SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/
-- DrillWall™, a kenaf-based drilling mud additive from
Kenactiv Innovations Inc., (OTCQB: OPHI) ("Kenactiv"), was recently
tested in the lab by a major drilling fluids company and found to
provide up to a 50% reduction in fluid loss, as compared to current
mud additives, in sand pack tests using a water-based system.
The Scottsdale, AZ manufacturer of
DrillWall™ developed the all-natural solution in response to
the costly operational expenses, equipment inefficiencies, and
increased risk drillers face when drilling fluids seep into
surrounding geologic formations.
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Super-absorbent DrillWall™'s superior performance is
attributable to its ability to create a non-permeable filter
barrier (filter cake) more quickly than other mud components,
thereby reducing fluid loss and keeping significantly more fluid
within the borehole. DrillWall™ is produced from U.S. farm-grown
kenaf, a rapidly renewable agricultural resource, and manufactured
in the U.S.A. Kenactiv's unique
processing methodology enhances DrillWall™'s ability to help
lubricate and cool the drill bit and prevent differential sticking.
In addition to improving operational efficiencies, all natural,
nontoxic DrillWall™ also helps lower the environmental impact of
drilling processes.
"Drilling fluids constitute a significant portion of operational
budgets, so improvements on this order represent considerable
savings to the operators," said Mike
Miller, Kenactiv's director of field operations for the oil
& gas industry. "These tests focused on water-based systems in
sandstone but suggest DrillWall™ has a significant role to play in
reducing drilling costs in all drilling environments. We are
confident that additional field testing will bear this out and
prove DrillWall™ offers a competitive advantage in other
drilling environments, as well." Currently, Kenactiv is offering
DrillWall™ to U.S. based drilling partners for qualified
field-testing. Interested parties should contact Mike Miller at 1.888.999.6772, or
mmiller@kenactiv.com.
"In keeping with our mission to support U.S. economic
competitiveness, we're looking to partner with the U.S. oil and gas
industry by offering this opportunity here first," explained
Christopher E. Galvin, Chairman, CEO
and President of Kenactiv.
A 1999 U.S. Navy study found the core of the kenaf plant to be
the most absorbent natural material on earth1, a key to
its superior performance in the wellbore. Recently released third
party testing also reveals that kenaf is 15X more absorbent than
bentonite, 1.8X more absorbent than sodium potassium aluminum
silicate products and up to 4.4X more absorbent than other natural
fibers currently being used as drilling mud additives. Because
DrillWall™ is all-natural and nontoxic, its use presents no risk to
employee safety or the environment, and helps improve the
environmental profile of drilling fluids.
1 Evaluation of Bio-based Industrial Products for
Navy and DOD Use: Phase 1, Kenaf Absorbent, Naval Facility and
Engineering Service Center, Port Hueneme,
CA, 93043, March 1999.
About Kenactiv Innovations Inc.
In addition to the FiberZorb™ and Organic Plant Health brands,
Kenactiv produces natural fiber based products used in packaging,
textiles, automotive parts, oil drilling, plastic composites,
agriculture and environmental management. By replacing petroleum
based products and other, less sustainable, natural products with
Kenactiv's line of products derived from kenaf, manufacturers can
greatly reduce their carbon footprint, reduce costs and improve the
performance of their products. Kenaf is a rapidly renewable crop
with an extremely favorable environmental footprint and
applications in a broad range of industries. Kenactiv's innovative
processes and technologies activate the tremendous power of kenaf
to make many of the products the world relies on better while also
reducing the environmental impact of manufacturing, distributing
and disposing of them. The Company, headquartered in Scottsdale (AZ), was founded in 2008 in Snow
Hill (NC) where it owns and operates a 160,000 square foot
manufacturing facility.
CONTACT:
MARGARET
SKRILOFF
KENACTIV INNOVATIONS, INC.
7077 EAST MARILYN ROAD, STE 140
SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85254
Office: (480) 779-0046 EXT. 507
Toll free: (888) 999-6772 EXT. 507
Fax: (480) 779-0177
email: margaretsk@kenactiv.com
website: www.kenactiv.com
SOURCE Kenactiv Innovations Inc.