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M-I SWACO offers an extensive suite of viscosifiers designed to increase the viscosity of water-, oil-, and synthetic-based drilling fluids. We provide a variety of clay, polymer, and biopolymer viscosifiers to improve the hole-cleaning and solids-suspension capabilities of drilling fluids.

Viscosifiers Offerings

DUO-TEC NS
High-molecular-weight, nondispersible, clarified xanthan gum viscosifier
Provides low-shear-rate viscosity and weight-material suspension for all water-based mud systems.
DUO-VIS NS
Nondispersible, nonclarified xanthan gum viscosifier
Provides viscosity and weight-material suspension for all water-based mud systems.
DI-BALANCE
Divalent brine system secondary viscosifier
Enhances low-shear-rate viscosity.
FLO-VIS PLUS
High-yield, premium-grade, clarified xanthan gum viscosifier
Improves drilling performance, reduces formation damage, and lowers overall well costs.
POWERVIS
Linear biopolymer viscosifier
Provide higher thermal stability and lower equivalent circulating density with a unique rheology profile.
DRILPLEX HDD
Viscosifier
Formulate fluids with exceptional shear-thinning properties.
RAPID SWEEP
Water-soluble polymer stick
A high-viscosity sweep that aids in hole cleaning and minimizes bit balling.
HRP
Oil-fluids liquid viscosifier
Elevated yield point and gel strengths with minimal increase in plastic viscosity.
VG-69
Organophilic clay
Improve carrying capacity, suspension properties, filtercake formation, and filtration control.
VERSAMOD
Rheology oil-based mud viscosifier
Improves cuttings transport in large-diameter and directional wells.
VG-PLUS
Advanced organophilic clay
Improve carrying capacity, gel strength, and suspension of weight material.
GELITE
High-yield clay
Higher carrying capacity at lower annular velocities than bentonite clay.
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Product Sheet FLO-VIS PLUS High-Yield, Premium-Grade, Clarified Xanthan Gum Viscosifier

Improves drilling performance, reduces formation damage, and lowers overall well costs.

Product Sheet DUO-TEC NS

Provides low-shear-rate viscosity and weight-material suspension for all water-based mud systems.

Product Sheet DRILPLEX HDD Viscosifier

Formulate fluids with exceptional shear-thinning properties.

Product Sheet VeraVis Branched Synthetic Polymer Viscosifier and Fluid Loss Additive

Provides fluid loss control and helps produce a thin, ultra-low permeable filtercake.

Product Sheet Horizontal Directional Drilling

Product usage guidelines for M-I SWACO HDD technologies.

Tech Report DRILPLEX HDD Viscosifier Stabilizes Collapsing Formation

The DRILPLEX system is a water-based drilling fluid system with unequaled solids suspension that still screens easily, even at high flow rates.

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