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CALGARY, Alta. -- Logan International Inc. has announced that two of its U.S. wholly owned subsidiaries have entered into an agreement to purchase certain assets and operations of the Sup-R-Jar drilling jar line from Smith International, Inc.

EDMONTON, Alta. -- Bri-Chem Corp., a leading North American wholesale distributor and manufacturer of oil and gas drilling fluids and steel pipe, has announced it has further expanded its footprint in the U.S. drilling fluids market by adding a new strategically located warehouse for distribution of drilling fluid products and stimulation additives in Big Spring, Texas.

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands -- Schlumberger has announced the release of the slimhole PowerDrive Archer high build rate rotary steerable system (RSS). The new RSS delivers build rates of up to 18°/100 feet, with full directional control and dogleg assurance for complex 3D well profiles and multilateral well designs.

HOUSTON, Tex. -- Baker Hughes has announced the availability of its SOr (saturation oil remaining) sponge liner coring system, which provides an accurate analysis and measurement of fluid types and oil saturation levels in cores. This information helps operators optimize their asset life cycle and determine if formations have sufficient reserves in place to continue field development and production.

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands -- Schlumberger has announced it has introduced the DigiScope slimhole measurement-while-drilling (MWD) service. The robust signal of the DigiScope slimhole MWD technology transmits high-quality data to surface for real-time reservoir description and geosteering in land, extended-reach and deepwater wells.