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    BENTONE 38 is an organophilic clay used as a viscosifier in oil-based drilling muds. It increases viscosity and gel strength to provide better suspension of weighting agents and improve hole cleaning. BENTONE 38 is recommended at concentrations between 2-10 lb/bbl and can be used for drilling, coring, workovers, and in packer fluids and casing packs where higher concentrations around 10-15 lb/bbl are used. It provides temperature stability and improves filter cake quality but requires adequate shear to develop viscosity.

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    BENTONE 38 is an organophilic clay used as a viscosifier in oil-based drilling muds. It increases viscosity and gel strength to provide better suspension of weighting agents and improve hole cleaning. BENTONE 38 is recommended at concentrations between 2-10 lb/bbl and can be used for drilling, coring, workovers, and in packer fluids and casing packs where higher concentrations around 10-15 lb/bbl are used. It provides temperature stability and improves filter cake quality but requires adequate shear to develop viscosity.

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    BENTONE 38 is an organophilic clay used as a viscosifier in oil-based drilling muds. It increases viscosity and gel strength to provide better suspension of weighting agents and improve hole cleaning. BENTONE 38 is recommended at concentrations between 2-10 lb/bbl and can be used for drilling, coring, workovers, and in packer fluids and casing packs where higher concentrations around 10-15 lb/bbl are used. It provides temperature stability and improves filter cake quality but requires adequate shear to develop viscosity.

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    BENTONE 38 is an organophilic clay used as a viscosifier in oil-based drilling muds. It increases viscosity and gel strength to provide better suspension of weighting agents and improve hole cleaning. BENTONE 38 is recommended at concentrations between 2-10 lb/bbl and can be used for drilling, coring, workovers, and in packer fluids and casing packs where higher concentrations around 10-15 lb/bbl are used. It provides temperature stability and improves filter cake quality but requires adequate shear to develop viscosity.

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    BENTONE 38 Product Data Sheet

    BENTONE 38 is an organophilic hectorite used as viscosifier in invert oil


    Product base or synthetic base mud. It is an amine-treated hectorite used to
    Description increase carrying capacity and suspension properties, providing support for
    weighting materials and improvement in hole cleaning capabilities.

    COMMON NAME Organophilic CHEMICAL Quaternium -18


    Hectorite Clay FORMULA Hectorite
    APPEARANCE Powder SOLUBILITY IN Dispersible
    Typical WATER @ 20 0C
    Properties SPECIFIC GRAVITY 1.70 COLOUR Creamy white
    COLOUR Creamy white

    BENTONE 38 is used to increase viscosity and gel strength in invert oil


    Applications/ base or synthetic base mud. It has proven successful in preparing drilling,
    Functions coring workover and completion fluids such as casing packs, packer fluids
    and spotting fluids. Good agitation and sufficient shear are required to
    develop viscosity when using BENTONE 38 to build fresh mud.

    ¾ Provide suspension of weighting materials.


    Advantages ¾ Increase hole-cleaning capacity.
    ¾ Temperature stable.
    ¾ Effective gelling agent in casing packs and packer fluids.
    ¾ Improves filter cakes quality and filtration characteristics.

    Recommended ¾ The concentration used is generally in the range 2 - 10 lb/bbl (5.7 –


    Treatment 28.5 kg/m3).
    ¾ Specialty application such as packer fluids and casing packs is in
    the range of 10 - 15 lb/bbl (28.5 – 42.75 kg/m3).

    ¾ The effectiveness of BENTONE 38 is reduced when added to a


    mud system, which is severely water wet.
    Limitations ¾ Over treatment may lead to rheological problems.
    ¾ Requires shear and temperature to yield to its optimum level.
    ¾ Higher concentrations required in high oil water ratio systems.
    ¾ Allow newly formulated fluids two full circulations before attempting
    to remediate low rheology.

    Recommended Consult MSDS before use and use personal protective equipment as
    Handling advised.

    BENTONE 38 is packaged in 50 lb (22.7 kg) or 25 kg (55 lb) sacks. Store


    Packaging in a dry location away from sources of heat or ignition.

    April 2007

    5th Floor, Wisma Chase Perdana, Off Jalan Semantan, Damansara Heights,
    50490 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Telephone: 603-2080-5080 / 7490-5080

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