The use of specifically ideated products for air drilling offers the following advantages:
- reduction of friction;
- longer life to your drilling tools;
- increased cleaning of the hole;
- cut in compressed air delivery (energy saving and longer life for your pump and/or compressor).
Foam is normally used in air drilling, and is made by employing:
- a foaming agent (for light, consolidated, fractured formations and also to control dust and chips);
- a foaming agent mixed with a viscosifier (Stiff-Foam), that is used to recover big and heavy cuttings in deep hole drilling and to absorb either fresh or salt water present in the formation.
For example
| Consolidated fractured formations | |
| FOAMEX R | 5 Kg/m³ |
| Consolidated formations with presence of salty water | |
| FOAMEX TS | 3-6 Kg/m³ |
| FOAMEX TX | 2-5 Kg/m³ |
| Stiff-Foam | |
| FOAMEX TS/FOAMEX TX | 4 Kg/m³ |
| DRILLAM PA REG | 1 kg/m³ |
| DRILLAM NT | 1 kg/m³ |
| Defoaming agent | |
| DEFOMEX 620 | 0,3-1,5 Kg/m³ |
PRODUCTS SPECIFICATION
FOAMEX R
Biodegradable foaming agent, used in stiff foam and mud misting operations. Useful in drilling unstable formations, reduces sticking tendency of wet clays.
Appearance: clear solution
Packaging: 50 kg. / 200 kg. drum
FOAMEX TS
Highly concentrated foaming agent, used mainly with salty water, particularly indicated for stiff foam and mud misting operations. Produces high quality foam in a wide range of varying drilling conditions.
Appearance: clear solution
Packaging: 50 kg. / 200 kg. drums
FOAMEX TX
Produces high quality foam also in low concentration, very effective in hard waters, indicated to be used at low environmental temperature.
Appearance: homogenous clear solution
Packaging: 50 kg. / 200 kg. drums
DEFOMEX 620
It is a liquid defoaming agent, at lowest reccommended dosages (0.3 ÷ 1.5 kg./cM) it will be effective in a wide range of pH and temperatures.
Appearance: brown solution
Packaging: 50 kg. / 200 kg. drums
Note: For more information please ask for our product sheets
