Aquagel

AQUAGEL is a finely ground, premium-grade Wyoming sodium bentonite which meets the American Petroleum Institute (API) Specification 13A, section 4 requirement. AQUAGEL provides viscosity and gelling characteristics to freshwater drilling fluids.

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Section 1

  • Viscosify water-based drilling fluids
  • Reduce water seepage or filtration into permeable formations
  • Form a thin filter cake with low permeability
  • Improves hole cleaning capabilities
  • Promote hole stability in poorly consolidated formations

Section 2

  • Provides suspension of drilled cuttings
  • Can be added directly to fresh water or freshwater drilling fluids
  • Easy to mix
  • Economical

Section 3

  • Appearance – Variable-colored powder (gray to tan)
  • Bulk density – lb/ft368 to 72 (as packaged)

Section 4

  • Mix slowly through a jet mixer or sift slowly into the vortex of a high-speed stirrer.
Approximate Amounts of AQUAGEL Added to Fresh Water or to Freshwater Drilling Fluids
Application/Desired Result
Added to Fresh Water lb/100 gal lb/bbl* kg/m3
Under normal drilling conditions 30-50 13-22 35-60
To stabilize caving formations 60-80 25-35 70-100
To stop circulation loss 70-95 30-40 85-110
Added to Freshwater Mud lb/100 gal lb/bbl* kg/m3
Under normal drilling conditions 10-25 4-10 11-28
To stabilize caving formations 20-45 9-18 25-50
To stop circulation loss 25-50 10-20 28-56
* 1 bbl = 42 U.S. gallons

Section 5

AQUAGEL is packaged 100-lb (45.4 kg) multiwall paper bags. Special export packaging containing 25 kilograms is also available.

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