TBC-BRINADD - FROM THE PAST TO TODAY
The precursor company to TBC-Brinadd, Texas Brine Corporation,
was founded in 1946 and evolved to become the largest independent
producer of solution mined sodium chloride brine in the United
States. The TBC-Fluid Services division was created to
expand beyond this core business to develop additives for
completion fluids. In 1977, Bridgesal, a
patented workover fluid system utilizing sized sodium chloride
particles as bridging agents for fluid loss control, was
developed. The fluid services division became
TBC-BRINADD, a division of Texas United Chemical
Company, LLC, to focus on product development for the drilling,
completion and workover sectors.
TBC-Brinadd's development of Bridgesal evolved into Bridgesal-Ultra®, which
incorporates the latest technology utilizing improved particle
sizing and reduced polymer concentrations. In the late
1980's, TBC-Brinadd began examining the requirements of specialty
drill-in fluids for operators exploring horizontal drilling.
This research led to development of the Thixsal
group of drill-in fluids. Thixsal-Plus is a
special purpose designed non-damaging, easily removable drill-in
fluid. Thixsal-Ultra®,
its successor that incorporates a superior performing particle size
created by our proprietary grinding technology, has been applied on
a world-wide basis to successfully drill and complete hundreds of
horizontal wells. TBC-Brinadd has continued to develop its
drill-in product line with new systems and additives that address
industry concerns such as: sand control screen failures, slim-hole
and coiled tubing drilling operations, improved rates of
penetration, and harsher working environments, including deep water
drilling with higher bottom hole temperatures and pressures.
During this same time period in which the Thixsal Products were
developed, TBC-Brinadd expanded into a new area with development of
sparingly-soluble borates for use as crosslinking agents capable of
adjusting the rate at which gelation of guar or derivatized guar
occurs in water-based fracturing fluids. Concentrates of
suspended sized borate mineral produce a unique gel that is
elastic, thermally stable, and has the ability to re-form to a
stable structure after shearing. This TBC-Brinadd patented
technology is the foundation for a series of crosslinking additives
for use in a wide range of weather operating conditions and pH
ranges. TBC-Brinadd has refined this fluidized suspension
technology to address environmental concerns with low aromatic
content hydrocarbon, water-based and winterized water-based
crosslinking additive compositions. Parallel to development
of the borate crosslinking additives, TBC-Brinadd also generated
its BREAKE™ product line using
sparingly-soluble, solid peroxides as a delayed polymer breaker for
water-based fracturing fluids containing guar or derivatized
guar.
TBC-Brinadd is a recognized leader in the development,
manufacture and distribution of specialty chemicals and additives
providing superior products and additive solutions for the service
organizations serving the oil and gas industry. TBC-Brinadd
also works with its service company customers to create customized
formulations produced by TBC-Brinadd for distribution as private
labeled products under the service company's product branding.
Detailed information on the TBC-Brinadd Products, their
specifications and operating performance may be found in the
Products Section.