Black Hills Bentonite  

 

 

 Black Hills Gel
Black Hills Gel MSDS Sheet
Description Polymer Extended Wyoming Bentonite

 
Application Recommended for oil well drilling, slurry trenching, pond sealing
and most other civil engineering applications.

 
Typical Yield Black Hills Gel will yield 91 barrels (minimum) of API fluid to one ton of
material

 
Typical
Chemical Analysis

 

 

 
ELEMENT % ELEMENT %
SiO2 64.7 CaO 1.3
A12O3 17.6 K20 .46
Fe2O3 4.4 Na2O 2.5
MgO 1.8 TiO2 .16
H2O (Crystal) 5.9
Specifications

SPECS

TYPICAL ANALYSIS

 API SPECS
Fann @ 600 rpm 35 - 40 30.00
Fann @ 300 rpm 25 - 30
Plastic Viscosity 10
Yield Point/Plastic 1.5 - 2.0 3 Maximum
Viscosity Ratio
Filtrate 13.5 ml. 15.0 Maximum
Dry Sieve Analysis 78% - 80% (-200 Mesh)
Wet Sieve Analysis 2.5% - 3.0% 4.0 Maximum
Moisture 7.0% - 9.0% 10.0% Maximum
pH (6.0% solution) 8.5 - 9.5
 

*NOTE:  This product has been treated with a small amount (0.25%) of non toxic polyacrylate polymer to strengthen the viscosity of the bentonite.  Please write or call if further information is needed on this.

Testing conforms to API specification 13A, Section 9.

The information contained herein is based on tests believed to be reliable, however no warranty is implied.

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