Viscosifiers
PRODUCT NAME
PAL GELM*
| Description | Sodium Bentonite, meets API specifications 13A section 9 |
| Function | Premium-grade sodium montmorillonite clay, used as primary filter-cake building, filtration-control and suspension agent in water-base mud systems. |
PAL GEL SUPREMEM*
| Description | Non treated Bentonite, meets API specifications 13A section 10 |
| Function | Chemically untreated, premium-grade sodium montmorillonite clay, used as primary filter-cake building, filtration-control and suspension agent in water-base mud systems. |
PAL GUMS*
| Description | Gaur Gum, Viscosity & Fluid loss control in low solids mud |
| Function | Rapid mixing high viscosity polymer for use in freshwater and seawater spud muds. |
PAL XANS*
| Description | Primary viscosifying polymer. Xanthan Gum |
| Function | High molecular weight linear polysaccharide, used to increase viscosity for cutting transport and weight-material suspension for all water-base mud. Provides better rheological profile with elevated low-shear-rate viscosity and highly shear-thinning characteristics. |
PAL XAN DS*
| Description | Primary viscosifying polymer. Highly dispersible bio polymer. Xanthan Gum |
| Function | Highly dispersible, high molecular weight linear polysaccharide, used to increase viscosity for cutting transport and weight-material suspension for all water-base mud. Provides better rheological profile with elevated low-shear-rate viscosity and highly shear-thinning characteristics. |
PAL XAN D LM*
| Description | Liquefied xanthan gum, non-clarified |
| Function | High purity Xanthan Gum biopolymer, suspended in an ultra-clean mineral oil or Glycol used in most types of water-based fluids for rheology modification, improved hole cleaning and solids suspension. |
PAL CLAYS*
| Description | Attapulgite clay, meets API specifications 13A section 12 |
| Function | Premium Attapulgite clay, used to provide viscosity and hole cleaning capabilities in drilling fluids with high concentrations of salts. |
PAL HECS*
| Description | Hydroxyethyl Cellulose polymer |
| Function | Multi-purpose viscosifying agent for use in freshwater, sea-water and complex brine systems, its viscosifying characteristics are unaffected by common contaminants & dissolved salts. |