Manufacturers, Exporters, Suppliers of Barite API Grade

Bentonite API Grade

Bentonite API Grade – High Yield Sodium Bentonite for Drilling Muds in Ahmedabad

Filtron Envirotech (India) is a leading Manufacturer, Exporter & Supplier of API Grade Barite for drilling operations across Ahmedabad. As the Ahmedabad Metro project requires deep foundation drilling and the GIFT City expansion continues, our API grade barite provides the essential weight and density control needed for challenging drilling conditions throughout the region.

API Grade Barite is a high-quality barium sulfate mineral used as a weighting agent in drilling fluids to control hydrostatic pressure and prevent blowouts. In Ahmedabad, our API grade barite is used by contractors working on the Ahmedabad Metro's tunnel boring operations, for deep piling projects along the Sabarmati riverbanks, and for geotechnical investigations in the city's expanding urban areas like GIFT City and Bopal. We also supply barite to paint manufacturing units in the Naroda and Changodar industrial areas and to the rubber industry in Ahmedabad's industrial belt. (Keywords: API barite, drilling mud weighting agent, barium sulfate, oilfield chemicals Ahmedabad)

Advantages:

  • Improves hole cleaning capacities – Provides effective cutting transport and suspension.
  • Effective filtration control agent – Reduces fluid loss into permeable formations.
  • Forms a thin filter cake with low permeability – Protects the borehole and stabilizes formations.
  • Promotes borehole stability – Prevents caving and sloughing of reactive shales.
  • Can be added directly to fresh water or fresh water‑based drilling fluids – Easy mixing without special equipment.

Physical Properties:

Properties Value
Appearance Cream to grey free‑flowing powder
Specific Gravity 2.5 – 2.65 g/cm³
Yield (API 13A Section 9) ≥ 15 cP at 600 rpm (6.25 ppb)
API Fluid Loss ≤ 15 ml/30 min
Moisture Content ≤ 10%
Residue (200 mesh) ≤ 2.5%

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