Recent Articles

The Importance of Looking at Water as a Whole

Jan 30, 2019 | Words of Wisdom

Robert Johnson, Lead Technologist at OSP, offers some words of wisdom on the relevance of looking at water as a whole. From time to time people come to us without having completed a water analysis but they’re asking for a biocide to treat their corrosion issues. In...

Measuring Systems in The Good Times and The Bad

Jan 23, 2019 | Words of Wisdom

Our clients often ask why they should be making measurements in systems where they are not experiencing microbial issues. Shirin Fallahtafti, MES, EP, Product Line Manager at OSP, likes to use the analogy of weight loss and weight gain. It’s all about measuring...

The ABC’s of ATP Test Kits

Jan 21, 2019 | News Blog

Active Bacteria Count with ATP Test Kits Mitigating microbial growth is paramount for preventing microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) and souring in oil and gas applications. Information regarding overall population, metabolic subtypes present and presence of...

The Art of Sample Collection

Jan 16, 2019 | Words of Wisdom

The art of sample collection is truly that, an art. Jordan Barber, member of the OSP Technical Team, offers his words of wisdom and insider view on sampling. From refilled ‘spitter’ bottles to pop bottles, Jordan has seen it all. From previous field experience, he...

Micro-Managing Oilfield Produced Water

Jan 14, 2019 | News Blog

Join OSP at PWS Seminar 2019: Solutions for Microbial Control Water consumption and management has quickly become paramount to the success of most, if not all modern unconventional shale oil plays. Water-borne microbes are introduced to a well during drilling....