Bentonite Powder

Product Overview

Clay-based drilling mud additive for viscosity control.

Detailed Description

Premium Bentonite Powder supplier in Oman - Global Chemicals LLC provides API-grade bentonite for drilling mud formulations and industrial applications in Muscat, Sohar, Duqm, Salalah. Our sodium bentonite offers excellent viscosity building, fluid loss control, and wellbore stability in water-based drilling fluids. The swelling clay properties create effective filter cakes that prevent fluid invasion into formations. Essential for all rotary drilling operations, geotechnical applications, and civil engineering projects. API 13A specification bentonite ensures consistent performance in demanding oilfield conditions. Widely used by drilling contractors, oilfield service companies, and construction firms across Oman. Bentonite powder is a critical oilfield drilling fluid additive used extensively across Oman's oil & gas exploration and production operations — in PDO's conventional drilling programme across Block 6 and in independent block operators. As a viscosifier and filtration control agent in water-based drilling muds (WBM), bentonite provides wellbore stability, lubricates and cools the drill bit, transports drill cuttings to surface, and forms a low-permeability filter cake on permeable formations. API grade bentonite (per API 13A specification) is required by oilfield service companies (SLB, Baker Hughes, NovOX). Global Chemicals LLC supplies API grade and technical grade bentonite powder in 25kg bags and 1,000kg big bags. MSDDs, TDS, and API specification certification available. JSRS-registered supplier.

Applications & Uses

Technical Specifications

API 13A specification grade

Yield

15-17 bbl/ton (API standard)

Viscosity

30-35 cP at 600 RPM

Fluid loss

<15 ml/30min

Moisture content

<12%

Mesh size

200 mesh minimum

Packaging

25kg bags, bulk bags

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