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Drilling Fluids Selection Guide
inhibition without the need for additional additives. Certified to NSF/ANSI/CAN
Standard 60.
DIAMOND SEAL Absorbent Polymer for Lost Circulation: Water-swellable - not
water-soluble - 100% crystalline synthetic polymer. It absorbs hundreds of times
its weight in water and is used primarily as a lost circulation material in HDD.
EZ-MUD PLUS Polymer Emulsion: Liquid polymer emulsion used as a borehole
stabilizing agent to prevent reactive shale and clay from swelling and sloughing.
Can be added to low solids drilling fluids to help increase lubricity and fluid
viscosity and improve carrying capacity of air/foam injection fluids. Certified to
NSF/ANSI/CAN Standard 60.
EZ- MUD GOLD Clay and Shale Stabilizer: Helps promote inhibition of clay and
shale formations in water-based drilling fluids without substantially increasing
viscosity. Added to QUIK-GEL®
, QUIK-BORE™ or BORE-GEL®
slurry, it yields an
inhibitive drilling fluid system while maintaining manageable and effective fluid
properties. Certified to NSF/ANSI/CAN Standard 60.
NO-SAG: Biopolymer Gel Strength Enhancer Free-flowing, powdered and
easily dispersed biopolymer. Helps enhance the carrying capacity of both
clay- and polymer-based drilling fluids without significantly increasing the
viscosity of the slurry.
N-SEAL Acid Soluble Lost Circulation Material: Acid-soluble, lost circulation
material is a specially formulated extrusion spun mineral fiber. Due to its solubility
in weak acids, it is easily removed from production zones. Certified to NSF/ANSI/
CAN Standard 60.
PENETROL Wetting Agent: Non-ionic wetting agent designed to counteract the
sticking tendencies of clay and reduce or eliminate bit balling. Preferentially coats
drill bits, drill string and reamers to improve drilling efficiency.
PENETROL DRY Dry Surfactant: Used to assist in counteracting the sticking
tendencies of encountered clay or shale during drilling operations. Surfactant
of choice for environmentally sensitive projects. Certified to NSF/ANSI/CAN
Standard 60.
PERFORMATROL 930 Clay Inhibition System: Designed to provide borehole
stabilization, minimize core infiltration, and maximize clay and shale inhibition.
Certified to NSF/ANSI/CAN Standard 60.
POLY-BORE Borehole Stabilizing Dry Polymer: Water-soluble, free-flowing,
easy-mixing, 100% dry granular polymer that provides a clear solids-free,
viscous, borehole stabilizing fluid for use in all types of trenchless construction
applications. Certified to NSF/ANSI/CAN Standard 60.
QUIK-TROL GOLD Highly Dispersible Filtration Control Additive: A highly
dispersible, polyanionic cellulosic (PAC) polymer, provides ease of mixing and
improved filtration control in most water-based drilling fluids. When added to
AQUAGEL®
, QUIK-GEL®
, QUIK-BORETM or BORE-GEL®
filtrate drilling fluid system suitable for drilling in water-sensitive formations.
Certified to NSF/ANSI/CAN Standard 60.
QUIK-TROL GOLD LV Highly Dispersible Low Viscosity Filtration Control
Additive: A highly dispersible polyanionic cellulosic (PAC) polymer that yields a
low-filtrate drilling fluid system with manageable viscosity suitable for drilling in
water-sensitive and unstable formations. Certified to NSF/ANSI/CAN Standard 60.
SODA ASH: Granular powder primarily used to treat hardness due to calcium in
makeup water, and to raise pH level.
Bentonite Performance Minerals, LLC, (281) 871-7900,
bentonite.com
POLYSELECT POWER DET: Proprietary blend of surfactants that reduces stickiness
of clay and shale, and bit balling.
POLYSELECT POWER PAC-L: Filtration control additive is designed to reduce the
filtration rate of water-based fluids, while having minimal impact to viscosity. NSF/
ANSI/CAN Standard 60 certified.
