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DESCRIPTION
Clay Bore is a white granular polymer that is 100% active. When mixed with fresh water it provides good viscosity, lubrication, fragile gelation, and encapsulates the clay particles reducing the possibility of clays swelling and becoming sticky. Clay Bore has specific applications in the horizontal drilling and trenching areas.
APPLICATION
Clay Bore provides an excellent one sack boring fluid, which inhibits clays from swelling and sloughing, and provides good carrying capacity to help suspend and transport cuttings. When used with Aus-gel or Aus-Ben, Clay Bore will aid in binding loose sand and gravel together and stabilize the drill hole. This product can be used either on its own or with the whole range of Australian Mud Company’s horizontal directional drilling products.
ADVANTAGES
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Effective – mixes rapidly in fresh to brackish water with minimum shear.
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Economical - 100% active. Provides excellent viscosity at a minimum concentration. High activity reduces freight costs.
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Environmentally Acceptable – Non-hazardous and non-toxic. Will not ferment.
USAGE
Under normal drilling conditions.
- 0.5 – 0.75 kg/m3
To stabilise swelling clays and shales. -
0.75 – 1.0 kg/m3
Clay Bore should be mixed by slowly adding through a jet funnel or high-speed stirrer.
PACKAGING
Clay Bore is packaged in 15 kg (20litre) heavy duty, plastic pails.
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