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BentoniteHS 2508.10
DBAPI / OCMA drilling grades
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BentoniteENOF series
Drilling Bentonite
Algerian drilling-mud bentonite prepared against API 13A / OCMA thresholds.
Sodium-quality drilling bentonite sourced from Algeria's Maghnia (Hammam Boughrara) and M'zila deposits, milled at the 120,000 t/year Maghnia plant commissioned in 2023. Supplied for oil, gas and water-well drilling muds, HDD and diaphragm walls, with each lot prepared and tested against the API Spec 13A or OCMA reference requirements agreed in the contract.
Conforms toAPI Spec 13AISO 13500
Grades & formats
API gradeOCMA grade
bentonitedrilling mudENOFAPI 13A
Specifications & trade terms
- Range
- Bentonite
- Origin
- Algeria
- Packaging
- 25 kg bags · 1-1.5 MT big bags · bulk
- Minimum order
- On request
- Grade / spec
- API / OCMA drilling grades
- HS code
- 2508.10
- Lead time
- On request
Technical data
- Reference standard
- API Spec 13A / ISO 13500
- Dial reading · 600 r/min
- ≥ 30 (API 13A)
- YP/PV ratio
- ≤ 3 API · ≤ 6 OCMA (API 13A)
- Filtrate volume
- ≤ 15.0 ml API · ≤ 16.0 ml OCMA (API 13A)
- Residue > 75 µm
- ≤ 4.0% API · ≤ 2.5% OCMA (API 13A)
- Source deposits
- Maghnia (Hammam Boughrara) · M'zila
Applications
- Oil, gas and water-well drilling muds
- Horizontal directional drilling (HDD)
- Diaphragm walls and slurry trenches
- Borehole and landfill sealing
Need a custom specification? Volumes, packaging, private labeling and Incoterms are all negotiable. Tell us your target market and we'll structure the shipment around it, including financing and door-to-door delivery.