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POLYSELECT POWER PAC-R: Filtration control additive is designed to reduce
the filtration rate of water-based fluids, while also increasing viscosity. Certified to
NSF/ANSI/CAN Standard 60.
POLYSELECT POWER SLURRY: Dry synthetic polymer used primarily to stabilize
soils during drilled shaft and trench construction.
POLYSELECT POWER SODA ASH: Water conditioner is designed to reduce the
hardness and increase the pH of make-up water utilized for drilling fluids. Certified
to NSF/ANSI/CAN Standard 60.
POLYSELECT POWER SWELL: Water swellable synthetic polymer designed to
mitigate inadvertent returns and stabilize unconsolidated formations.
POLYSELECT POWER THIN: Phosphate-free drilling fluid thinner and dispersant
that quickly acts to break up sticky clays and alter rheology. Certified to NSF/ANSI/
CAN Standard 60.
POLYSELECT POWER VIS: Liquid emulsion used primarily to encapsulate clay and
shale to resist swelling and sloughing, and to increase lubricity and viscosity.
POLYSELECT POWER XAN: Biopolymer designed to increase suspension, while
having minimal impact on viscosity.
CETCO, (800) 527-9948, cetco.com/dpg
ACCU-VIS: Liquid copolymer designed for fast field mixing, viscosity building, and
clay/shale stabilization in aqueous drilling HDD fluids. Certified to NSF/ANSI/CAN
Standard 60.
CETCO X-TORQUE: A 100-percent environmentally safe, non-petroleum lubricant
specifically developed for HDD and mineral exploration, as well as other drilling
applications. Can be used in bentonite systems or polymer drilling fluids.
CLAY CUTTER: Used on any size HDD bore to greatly reduce or eliminate clay
cuttings from sticking to each other and to the drilling tools. Swelling of the bore
will be reduced or eliminated; rotation and pullback pressures will be significantly
reduced.
CLAY CUTTER PRO: Dry, concentrated, non-hazardous, proprietary clay inhibitor
that can be used with either polymer or bentonite drilling fluid systems. An ideal
additive for HDD bores in reactive clay soils and can be used in recycling systems.
DRILL-TERGE: Liquid solution of nonionic surfactant formulated to increase
detergency and wetting properties of drilling fluids. Designed to work in fresh or
saltwater to reduce torque and drag.
slurry it can yield a low
HERCUL-EZ: Proprietary additive used in conjunction with bentonite-based
drilling muds. With proper formulation, the system will produce a unique drilling
fluid with excellent shear thinning characteristics. At low shear or at rest, the fluid
will gel and allow for suspension of large cuttings yet thins immediately under
pumping conditions. At rest, the fluid looks and behaves like a semi-solid but
when sheared, even slightly, reverts back to a thin, almost water-like consistency.
Certified to NSF/ANSI/CAN Standard 60.
INSTA-VIS DRY: Highly concentrated, granular polymer ideal for sticky and
swelling clays, and shale. Increases rate of penetration and stabilizes the
boreholes, while improving cohesion in sandy soil. Can be used in saltwater, such
as tidal conditions.
INSTA-VIS LOW VISCOSITY: Easy-mixing, dry, water-soluble polymer used in
horizontal and vertical drilling applications. Compatible with recycling equipment.
Certified to NSF/ANSI/CAN Standard 60.
INSTA-VIS PLUS: Liquid polymer designed to improve drilling efficiency in
both horizontal and vertical drilled holes through its rapid field mixing, viscosity
development, and clay and shale inhibition. Can be used with VERSAFOAM PLUS
to stiffen, and in brackish water. Certified to NSF/ANSI/CAN Standard 60.
MACRO-FILL: Granular, super-absorbent, solidification, and loss circulation
material. Rapidly absorbs and retains large volumes of water from aqueous
solutions, but only expands 1% in volume.
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