Montana oil and mining journal., 1940-02-03
RAY AUSTIN
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house from Cody to Casper. Olen
Way. formerly with Dowell at Cody
and family have seen transferred
10 Casper The Cody station will
be closed tho a supply OF acid will
be left in company's tankage at
that point for delivery to northern
Wyoming fields.
Rotary Mud solvent
Dowells new mud solvent is for
use where muds other than carbon
ated mud are employed in drilling
into completion OF rotary wells The
mud solvent is described as an ef-
flcient solvent to dissolve mud for
almost fun bottom hole bleeding
when washed-in after the produc-
tive formation is drilled
Eat Up Fish Jobs
"Deyn's Broth" is the name Of
Dowell's recently introduced solvent
for aid IN fishing jobs AS the
name implies II is a powerful sol
vent that will dissolve sections Of
bailer or drill pipe stuck in the
hole. or will reduce the area OF tool
steel stock By its spot applica-
ton at the point where tools may
powerful medium In successfully
accomplishing fishing jobs ct is
rumored Dowell purchased the for
mula for this solvent from GER
tain Casper ex-bOotleggerD
Two new paraffin solvents with
far greater penetration and more
immediate and complete removal
OF paraffin from wells and pro-
duetive sands are now available
for the trade These solvents -
Austin said ARE introduced not
so much as TO increase sales. but
to increase paraffin dissolving ef-
ficiency. making II possible 10 offer
economical service In areas where
results in paraffin removal have
been limited"
Acid Jet Gun
Now available for the Rocky
Mountain trade is Dowell's acid
Jet gun. The tool. which can be /
run either on the drill stem or
tubing. is equipped with 21 Jets |
Ihru which acid Is pumped when |
-ools have been lowered 10 desired |
evel In hole The acid Jets out |
he ports with an action that will |
ut a hole inches in diameter at
/ rate OF an inch per minute from
ZACH jet. The tool can be lowered. |
,r raised. or rotated while I'm oper-
Ition to completely clean cement,
mud. or paraffln from the walls
II the hole, or will cut into the
ormation to enlarge the hole.
May Cut Steel
BY closing the wall Jets and
'pening the bottom jets, the tool
nay be used to drill a cement plug
II to deepen into lime or dolomitic
ormation The tool also finds ap-
licatiOn in cleaning out cavings, I'm il
living better control over acid. and
n treating tight wells. and cleaning Il
Up from the face OF the pay.
Greens. and liners BY combining
he Jet with newly developed ma
erials II Is possible to forsee the
ractice OF cutting steel in the hole
Dowell Is branching-ou 10 other
Industries beyond the oil trade
nth newly developed solvent
ervice for cleaning heat-exchang-
RS. condensers. water jackets.
oilers and similar equipment. $
This service promises to be as big
$ acidizing." Austin said In
Solvent For Refiners !
ALREADY successful cleaning and
e-condition jobs have been com :
leted on heat-exchange systems
one of the largest refiners in I
orld The solvent service has re-
'ntly been successfully used to
smove scale in an assembly OF Il
nits in a compressor station of p
ne OF the largest pipe lines In the =
nited States. Other successful a
BIS. - Austin enumerated, Include
moving of scale and cleaning of
,ilers in railroad locomotives.
'ilers in hotels. dairies. and school