Gilsonite FLC- Drilling Fluid Loss Controller Gilsonite FLC- Drilling Fluid Loss Controller There are basically three types of drilling muds: 1– Oil-Based-Muds – OBM: Base material is Oil product, such as diesel oil 2– Water_Based_Muds – WBM: Base material is water 3– Synthetic_Based_Muds – SBM: Base materials is polymers Gilsonite is vastly used in all […]
Gilsonite is used as a fluid loss control additive, or FLC, in oil based mud. Its high softening point — 160 °C and above — delivers over 50% fluid loss reduction compared with other additives, and it survives conditions where most mud additives do not. In synthetic based muds it can cut cost by up to […]
