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          &amp;#160;

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            30,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2013&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

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          &amp;#160;

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          &amp;#160;

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          &amp;#160;

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          &amp;#160;

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          &amp;#160;

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          &amp;#160;

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          &amp;#160;

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          &amp;#160;

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          &amp;#160;

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          &amp;#160;

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          &amp;#160;

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          &amp;#160;

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          &amp;#160;

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          &amp;#160;

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        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; WIDTH: 1%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL2416.finRow.5.symb.2"&gt;

          $

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          321,959

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          &amp;#160;

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          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; WIDTH: 1%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL2416.finRow.5.symb.3"&gt;

          $

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        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; WIDTH: 12%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL2416.finRow.5.amt.3"&gt;

          307,276

        &lt;/td&gt;

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          &amp;#160;

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        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; WIDTH: 57%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom"&gt;

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            &lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;Allowance

            for doubtful accounts&lt;/font&gt;

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          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; WIDTH: 1%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL2416.finRow.6.symb.2"&gt;

          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; WIDTH: 12%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL2416.finRow.6.amt.2"&gt;

          (4,249

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; WIDTH: 1%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL2416.finRow.6.trail.2" nowrap="nowrap"&gt;

          )

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; WIDTH: 1%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL2416.finRow.6.lead.3"&gt;

          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; WIDTH: 1%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL2416.finRow.6.symb.3"&gt;

          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; WIDTH: 12%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL2416.finRow.6.amt.3"&gt;

          (4,078

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; WIDTH: 1%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL2416.finRow.6.trail.3" nowrap="nowrap"&gt;

          )

        &lt;/td&gt;

      &lt;/tr&gt;

      &lt;tr id="TBL2416.finRow.7"&gt;

        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; PADDING-LEFT: 18pt; WIDTH: 57%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom"&gt;

          &lt;p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" id="PARA2407"&gt;

            &lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;Net

            trade receivables&lt;/font&gt;

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        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; WIDTH: 1%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL2416.finRow.7.lead.2"&gt;

          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; WIDTH: 1%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL2416.finRow.7.symb.2"&gt;

          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; WIDTH: 12%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL2416.finRow.7.amt.2"&gt;

          317,710

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; WIDTH: 1%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL2416.finRow.7.trail.2" nowrap="nowrap"&gt;

          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; WIDTH: 1%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL2416.finRow.7.lead.3"&gt;

          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; WIDTH: 1%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL2416.finRow.7.symb.3"&gt;

          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; WIDTH: 12%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL2416.finRow.7.amt.3"&gt;

          303,198

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; WIDTH: 1%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL2416.finRow.7.trail.3" nowrap="nowrap"&gt;

          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

      &lt;/tr&gt;

      &lt;tr id="TBL2416.finRow.8"&gt;

        &lt;td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; WIDTH: 57%"&gt;

          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; WIDTH: 1%" id="TBL2416.finRow.8.lead.B2"&gt;

          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; WIDTH: 1%" id="TBL2416.finRow.8.symb.B2"&gt;

          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; WIDTH: 12%" id="TBL2416.finRow.8.amt.B2"&gt;

          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; WIDTH: 1%" id="TBL2416.finRow.8.trail.B2"&gt;

          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; WIDTH: 1%" id="TBL2416.finRow.8.lead.B3"&gt;

          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; WIDTH: 1%" id="TBL2416.finRow.8.symb.B3"&gt;

          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; WIDTH: 12%" id="TBL2416.finRow.8.amt.B3"&gt;

          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; WIDTH: 1%" id="TBL2416.finRow.8.trail.B3"&gt;

          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

      &lt;/tr&gt;

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        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; WIDTH: 57%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom"&gt;

          &lt;p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" id="PARA2410"&gt;

            &lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;Other

            receivables&lt;/font&gt;

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        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; WIDTH: 1%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL2416.finRow.9.lead.2"&gt;

          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; WIDTH: 1%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL2416.finRow.9.symb.2"&gt;

          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; WIDTH: 12%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL2416.finRow.9.amt.2"&gt;

          17,466

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; WIDTH: 1%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL2416.finRow.9.trail.2" nowrap="nowrap"&gt;

          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; WIDTH: 1%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL2416.finRow.9.lead.3"&gt;

          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; WIDTH: 1%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL2416.finRow.9.symb.3"&gt;

          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

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          20,241

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          &amp;#160;

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        &lt;td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; WIDTH: 57%"&gt;

          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; WIDTH: 1%" id="TBL2416.finRow.10.lead.B2"&gt;

          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; WIDTH: 1%" id="TBL2416.finRow.10.symb.B2"&gt;

          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; WIDTH: 12%" id="TBL2416.finRow.10.amt.B2"&gt;

          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; WIDTH: 1%" id="TBL2416.finRow.10.trail.B2"&gt;

          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; WIDTH: 1%" id="TBL2416.finRow.10.lead.B3"&gt;

          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; WIDTH: 1%" id="TBL2416.finRow.10.symb.B3"&gt;

          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; WIDTH: 12%" id="TBL2416.finRow.10.amt.B3"&gt;

          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; WIDTH: 1%" id="TBL2416.finRow.10.trail.B3"&gt;

          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

      &lt;/tr&gt;

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        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; WIDTH: 57%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom"&gt;

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            receivables, net&lt;/font&gt;

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          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 3px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; WIDTH: 1%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL2416.finRow.11.symb.2"&gt;

          $

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          335,176

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 3px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; WIDTH: 1%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL2416.finRow.11.trail.2" nowrap="nowrap"&gt;

          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; WIDTH: 1%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL2416.finRow.11.lead.3"&gt;

          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 3px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; WIDTH: 1%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL2416.finRow.11.symb.3"&gt;

          $

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 3px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; WIDTH: 12%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL2416.finRow.11.amt.3"&gt;

          323,439

        &lt;/td&gt;

        &lt;td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 3px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; WIDTH: 1%; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom" id="TBL2416.finRow.11.trail.3" nowrap="nowrap"&gt;

          &amp;#160;

        &lt;/td&gt;

      &lt;/tr&gt;

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      -&lt;/i&gt; Our inventories include $198.9 million and $208.6

      million for our drilling fluids systems at June 30, 2013 and

      December 31, 2012, respectively. The remaining balance

      consists primarily of composite mat finished goods.&lt;/font&gt;

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