Mining and water well fluids

Drilling solutions for industrial and municipal projects

SLB applies decades of drilling fluids expertise to mining exploration, water well construction, and industrial drilling projects. Our engineered fluid systems are designed to maximize drilling efficiency while maintaining borehole stability, minimizing formation damage, and improving hole cleaning across a wide range of geological conditions. Whether drilling for mineral resources, groundwater development, or infrastructure projects, SLB delivers fluid solutions that help operators improve ROP, reduce NPT, optimize well construction costs, and achieve secure, reliable drilling performance.

Backed by a comprehensive portfolio of polymers, viscosifiers, filtration-control additives, and lubricants, SLB provides tailored fluid design, technical expertise, and field engineering support from planning through project execution. For projects encountering increasingly complex drilling environments including severe fluid losses, reactive formations, wellbore instability, high temperature conditions, or other demanding operational challenges, SLB can leverage selected technologies from its aqueous fluid solutions (AFS) to develop fit for purpose solutions. By transferring proven technologies from some of the world's most technically challenging oil and gas applications, SLB brings advanced chemistry and engineering expertise to mining and water well operations, helping operators address complex drilling challenges with proven solutions.

   
DRILPLEX HDD Viscosifier
DUO-VIS and SUPER-VIS Biopolymer viscosifier
M-I GEL SUPREME Nontreated bentonite
KLA-GARD Shale stabilizer and inhibitor system
KWIK PLUG MEDIUM Bentonite sealing agent
Lost circulation material (LCM)  
PLATINUM D-D Aqueous surface active additive blend
PLATINUM FOAM PLUS Foaming agent
PLATINUM PAC Cellulosic filtration control polymer
PLATINUM PAC UL Low-viscosity cellulosic filtration control polymer
PLATINUM ROD EASE Lubricant
POLYPAC R Polyanionic-cellulose filtration-control additive
POLYPAC UL Ultralow-viscosity polyanionic cellulose
POLY-PLUS High-molecular-weight liquid clay inhibitor
POLY-PLUS 2000 Liquid clay inhibitor
POLY-PLUS RD Readily dispersible liquid clay inhibitor
POLYSWELL Copolymer
RINGFREE Polymeric thinner
ROD COAT B 700 Drilling rod coating grease
ROD COAT L 1000 Advanced drilling rod coating grease
ROD EASE Rod lubricant
SMOOTH GROUT 30 30%-active-solids slurry grout
Soda ash Sodium carbonate
SUPER PLUG All-natural bentonite plugging material
TACKLE Low-molecular-weight polymer additive
MD-2 Dual-deck shaker
MD-3 Triple-deck shaker
Mongoose Pro Dynamic dual-motion shaker
MEERKAT PT Dual-motion shaker
High-volume mud cleaners
Duraflo Composite screen
518 HV High-volume, high-speed decanting centrifuge
CD-250 Centrifuge
414 Centrifuge Barite-recovery decanting centrifuge
CD-500 HV High-volume, high-speed precision-balanced centrifuge
CD-500 XV Centrifuge
Centrifuge rotating assemblies

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