EZ-Mud® Plus, Liquid polymer borehole stablizer/viscosifier. EZ-Mud Plus liquid polymer emulsion containing partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide/polyacrylate (PHPA) copolymer. It is used primarily as a viscosifier and borehole stabilizer to prevent reactive shales and clays from swelling and sloughing. The liquid form makes mixing easy. EZ Mud Plus is also added to low-solids drilling fluids to increase lubricity and to improve the carrying capacity of air/foam injection fluids. NSF/ANSI Standard 60 Certified EZ-Mud Plus assists or promotes the following:
- Stabilize reactive shale and clay formations
- Improve borehole and excavation stability
- Enhance slurry rheological properties
- Alleviate mud rings, bit balling and booting-off in clay formations
- Reduce drill pipe torque and pumping pressure
- Minimize rod chatter in diamond core drilling
- Create stiff-foam and maintain foam integrity
- Flocculate non-reacive solids in reserve pit at low concentrations
- Liquid form mixes easily with minimum shear in fresh water
- Efficient shale/clay stabilizer and viscosifier
- Non-fermenting
- Cost effective; small amounts produce desired results
- Breaks down chemically with bleach (sodium hypochlorite)
Typical Properties:
- Appearance: Thick, Opaque White Liquid
- Density: 8.5 lb./gal. (1.02 g/cm3)
- pH (1 qt. per 100 gal. of fresh water): 8.5
- Flash Point, PMCC: >200 °F (>93.3 °C)
- Thermal Stability: 250 °F (121 °C)