Bentonite For Drilling
Bentonite Drilling Products
Achieve exceptional sealing, lubricating, and stabilizing properties with our supply of bentonite drilling products. We offer versatile solutions across drilling industries, enhancing operational efficiency, reducing fluid loss into surrounding formations, and supporting long-term equipment performance.
Quality Bentonite Drilling Products for Various Industries
Since 1960, Di-Corp has been at the forefront of supplying superior bentonite drilling products, catering to a broad spectrum of drilling needs across multiple industries. Our commitment to excellence has established us as a trusted partner for:
- Mineral Exploration
- Geotechnical and Environmental
- Geothermal
- HDD
- Infrastructure
- Oil Sands
- Tunneling
- Water Well
Whether drilling for water, installing underground infrastructure, or exploring for minerals, our bentonite drilling products are designed to enhance the stability of your boreholes, improve the removal of drill cuttings, and support the longevity of your wells and tunnels.
PRODUCT SUPPLY
Access Our Collection of Quality Bentonite Drilling Products for Your Operations
We offer a wide range of bentonite for drilling, including bentonite drilling additives, designed to support smoother drilling operations, strengthen wellbore integrity, and help reduce environmental impact.
Diamond Gel
Diamond Gel bentonite is a viscosifier, lubricant, and fluid loss control additive engineered to disperse easily in poor mixing conditions commonly found on coring rigs, eliminating waste due to clumping.
Enviroplug® (Medium and Coarse)
Enviroplug® is an extremely versatile product used for abandoning cased and uncased boreholes, sealing casing, isolating zones, sealing grounding rods and heat pump conductor holes, and much more.
Enviroplug® Coated Tablets
Coated Enviroplug® Tablets form a seal with high density and low permeability, effectively isolating screen sections in multi-completion wells and creating a barrier between sand packs and high solids bentonite grouts.
Enviroplug® No. 8 and No. 20
Enviroplug® No. 8 and No. 20 are high-swelling Wyoming sodium bentonite in granular form. Due to their unique molecular structure, they can absorb five times their water weight and swell to a volume of 12-16 times their dry bulk, making them an ideal well sealant.
Extra High Yield™ Bentonite for Non-Oilfield
Our Extra High Yield Bentonite® (EHYB) is a specially peptized high-yield bentonite that disperses and hydrates to provide excellent borehole cleaning capabilities and well-bore stability.
Grout-Well® and Grout-Well® DF
Grout-Well® and Grout-Well® DF are one-step bentonite grouting materials designed to create low-permeability seals in water wells, monitoring wells, geotechnical borings, and heat pump holes.
Hydrogel®
Hydrogel® is designed for use in oil and gas exploration drilling where API 13A Section 9 material is required. It is a 200-mesh viscosity builder that provides excellent fluid-loss characteristics and stabilizes borehole or trench walls.
Micro-Gel™
Micro-Gel® is engineered to promote low fluid loss and increased lubricity, resulting in low jacking pressures. Its superior filter cake and gel strengths help ensure that the integrity of the tunnel walls is maintained.
NaturalGel®
NaturalGel® is an unpeptized bentonite (sodium montmorillonite) that can expand several times its original volume when placed in water, resulting in higher fluid viscosity, gel strength, and solids-suspending ability.
Tru-Bore®
Tru-Bore® is a highly concentrated bentonite-based drilling fluid used for difficult drilling operations in both vertical and horizontal borings. Tru-Bore® is extremely effective at maintaining hole integrity during pullback and stabilizes formations ranging from moderate clay to high sand concentrations.
Wyoming Gel
Earth Pro Wyoming Gel is used for viscosity and filtration control in freshwater mud systems. The bentonite must first be prehydrated in fresh water in muds with a salinity of 3500 mg/L or higher.
LEADING MANUFACTURER
Why Choose Di-Corp
When you choose Di-Corp as your supplier for bentonite drilling products, you get to take advantage of the following benefits.
65 years of Innovation, Quality, & Service
With over six decades of experience serving the drilling industry, we offer the drilling supplies, tools, fluids, and expertise to support your drilling operations. We understand drilling challenges, such as formation instability and loss of circulation, and we can provide accurate, application-specific bentonite solutions to help you overcome these operational difficulties.
One-Stop-Shop
We offer a diverse selection of high-quality drilling products to support smoother, more efficient operations. Our product line includes drilling fluids, bentonites, cements and grouts, flocculants, greases and lubricants, lost-circulation materials, polymers, surfactants, thinners and dispersants, waste-treatment and solidifying agents, and weighting materials.
Global Supply Chain & Logistics
Although Di-Corp is headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, we operate manufacturing, distribution, and service facilities across Canada and the United States. Additionally, Di-Corp maintains a well-established global supply chain supported by international distributors serving Australia, Central Asia, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and South America.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is bentonite used as a drilling product in HDD?
Bentonite is widely used as a bentonite drilling product in HDD because it hydrates, swells, and forms a stable slurry that supports the borehole, suspends cuttings, and minimizes fluid loss into the formation.
Can additives replace bentonite in drilling fluids?
While drilling additives can enhance performance, they cannot fully replace bentonite’s unique ability to stabilize the borehole, provide lubrication, and control filtration. Additives work best when used alongside bentonite rather than as substitutes.
What is the difference between bentonite and drilling fluid additives?
Bentonite is the base ingredient that builds viscosity and suspension. Additives are complementary products, such as polymers, dispersants, lubricants, and fluid-loss agents, that fine-tune the mud system for specific drilling conditions.
How does viscosity improve the performance of bentonite drilling fluid?
The viscosity of bentonite drilling mud helps suspend and carry cuttings out of the borehole, preventing clogging and improving hole cleaning during operations.
Why is gel strength important when using bentonite for drilling?
High gel strength in bentonite for drilling ensures cuttings remain suspended when circulation stops, reducing the risk of settling, stuck pipe, and downhole blockages.
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Achieve Unmatched Drilling Efficiency With Our Bentonite Drilling Products
Regardless of your industry, our diverse line of bentonite drilling products can support your operational needs. Browse through our selection of bentonite for drilling and request a comprehensive quote today.
