Weighting Materials - Oil & Gas

Barite (ground barium sulphate (BaSO4)) in its pure form is chemically inert in fresh water and oil based drilling fluids. It can be used to increase mud densities to as high as 2400 kg/m³. Barite increases the hydrostatic pressure of the drilling mud allowing it to compensate for high-pressure zones experienced during drilling. The softness of …

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Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) is a naturally occurring, ground limestone. As Cal Carb 325 grinds, this finer grade of Calcium Carbonate is used primarily as a weighting material. Calcium Carbonate readily dissolves in the presence of hydrochloric acid. Because of this, Cal Carb 325 is an ideal weighting agent for use in drilling pressured zones or in …

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Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) is a naturally occurring, ground limestone used in Oilfield and Cementing applications. As Cal Carb 0 grind, this finer grade of Calcium Carbonate is used primarily as a weighting material. Cal Carb 0 readily dissolves in the presence of hydrochloric acid. Because of this, it is an ideal weighting agent for use in drilling pressured zones …

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