Drilling minerals and salts

Weighting agents, viscosifiers, fluid-loss and lost-circulation materials and inhibition salts. These are the bulk materials a drilling programme consumes by the tonne, supplied in jumbo bags, bags or bulk.

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  Barite

  HS 251110BaSO₄

  Micronised barite (barium sulfate), SG 4.10 and 4.20, for drilling mud weighting and as a filler in paints, plastics and rubber.

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  Bentonite

  HS 250810

  Micronised bentonite in API and OCMA drilling grades, for mud viscosity, foundry binding, civil sealing and wastewater treatment.

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  Gilsonite

  HS 271490

  Gilsonite (natural asphaltite) by ash grade, for drilling fluid loss control, cementing, asphalt modification, inks and waterproofing.

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  Hematite

  HS 260111Fe₂O₃

  Micronised hematite (iron oxide) weighting agent for high-density drilling muds, cementing and paint manufacturing.

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  Mica (muscovite)

  HS 252520KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

  Muscovite mica flakes in coarse, medium and fine grades, a lost-circulation material for oil, gas, geothermal, water and HDD drilling.

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  Potassium chloride

  HS 310420KCl

  Potassium chloride (KCl) white crystals, min. 96 %, for shale inhibition in drilling fluids, water treatment and the chemical industry.

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  Sodium chloride

  HS 250100NaCl

  Industrial sodium chloride (salt) white crystals for drilling brines, de-icing, water treatment and as a chemical raw material.

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