Drilling Grade Salt

Drilling grade Refined Industrial Salt is used in oil and gas drilling operations as a drilling fluid additive. It helps control the viscosity and density of the drilling fluid, preventing blowouts and providing stability to the wellbore.

Features:

• Purity and Uniformity: Highly refined to ensure minimal impurities and consistent particle size, crucial for maintaining drilling fluid properties.
• Solubility: Designed to dissolve efficiently in water-based drilling fluids, aiding in fluid density control and wellbore stability.
• Ion Exclusion: Low in calcium and magnesium ions to prevent the formation of insoluble precipitates that could compromise drilling operations.
• Compatibility: Formulated to be compatible with other chemicals and additives commonly used in drilling mud formulations.
• Quality Assurance: Produced under strict quality standards to meet the stringent requirements of the oil and gas industry, ensuring reliability and performance in drilling operations.

Benefits:

• Density Control: It helps adjust the density of drilling fluids (mud) to balance formation pressure and prevent well blowouts.
• Viscosity Control: Salt aids in maintaining the viscosity of drilling muds, ensuring efficient transport of drill cuttings and stable wellbore conditions.
• Formation Stability: By stabilizing the wellbore and formation, drilling grade salt minimizes risks of collapse and enhances drilling safety and efficiency.
• Fluid Loss Prevention: It reduces fluid loss into formations, optimizing drilling performance and minimizing environmental impact.
• Cost Efficiency: Salt is cost-effective compared to other additives, contributing to overall cost efficiency in drilling operations.
• Environmental Compatibility: Being naturally occurring, drilling grade salt poses minimal environmental impact when managed responsibly.
• Regulatory Compliance: It meets industry standards and regulatory requirements for safe drilling operations.
• Versatility: Apart from drilling fluids, drilling grade salt is used in completion fluids, hydraulic fracturing (fracking), and salt cavern storage, showcasing its versatility in various applications.

Applications:

• 1 - Drilling Fluids (Drilling Mud): One of the primary uses of drilling grade salt is in the formulation of drilling fluids, also known as drilling mud. It serves several purposes:
  • Density Control: Salt is added to adjust the density of the drilling mud, which helps counteract the pressure from the formations being drilled.
  • Fluid Viscosity: Salt helps control the viscosity of the mud, ensuring it efficiently carries drill cuttings to the surface and maintains wellbore stability.
  • Clay Flocculation: It aids in flocculating clay particles in the mud, preventing them from swelling and destabilizing the wellbore.
• 2 - Completion Fluids: After drilling, completion fluids (also called workover fluids) are used to prepare the well for production. Salt is used in these fluids to:
  • Maintain Reservoir Stability: Salt helps stabilize the formation around the wellbore, preventing collapse and maintaining well integrity.
  • Prevent Damage: It protects the wellbore from damage during the completion process.
• 3 - Wellbore Stability: Salt is crucial for maintaining the stability of the wellbore during drilling and completion operations. It helps prevent caving and collapse of the formation, ensuring safe and efficient drilling.
• 4 - Hydraulic Fracturing (Fracking): In hydraulic fracturing operations, where fractures are created in the rock to release oil and gas, salt can be used in the fracturing fluids to:
  • Maintain Fluid Properties: Salt helps maintain the properties of the fracturing fluid, ensuring it effectively carries proppants into the fractures.
  • Control Fluid Loss: It helps control fluid loss into the formation, optimizing the effectiveness of the fracturing process.

Certificate of Analysis:

No.	Specifications	Unit	Results
1	Sodium Chloride as NaCl	%	99.05
2	Calcium as Ca	%	0.14
3	Magnesium as Mg	%	0.06
4	Sulphate as So4	%	0.40
5	Moisture by mass	%	0.25
6	Water Insoluble	%	0.08

Note: We are also manufacturing, supplying, and exporting Drilling Grade Salt as per Buyer’s requirements or Specifications report.

Packing types: 20 KG Bag, 25 KG Bag, 50 KG Bag, 1 Metric Ton Jumbo Bag and 1400 KG Jumbo Bag packings with & without Shrink Wrapped Palletized or as per Buyer’s requirements.

Loading per 20 Feet Container: 28 Metric Tons or as per Buyer’s requirements.