| Description |
 Versa-Foam is an ultra high-yielding, biodegradable, liquid foaming agent for use in dry air rotary drilling or mixed with fresh or salt water for foam rotary drilling.
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| Functions |
- Mixes easily in fresh or salt water
- Provide a technique for drilling in environmentally sensitive areas
- Improves the hole-cleaning capability of the air stream and enhances the rate of cuttings removal
- Reduces hydrostatic pressure and increases the lifting of large volumes of water
- Counteracts the sticking tendencies of wet clays, thereby eliminating mud rings and wall packing
- Reduces the erosion of poorly consolidated formations
- Provides a technique for drilling in zones with lost circulation
- Increases borehole stability
- Lubricates and cools the bit, improving penetration rate
- Reduces the air-volume requirement
- Suppresses dust during air drilling operation
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| Benefits |
- High quality, high expansion foam with a consistency similar to shaving foam
- High stability with long half-life (retention time)
- Readily undergoes primary and ultimate (>99%) biodegradation
- Versatile and compatible with various types of make-up water
- Reduces the potential for bit balling
- Fast and efficient mixing in fresh and salt water
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Versa Foam |
Versa-Foam
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Volume |
Mixing / Injection Procedure |
Foam Drilling |
System 0.01 - 1% |
Add Versa-Foam to the injection water and inject into the air stream at a rate necessary to maintain hole stability and penetration rate. Increase amount of Versa-Foam as required to compensate for size of cuttings and down hole dilution. |
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| Packaging |
Versa Foam is packaged in 25 litre plastic drums or in 195 litre drums.
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