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Clay Conditions Products

BallBuster is a concentrated clay dispersant and drilling fluid thinner that should be used to treat bit balling and drill pipe when drilling sticky, swelling clays. BallBuster is a white powder that can be added to the drilling fluid system as a thinner or directly down the drill pipe to clean the bit and drill string.

ClayBreaker is an extremely effective drilling fluid additive to control sticky and / or swelling clays. ClayBreaker aggressively breaks the bonds that bind native clay particles together, allowing them to flow more freely through a bore annulus without sticking back together creating bit balling, or forming bridges in the annulus or clay rings on the drill pipe. When used properly ClayBreaker will not alter drilling fluid rheology.

ClayBreaker is a liquid clay inhibitor used to reduce bit balling, clay accumulation and sticking problems experienced when drilling reactive clay soils. This product can be used in all bentonite and non-entonitebased drilling fluid systems. ClayBreaker is NSF Standard 60 certified.

ClayRipper Sticks are self-dissolving tubes filled with fine ground walnut hulls that help shear sticky clays from the bit and bottom hole assembly. ClayRipper Sticks can be added directly down the drill pipe on connection. These convenient sticks will cut clay and clear the annulus.

ClayThinz is a concentrated polymer drilling fluid thinner that should be used as a rheology modifier to treat bit balling and drill pipe when drilling sticky, swelling clays. ClayThinz can also be used to thin the viscosity of used drilling fluid prior to disposal. ClayThinz is an amber-colored liquid that should be added directly to the drilling fluid after other additives and bentonite are mixed.

DCS Surfactant is a wetting agent that should be used to treat sticky clays in the formation. DCS Surfactant will help prevent the clay cuttings from sticking together while drilling and allow the cuttings to be more easily circulated out of the borehole. This additive also increases drilling fluid lubrication, lowers torque, and increases rates of penetration. DCS Surfactant may be used with all high-yield bentonite-based drilling fluids and with any of the DCS additives. This additive is commonly used in the DCS ClayBreaker for clay treatment. DCS Surfactant may also be used alone in short bores in clay and will greatly improve drilling conditions over using water alone. It is recommended to increase pump rates when not mixing bentonite to improve cutting circulation. DCS Surfactant pours and mixes easily in freshwater.

DCS SuperSticks quickly clean the bit and Bha with a combination of surfactants and dispersants. ReamerSticks are solid soap sticks that sweep the bottom hole and clean off clay and lubricate the bit and drill pipe. Both are packed in cardboard tubes.

TorqBreaker is a non-foaming drilling surfactant that helps eliminate bit-balling and clay rings by coating both the clay and drill pipe to prevent sticking. TorqBreaker increases the lubrication of drilling fluids and helps lower downhole torque. DCS TorqBreaker may be used with all high-yield bentonite-based drilling fluids and with any of the DCS additives. TorqBreaker may also be used alone in short bores in clay and will greatly improve drilling conditions.