GEL X 13A
API Bentonite
Product Description
GEL X 13A is a 200 mesh, 90 bbl yield Australian sodium bentonite for fresh water drilling which complies with API 13A Section 9, Specifications for Drilling Fluid Materials. GEL X 13A functions as a viscosifier and filtrate reducer.
Applications
GEL X 13A is used in all drilling applications that use a fresh water drilling fluid. GEL X 13A can also be used as a seal for earthen structures, slurry trenching, tunnel boring, foundation drilling and as the bentonite component for Cement / Bentonite slurries.
Advantages
• Non-toxic and environmentally acceptable
• Mixes quickly and easily
• Reduces fluid loss into the formation
• Stabilises the borehole
• Complies with API 13A section 9
• Is appropriate to be used in Cement / Bentonite slurries
Usage
Drilling Application kg / m3
Normal drilling conditions 15 – 30
In gravel or caving formations 35 – 40
Regular freshwater mud 5 – 15
To control seepage losses 35 – 50
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