Drilling fluids
Raw materials for your mud program — consistent, documented, co-developed.
CMC HV/LV, PAC HV/LV polyanionic cellulose, oilfield-grade xanthan, pre-gelatinised starches and biocides. Lot-traceable, REACH-registered — and tuned to your formulation when off-the-shelf isn’t enough.
- 40+ yrsSupplying since 1984
- REACHAll substances registered
- CoA / batchLot-traceable quality
- 20+ countriesEU + global export
- IBC · FTL · FCLPackaging flexibility
A note on acronyms
“PAC” means two different things. We supply both.
In drilling fluids, PAC refers to polyanionic cellulose — a CMC derivative used for fluid-loss control, available in HV and LV viscosity grades. In water treatment, PAC means polyaluminium chloride — an inorganic coagulant. They are not interchangeable. On this page we always mean the cellulose polymer unless stated otherwise.
Additives we supply
The ingredients your mud is built from.
- Cellulose polymer
CMC HV / LV
Carboxymethyl cellulose — the workhorse filtration-control and viscosifying polymer in water-based muds.
- Function
- Fluid-loss control · Viscosity building (HV) · Shale inhibition (partial)
- Packaging
- 25 kg bag · 1000 kg big bag · FCL container load
- Spec signals
- Degree of substitution 0.75 – 0.95 · API fluid-loss performance to spec · Brookfield viscosity on 1% solution certified per lot
- Cellulose polymer
PAC HV / LV (polyanionic cellulose)
Polyanionic cellulose — purer, more salt-tolerant CMC derivative for demanding drilling fluids. Not to be confused with polyaluminium chloride.
- Function
- Low-fluid-loss formulations · High-salinity muds · Shale stabilisation support
- Packaging
- 25 kg bag · 1000 kg big bag · FCL container load
- Spec signals
- HV and LV viscosity grades available · Salt-tolerant performance tested · API 13A-conformant grades on request
- Polysaccharide
Xanthan gum — oilfield grade
Fermentation-derived biopolymer for rheology and suspension control, stable across wide temperature and salinity ranges.
- Function
- Yield-point / low-shear viscosity · Solids suspension in static conditions · Cuttings transport
- Packaging
- 25 kg bag · 500 kg / 1000 kg big bag
- Spec signals
- Dispersible / non-dispersible grades · Salt and temperature-tolerant variants · API 13A-conformant grades on request
- Starch
Pre-gelatinised starch
Modified and pre-gelatinised starches for fluid-loss control, especially at elevated temperature or in saline systems.
- Function
- Fluid-loss at bottom-hole temperature · Salt-saturated mud performance · Cost-effective filtrate reduction
- Packaging
- 25 kg bag · 1000 kg big bag
- Spec signals
- Temperature-stable to 120 °C+ · Brine-tolerant grades
- Biocide
Biocides
Broad-spectrum bactericides for stored fluids, stock tanks and produced water — supplied in compatible drums and IBCs.
- Function
- Microbial control in stored muds · H₂S prevention
- Packaging
- 200 L drum · 1000 L IBC
- Spec signals
- Food-contact actives available · EU BPR-compliant options
- Inorganic
PAC — polyaluminium chloride (for produced water)
For produced-water clarification and re-injection treatment — our core water-treatment PAC also serves oilfield wastewater.
- Function
- Oil/solids separation · Re-injection water clarification
- Packaging
- 1000 L IBC · Road tanker · Bulk vessel
- Spec signals
- Liquid 10% and 18% · EN 883 potable grades available
Logistics
Container loads out of Rotterdam and Antwerp.
We ship to site yards across Australia, Latin America, Africa and South-East Asia, typically in 20-ft FCL containers of big-bag or 25 kg powder. We handle documentation — origin, REACH, SDS, phytosanitary where applicable.
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