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Did you work with Schlumberger? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. Schlumberger, made by Schlumberger Halliburton, sold from 1919 until present (Halliburton); 1926 until present (Schlumberger); asbestos era through the 1980s. Halliburton Company and Schlumberger — the two dominant global oilfield services companies — supplied asbestos-containing well-cementing additives, oilfield service chemicals, and field-service equipment through the asbestos era. Plaintiffs allege Halliburton/Schlumberger cementing operations exposed rig-floor crews to airborne asbestos. According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, this product allegedly contained the following: asbestos-containing well cementing additives (rig-floor asbestos exposure during oilfield cementing operations); asbestos gaskets and packing on oilfield service equipment. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Oilfield cementing crews, Oilfield service technicians, and Drilling rig hands. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around Schlumberger and were later diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestosis, or another asbestos-related disease, you may have a legal claim against the manufacturer. This is educational information from an independent publisher — not a law firm — and is not legal advice.
Product Description
Halliburton Company (founded 1919 as New Method Oil Well Cementing Company by Erle P. Halliburton; today headquartered Houston TX) and Schlumberger Limited (founded 1926 by the Schlumberger brothers; today SLB, headquartered Houston TX and Paris FR) are through the 20th century and today the two dominant global oilfield services companies — supplying well cementing, well logging, perforating, hydraulic fracturing, drilling fluids, and integrated oilfield service operations to E&P operators worldwide.
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Halliburton and Schlumberger:
- Sold asbestos-containing well-cementing additives (asbestos was historically added to some oilfield cement formulations as a strengthening and thermal-stability additive) through the documented asbestos era
- Operated oilfield cementing service crews that mixed asbestos-containing cement blends at the rig floor, exposing cementing crews and adjacent rig hands to airborne asbestos during sack opening, mixing, and pumping operations
- Supplied asbestos gaskets and packing on oilfield service equipment
- Operated field-service equipment with asbestos-insulated components
Halliburton Company and Schlumberger Limited have been named as Manufacturer Defendants in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation.
Workers Exposed
- Oilfield cementing crews mixing and pumping Halliburton / Schlumberger cement blends at the rig floor
- Oilfield service technicians operating Halliburton / Schlumberger field-service equipment
- Drilling rig hands (drillers, derrick hands, floor hands, motormen) working alongside cementing operations
- Oilfield yard workers handling sacked cementing additive material
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