Penetrol

WETTING AGENT

PENETROL wetting agent is a water miscible, non-ionic surfactant designed to counteract the sticking tendencies of clay. PENETROL is easy to mix, biodegradable, and effective in low concentrations. It is compatible with other Baroid drilling fluid additives.

The use of PENETROL wetting agent aids the following:

• Reduce or eliminate bit balling
• Reduce surface tension of drilling fluid, which allows faster chip removal without continuously grinding the hard shale formations
• Improve drilling efficiency by preferentially coating the bottom-hole assembly and drill string
• Minimize differential sticking
• Increase bit life and reduce drill pipe and bottom-hole assembly wear

 

Appearance: Forest Green Liquid
Specific Gravity: 0.98
pH (1%) solution: 9.5
Flash Point, TOC, °F, °C: >300, (149)

Added uniformly through entire circulation system

• 1 to 4 quarts of PENETROL wetting agent per 100 gallons of drilling fluid
• 2.5 to 10 liters of PENETROL wetting agent per m3 of drilling fluid

As a slug down drill rods to counteract the sticking tendencies of clay

• 1 to 2 quarts of PENETROL wetting agent per drill rod
• 1 to 2 liters of PENETROL wetting agent per drill rod

Alternate application

• Dilute 1 gallon of PENETROL wetting agent with 10 gallons of water and inject one gallon of mixture per minute into the pump suction
• Dilute 3.8 liters of PENETROL wetting agent with 38 liters of water and inject 3.8 liters of mixture per minute into the pump suction

 

PENETROL wetting agent is packaged in 5-gal (19-liter) plastic containers.