qa50ZPkb8

09/25/2026

Zero recordables in 10 years – congratulations to our team out of Clinton, Oklahoma!

Our Clinton team recently celebrated a remarkable milestone: 10 consecutive years with zero recordable incidents! It’s achievements like this that are a great example of what can happen when you work together to create a safe working environment.

To our Clinton team: Your vigilance, dedication, and shared responsibility helped create and maintain a safe workplace. Keep up the great work!

Please join us in congratulating our Clinton team! 👏

09/24/2026

In a deepwater pre-salt well in offshore Brazil, severe losses in a calcium carbonate formation threatened the planned wireline logging operation. To help combat this, the operator planned to drill the well in five intervals to a total depth of 19,698 ft / 6,004 m.

Once the 8 ½ in interval was drilled with a synthetic-based drilling fluid, the reservoir was drilled down to the first target where–as expected–severe losses occurred, threatening the successful run of the wireline logs.

Read the case study to see how Newpark’s X-Prima™ high-fluid loss squeeze helped seal the loss zone and ensured the wireline log was run with no drag or sticking.

👉 https://ow.ly/clQH50ZPiBQ

09/23/2026

An infill drilling campaign was planned for a mature shallow-water field in offshore Malaysia. The project would include two wells with the possibility of a third depending on the results of the first two. Once drilled, these wells would be the longest Extended Reach Drilling (ERD) wells ever drilled in Malaysian waters.

But before this milestone could be reached, Cleansorb needed to design a filter cake treatment that had to:

🔸 Effectively break down the emulsion in the non-aqueous filter cake.
🔸 Chemically remove 100% of the acid-soluble components of the filter cake.
🔸 Delay filter cake breakdown for 72 hours, allowing the breaker to be fully displaced and the upper completion to be run before breakthrough.
🔸 Simultaneously accomplish all the above with a bottom temperature of 190°F/88°C.

🔗 Read the case study to see how history was made in offshore Malaysia: https://ow.ly/lL2350ZOUTx