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JT9 Operator’s Manual Systems and Equipment - 99

Drilling Fluid

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Drilling Fluid

For productive drilling and equipment protection, use these recommended Baroid

products, available

from your Ditch Witch

dealer.

• Soda ash

• Quik-Gel

dry powder bentonite (p/n 259-804)

• E-Z Mud™ liquid polymer (p/n 259-805)

• Liqui-Trol™ liquid polymer suspension (p/n 259-808)

• Quik-Trol

dry powder polymer (p/n 259-809)

• Bore-Gel

drilling fluid (p/n 259-807)

• Con-Det™ water-soluble cleaning solution (p/n 259-810)

Guidelines

Match drilling fluid to soil type. This chart is meant as a guideline only. See your local Ditch Witch dealer for

soil conditions and drilling fluid recommendations for your area. Also see our interactive Drilling Fluid

Formulator at www.ditchwitch.com.

Polymer

This drilling fluid additive provides excellent lubrication and increases viscosity in average soils and heavy

clay. In swelling clay, polymer can reduce swelling that traps pipe in the bore.

There are two types of polymer:

• long chain such as Baroid EZ-Mud

• medium chain such as Baroid Quik-Trol

Improper handling or use of chemicals may result in illness, injury, or equipment

damage. Follow instructions on labels and in material safety data sheets (MSDS).

Soil type Drilling fluid recommendation

smooth, flowing sand bentonite or Bore-Gel + medium chain polymer

coarse sand or light soil bentonite or Bore-Gel

heavy clay long chain polymer + Con-Det

swelling clay long chain polymer + Con-Det

rock Bore-Gel