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Drilling Fluid Concepts - 36 FM5 Operator’s Manual
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Recommended Products
For productive drilling and equipment protection, use these recommended Baroid
®
products, available
from your Ditch Witch dealer.
• Soda ash
• Quik-Gel™ dry powder bentonite (p/n 259-804)
• E-Z Mud™ liquid polymer (p/n 259-805)
• Liqui-Trol™ liquid polymer suspension (p/n 259-808)
• Quik-Trol™ dry powder polymer (p/n 259-809)
• Bore-Gel™ drilling fluid (p/n 259-807)
• Con-Det™ water-soluble cleaning solution (p/n 259-810)
Guidelines
Match drilling fluid to soil type. This chart is meant as a guideline only. See your local Ditch Witch dealer for
soil conditions and drilling fluid recommendations for your area. Also see our interactive Drilling Fluid
Formulator at www.ditchwitch.com.
Soil type Drilling fluid recommendation
smooth, flowing sand bentonite or Bore-Gel + medium chain polymer
coarse sand or light soil bentonite or Bore-Gel
heavy clay long chain polymer + Con-Det
swelling clay long chain polymer + Con-Det
rock Bore-Gel