Manufacturers, Exporters, Suppliers of Barite API Grade

Bentonite API Grade

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

Filtron Envirotech (India) is a leading Manufacturer, Exporter & Supplier of API Grade Barite for drilling operations across Assam. As the Guwahati Metro project requires deep foundation drilling and the state's infrastructure expands, our API grade barite provides the essential weight and density control needed for challenging drilling conditions throughout the Assam region, including the Upper Assam oil fields.

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 Assam, our API grade barite is used by contractors working on the Guwahati Metro's tunnel boring operations, for deep piling projects along the Brahmaputra and Barak riverbanks, and for geotechnical investigations in the state's expanding urban areas like Guwahati, Dibrugarh, and Jorhat. We also supply barite to paint manufacturing units in Amguri and Nalbari and to the oilfield service industry in Assam's industrial belt, including Digboi and Duliajan. (Keywords: API barite, drilling mud weighting agent, barium sulfate, oilfield chemicals Assam)

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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