HydraGlyde
High-performance water-based drilling fluid system
Reduce torque, drag, shale swelling, and dispersion in environmentally sensitive shale.
HydraCap
Encapsulating additive
A component in HydraGlyde drilling fluid systems, HydraCap additive minimizes clay dispersion and enhances wellbore integrity.
The HydraCap encapsulating additive is a low-molecular-weight, dry acrylic acid copolymer that provides excellent cuttings encapsulation by adsorbing onto the clay surfaces and forming a protective film that prevents cuttings from sticking to each other or the shaker screens. The additive limits dilution rates and low-gravity-solids loading by preventing clay solid from dispersing into the mud system.
How it improves drilling performance
- Enhances removal of drill solids by reducing dispersion tendencies
- Minimizes contribution to the viscosity of the system
- Enhances flexibility by enabling use in KCl, NaCl, or freshwater
- Adds easily to the active system through a premix
- Improves shale stabilization
- Significantly lowers screen-blinding potential compared with higher-molecular-weight encapsulators
| Typical Physical Properties |
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| Physical appearance |
White micropowder |
| Bulk density |
0.6 to 0.9 |
| pH (at 5 g/L, dilution) |
5 to 8 |
| Solubility in water |
Soluble |
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