Bentonite Products - Oil Sands Coring

CoreMix is a polysaccharide-based product containing inhibitive potassium ion and sized calcium carbonate for filtration control. CoreMix is designed as a one-sack system for oilsand drilling and coring. CoreMix is formulated to enhance core recovery, minimize filtrate invasion, and reduce the sticking of bitumen onto tubulars.  The use of bentonite and other additives is not …

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For use in drilling operations where premium grade Wyoming Bentonite is desired. Hydrogel® is a preferred product for use in oil and gas exploration drilling where API 13A Section 9 material is required. It is also used in slurry trenching, caisson boring, and cast-in-place concrete foundations. Hydrogel is NSF Certified to NSF/ANSI 60. Hydrogel product sheet

Diamond Gel is a bentonite product designed with the specific needs of numerous drilling markets in mind. This premium grade beneficiated Wyoming bentonite outperforms its competitors in nearly all aspects. Diamond Gel is engineered to disperse easily under poor mixing conditions commonly found on coring rigs meaning this product eliminates waste due to clumping. Diamond …

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Extra High Yield Bentonite (EHYB) is specially peptized high yield bentonite that disperses and hydrates to provide excellent hole cleaning capability and well bore stabilization. This product is NSF 60 certified for use in potable water applications and is nontoxic to the environment.

NaturalGel® is an unpeptized bentonite (sodium montmorillonite). NaturalGel has the unusual property of expanding several times its original volume when placed in water. The result is higher fluid viscosity, gel strength, and solids-suspending ability. Bentonite can be added up to 20% by volume by weight of cement. Above 6%, the addition of a dispersant is …

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