The appropriate bentonite grade depends on equipment, water quality, solids loading, transport requirements and process targets. Bentonas application pages provide a structured starting point for product selection and technical discussion.
BENTONAS
Applications
Application areas organized around field and process requirements.
Technical application areas
01
Core Drilling
Bentonite solutions for cuttings transport, cooling and bore stability in core-drilling fluids.
→ 02Water Well Drilling
Bentonite selection for circulation, cuttings transport and bore support in water-well drilling.
→ 03Horizontal Directional Drilling
Bentonite systems for bore cleaning, transport and controlled rheology in HDD operations.
→ 04Oil and Gas Drilling
Drilling applications requiring API-oriented selection, batch verification and technical documentation.
→ 05OCMA Grade Drilling
General drilling systems targeting balanced rheology and filtration through an OCMA approach.
→ 06Diaphragm Wall
Construction bentonite for excavation support and controlled fluid properties.
→ 07Piling
Bentonite fluids for excavation support and workability in piling operations.
→ 08Tunneling
Controlled suspension and flow behaviour for tunneling and ground-support operations.
→ 09Oil-Based Mud
Rheology and suspension control in oil-based drilling fluids with organophilic clay.
→ 10Selected Industrial Processes
Binding, suspension and adsorption applications confirmed through technical assessment.
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