DRILL-BAR

Product
Description

Typical
Properties

Product Data Sheet

DRILL-BAR is a finely ground, low abrasion and high purity API barite with
the chemical formula, BaSO4, used to increase the density of all types of
drilling fluids.

COMMON NAME
APPEARANCE

Solid/Powder
4.2

SPECIFIC GRAVITY

Applications/
Functions

SOLUBILITY
IN
WATER @ 20 0C
pH

Insoluble
Neutral

145 lb/ft3
(2323 g/m3 )

SOLUBLE
HARDNESS ( as
calcium)

PARTICLE > 75
MICRON

3 % maximum
mass fraction

PARTICLE > 6
MICRON

< 250mg/kg

30 % maximum
mass fraction

DRILL-BAR is used as the primary weight material in both water based

and non-aqueous fluids.

Recommended
Treatment

BaSO4

BULK DENSITY

Advantages

CHEMICAL
FORMULA

Barite

DRILL-BAR is compatible with in all drilling fluids for the purpose of

+
+
increasing density, except systems formulated with K and Cs
formate salts which can dissolve the barium.
Common oil field chemical.
DRILL-BAR has a specific gravity of 4.2 or higher and chemically inert
to drilling fluids additives.
Does not react with other drilling fluid additives or interfere with their
function.
Minimally abrasive.

The quantity of DRILL-BAR to increase the fluid density may be calculated

as follows:1470 (W 1 W 2)
100 lb sacks of DRILL-BAR / 100 bbl of
fluid =
(35 W 2)
Sacks of DRILL-BAR
14.7

Volume increase (bbl) =

4200 (SG1 SG2)

3

kg of DRILL-BAR per m of fluid =

Volume increase (m ) =
W 1 = Initial Density lb/gal
W 2 = Final Density lb/gal

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(4.2 SG2)
kg of DRILL-BAR
4200
3

SG1 = Initial Density g/cm

3
SG2 = Final Density g/cm

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Product Data Sheet

Limitations

Recommended
Handling

Consult MSDS before use and use personal protective equipment as

advised.

Packaging

Must not be used in potassium and caesium formate fluid systems.

In wells where the fracture gradient is close to the over burden, the
effective ECD from a barite formulated fluid may exceed the fracture
gradient and alternative weighting agents should be considered.

DRILL-BAR is available in 25 kg, 50 lb, 50 kg, 100 lb, 1.0/1.5 MT Big Bags
and in bulk.
November 2010

This document is provided on an as is basis. No presentations or warranties, either express or

implied, of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or of any other nature are made hereunder
with respect to the information set out herein or the products to which the information refers.

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