BENTONE® 38
Rheological Additive for HTHP drilling muds and working fluids
BENTONE 38 rheological additive is the oil service industry’s standard for a high temperature/high pressure performance organoclay. This additive is manufactured with a high efficiency hectorite clay noted for imparting superior heat stability. BENTONE 38 exhibits an excellent balance of dispersibility and efficiency. BENTONE 38 performs well in diesels, mineral oils, poly, linear and isomerized alpha olefins and vegetable oil derivative base fluids.
It is used in manufacturing fluids at low temperatures, conditioning mud before storage, increasing suspending properties of packer fluids and preparing spotting fluids to free stuck pipe.
Key properties
BENTONE 38 gellant
- Confers superior downhole stability to muds and completion fluids versus conventional organoclays
- Delivers high rheology efficiency over a wide range of intermediate and low polarity base fluids including diesels, mineral oils, poly, linear and isomerized alpha olefins and vegetable oil derivatives
- Effectively suspends weighting agents and cuttings
- Improves cuttings carrying capacity and hole cleaning
- Is not harmful to the environment
Functions
- Rheological additives
- Organoclay
Market segment
- Energy
Application
- Drilling Fluid Additives
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