The Colony Courier (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 12, 1985 Page: 2 of 8
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THE COLONY COURIER, DECEMBER 12,1985
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The low viscosity property
of LVT reduced drag on the
drillpipe so dramatically that
drilling speed increased from
25 feet per hour (with conven-
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40 feet per hour with LVT
muds. And offshore tests indi-
cated savings of over $750,000
per well. LVT is already cap-
turing a major share of the
Gulf Coast market for oil-
suggested adding mud. It eral oil-based mud system en-
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The lifeblood of oil drilling
is a fluid that roughnecks call
just plain “mud.” It looks like
thick vanilla milkshake. Ori-’
ginally a mix of water and
clay, mud is pumped continu-
ously down into the wellbore.
It circulates back up.
Mud is vital. It cools, cleans
and lubricates the drillbit. It
carries the cuttings to the sur-
face. It coats and seals the
wall of the well, strengthen-
ing it and preventing loss of
fluids into the surrounding
formation. And the mud’s
weight exerts downhole pres-
sure to prevent blowouts.
As far back as 250 B.C., the
Chinese used water to wash
away rock chips in drilling
salt wells. Toward the end of
the 19th century, waterwell
drillers discovered that mix-
ing a little clay with water im-
proved the consistency of
their drilling fluid.
Mud came into common
practice in petroleum explo-
ration with discovery of the
legendary Spindietop Field in
Texas in 1901. Water was
being used to drill the well
when the bit encountered
quicksand. With the well in
danger of collapse, a crewman
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Today’s muds are complex, formance product. After many
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tems. Some are oil-based, of- testing both onshore and
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The under-16 Colony Un-
ited Soccer team won first
place in the Tournament
of Champions on Dec. 8.
The first two games were
played in Arlington under
clear skies and mild temp-
eratures. The fields were
beautiful and the boys were
excited as they met the
Brownwood Eagles. This
• game proved to be the most
competitive game of the
tournament with every
member of the United giv-
ing his best effort. The
second game was played
DRILL BIT:
Bruce Elvington, John Far-
well, Kyle Fitzpatrick, Scott
Garrett, Russell Hardin,
Denny Hodges, Mike Lassi-
ter, Shon Latty, Brian
Nimmick, Noel Nixon and
David Turner.
Sincere appreciation
goes to our sponsors Krest-
mark Windows, Miller’s
Outpost, Carroll’s Heat &
Air and to our U-16 Com-
missioner, Al Gober, for all
of their help and encour-
agement this season.
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forced to play at dusk,
with no lights and short
tempers. The result was
a short-sided, well-played
game ending in a score
of 1-1 and no way to have
a shoot-out in the dark.
Both teams agreed to share
first place and proudly ac-
cepted gold medallions and
a team trophy. The fami-
lies, friends, and coaches
are all very proud of each
Colony United member who
include Chad Black, Cesar
Castaneda, Scooby Daniel,
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lights. As the temperature
began to drop, muscles
began, to cramp but the
United stayed in control
and again defeated their
opponents.
It was the first time
a Colony soccer team has
brought home the Gold.
The Championship game
was played Sunday in Plano
against Northeast Tarrant
County. Due to poor
tournament planning and
city ordinances, these two
championship teams were
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Parade unit like the Pied Piper
Domino’s entry in the Colony’s annual Christmas parade during the parade. Commercial floats, marching units and
became like the Pied Piper as youngsters flocked to it other entries made up the parade.
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