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Cabot Specialty Fluids New BrineWise(TM) Tool Simplifies the Selection o

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    BOSTON and ABERDEEN, Scotland, July 10 -- Cabot Specialty Fluids, Ltd., a subsidiary of Cabot Corporation (NYSE:CBT), and Gaia Consulting, of Finland today announced the availability of BrineWise(TM), a new software tool that allows oil companies to choose the most cost- effective clear brine system for the completion and workover of high-pressure high-temperature (HPHT) wells.

    The two clear brines available for use in these challenging wells are based on zinc bromide or cesium formate. Each brine system has its own unique effect on the well construction economics. Cesium formate has a generally benign HSE profile and is widely acknowledged to be the premier low-risk drilling and completion fluid for HPHT well constructions.

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