| Brand Name: | Bluwat |
| Model Number: | EC8050 / EA5620 |
| MOQ: | 1 Ton |
| Price: | negotiable |
| Delivery Time: | 7-10 Working days |
| Payment Terms: | L/C, D/A, D/P, T/T |
Very-high-molecular-weight, high-charge EC8050 and EA5620 screening candidates for shale encapsulation, dispersion control, and low-gravity-solids management in water-based drilling systems.
Water-based drilling systems must limit shale dispersion without allowing polymer treatment to mask a separate mud-weight, hydraulics, pressure, or mechanical-stability problem. The priority is a balanced inhibitory fluid that preserves recognizable cuttings, controls low-gravity solids, and remains treatable as contamination changes.
BLUFLOC EC8050 and EA5620 are the two PHPA emulsion grades listed in the supplied family TDS. Both are shown as very-high-molecular-weight, high-charge, milky-white emulsions with 38-40% solid content.
The supplied family TDS does not assign EC8050 and EA5620 different application roles. They should therefore enter screening as equal candidates rather than be positioned by an unsupported grade distinction.
Final selection must come from current grade documents, representative laboratory work, and a controlled field trial in the complete mud system.
Polymer response is only one part of drilling-fluid performance. Formation behavior, solids loading, hydraulics, mud weight, and mechanical conditions must be evaluated at the same time.
Preserve recognizable cuttings and control low-gravity solids while keeping the fluid responsive to changing contamination.
Water contact can trigger hydration, dispersion, and disintegration that increase fines and weaken cuttings integrity.
Accumulating fines raise low-gravity solids, change rheology, and increase dilution and solids-control demand.
Enlargement, cavings, or unstable shaker cuttings may reflect chemical dispersion, mechanical instability, or both.
PHPA adsorbs at multiple points on shale and drilled solids. The polymer film and encapsulation can reduce dispersion and disintegration, while the long chain can influence low-shear rheology and solids behavior.
Multiple-point adsorption helps bind the surface of shale and drilled solids and can preserve cuttings integrity.
Reduced disintegration can lower the rate at which reactive cuttings become fine, difficult-to-remove solids.
In a KCl-PHPA mud, KCl and PHPA perform different but complementary roles; PHPA is not a substitute for the entire package.
Keep both TDS-listed emulsion grades in the initial comparison. Do not infer a grade-specific drilling role that the supplied family TDS does not state.
| Grade | Molecular Weight | Charge | Screening Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| EC8050 | Very High | High | Screening candidate; no grade-specific application role stated |
| EA5620 | Very High | High | Screening candidate; no grade-specific application role stated |
| TDS Item | EC8050 | EA5620 |
|---|---|---|
| Product form | Emulsion | Emulsion |
| Molecular weight | Very High | Very High |
| Charge degree | High | High |
| Appearance | Milky white | Milky white |
| Solid content | 38-40% | 38-40% |
| Bulk density | About 1.0 | About 1.0 |
| Specific gravity at 25°C | 1.01-1.05 | 1.01-1.05 |
| Shelf life | 6 months | 6 months |
| Packaging | 1000 kg IBC drum | 1000 kg IBC drum |
TDS confirmation note: Exact active content, viscosity, specification limits, shelf life, and preparation instructions should be confirmed on the current grade-specific TDS and order specification.
Record shale reactivity, salinity, hardness, pH, solids, temperature, and the initial fluid properties.
Compare EC8050 and EA5620 at several active-polymer doses without assuming different roles from the family TDS.
Compare hot-rolling recovery, cuttings integrity, dispersion, rheology, fluid loss, and lubricity against an untreated control.
Repeat the preferred condition with actual KCl, PAC, CMC, biopolymer, weighting material, and expected contamination.
Trend dilution, solids-control load, cavings, torque, drag, and mud properties before changing the treatment program.
Select with shale-recovery and dispersion results together with full mud rheology, filtration, lubricity, and solids-control observations. A visually clean beaker is not sufficient evidence of borehole stability.
Neat-emulsion price per kilogram does not show the whole result.
Investigate in-situ stress, mud weight, equivalent circulating density, pressure balance, trajectory, hydraulics, natural fractures, and other mechanical causes before increasing PHPA.
Polymer treatment can support encapsulation and dispersion control, but it cannot correct an unsuitable pressure window or a mechanically unstable formation.
The supplied family TDS specifies this packaging for the liquid products.
Store in the original packaging in a cool, dry place away from heat, flame, and direct sunlight. The supplied TDS states a 6-month shelf life for the emulsion products.
Follow the current SDS for handling, spill control, personal protection, transport, and disposal. Polymer spills may create a severe slip hazard and require prompt containment and cleanup.
For PHPA emulsion in water-based drilling fluids, Bluwat can review the target duty, compare the TDS-listed grades, prepare a screening plan, and define laboratory and field acceptance indicators with the customer.
Company-level certificates or management-system documents should not be represented as grade-specific application approvals unless the applicable certificate explicitly says so.
Confirm the selected grade, current specification, order limits, and documentation before production.
Test EC8050 and EA5620 because the supplied family TDS does not assign them different application roles.
Record water chemistry, temperature, shear history, mixing sequence, and baseline fluid properties.
Scale up only after agreed indicators and operating limits are demonstrated under representative conditions.
No. The supplied TDS gives the same broad molecular-weight and charge class for both grades. Formation response and complete-fluid behavior must decide the selection.
No. Dilution demand is affected by many variables and should be interpreted with solids, rheology, treatment history, and hole-condition data.
No. PHPA can support encapsulation and dispersion control, but mechanical instability, pressure imbalance, fractured formations, and unsuitable mud weight require separate diagnosis.
Not automatically. KCl is used as a shale inhibitor in many PHPA mud designs, and the two materials should be evaluated as different parts of a complete formulation.
Screen EC8050 and EA5620 with the actual formation, brine, additives, solids, temperature, and shear history. Confirm the grade-specific emulsion preparation procedure before commissioning, then scale up only when laboratory and field indicators support the treatment program.