GelQuest organoclays are used in the drilling industry to prevent the settling of cuttings and lubricate the drill bit in oil based mud fluids.
Manufactured using premium quality bentonites, a range of organic modifications are available that allow the product to be added to a wide variety of organic solvent systems to generate thixotropic viscosity which aid control of settling and sag.
Additive incorporation is typically in the range 0.5 - 5% into an organic solvent system which allows a gel structure to form under low shear. When shear is applied to this solvent gel, the gel structure breaks down until the shear is removed at which point the gel structure reforms.