For many applications, bentonite chips are sufficient. However, there are cases where the use of bentonite tablets is preferred.

In Ask Brock episode 29, host Brock Yordy has a swell time advising a driller on tactics for clay holes.

What is the best way to reduce remnant drilling mud from the well before installing the pumping system?

Having the proper training and understanding of drilling fluids to know if a drilling fluid is capable of performing the task at hand can save contractors a lot of grief and money.

No matter the industry, no two career paths are carved out the same, and for Jim LaPorte, president of Mudslayer Manufacturing, his journey toward a career in drilling began with a unique instance of family misfortune.

Xanthan is designed to enhance gel strength for improved suspension and aid in transporting normal cuttings as well as heavier gravel and cobble.

Soda ash! If you have sat through a mud school, you have heard all about it. Yet drillers can be resistant to use it.

Using the proper drilling fluids can reduce the required horsepower dramatically and reduce the stress on the equipment and the product being installed.

WYO-BEN, INC. created TRU-BORE® as a highly concentrated bentonite based drilling fluid.