Max Gel
High-yield bentonite for viscosity, gel strength, and cuttings transport.
Max Gel is a high-yield Wyoming sodium bentonite from Wyo Ben that builds viscosity and gel strength for demanding drilling applications. It provides excellent hole stability and cuttings transport in piling, waterwell, and heavy-duty HDD applications.
Max Gel is the preferred base fluid when combined with Carry Max for heavy cuttings transport, or with Filter Low for piling applications requiring precise filtration control.
Key Benefits
- High-yield — builds viscosity efficiently
- Excellent gel strength for cuttings suspension
- Foundation for heavy-duty fluid systems
- Supplied by Wyo Ben — world leader in bentonite
Technical Specifications
- Appearance
- Light tan powder
- Specific Gravity
- 2.5 – 2.6
- Bulk Density
- 900 kg/m³
- Recommended Treatment
- 30 to 60 kg/1000L.
- Packaging
- 25kg bags, bulk sacks
Max Gel features in 4 of our standard 2-industry fluid programs
These are the ground conditions where Max Gel appears in a Blick standard program. It may suit other situations too — talk to us if your conditions aren't listed.
- Sticky Clay
- Sand, Gravel & Firm
- Heavy Rock & Gravel
- Large Diameter Sand/Rock
- Non-Reactive (Large)
- Sand2 systems
- Reactive Clay
- Heavy Lifting
- Hole Cleaning (Foam)
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