DESCRIPTION
Cetco Coarse Chips are natural sodium bentonite screened to 3/8 inch (0.95 cm) to 3/4 inch (1.90 cm) in size. PUREGOLD MEDIUM CHIPS are natural sodium bentonite screened to 1/4 inch (0.64 cm) to 3/8 inch (0.95 cm) in size. Cetco Coarse Chips and PUREGOLD MEDIUM CHIPS are certified to NSF/ANSI Standard 60, Drinking Water Treatment Chemicals – Health Effects.
RECOMMENDED USE
Sealing shallow boreholes and seismic shot holes; decommissioning wells; providing an interface between gravel pack and bentonite or cement grout.
CHARATERISTICS
• Chemically stable. Results from TCLP Priority Pollutants analysis are
below RCRA limits for hazardous constituents
• Prevent infiltration of surface contamination
• Provide a high-solids bentonite seal
• Provide a permanent, flexible seal
MIXING AND APPLICATION
Because chips may develop fines during transporting and handling, bagged material should be screened of fines before placement. Pour chips slowly downhole to prevent bridging or binding In unsaturated conditions, water should be added at 2 ft intervals to ensure adequate hydration.
ABOUT CETCO
CETCO provides high-performing products worldwide across a broad range of construction projects, including bentonite-based waterproofing for underground structures and drilling applications including foundation, slurry wall, tunneling, water well, and horizontal drilling. It also provides industry leading environmental solutions for containment and remediation of pollutants, including groundwater treatment, solidification and stabilization, and sediment remediation for commercial, industrial and infrastructure construction. CETCO is the world-leading supplier of state-of-the-art Geosynthetic Clay Liner (GCL) technologies, like its Resistex® line, for industrial, hazardous and municipal solid waste landfills, mining sites, and for containment of challenging residues such as coal ash from coal-fired electrical generation and red mud from alumina processing.
Cetco Drilling Products is a division of CETCO, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Minerals Technologies Inc. Offering a wide assortment of high quality bentonite drilling fluids, grouts, sealants, polymers, and additives, CETCO can help maximize your drilling efficiency and meet your needs in the field. Our complete line of professional products are specially designed to enhance the cost-effectiveness of drilling operations by controlling and improving drilling fluid properties. Each and every drilling product is supported by our experienced team of field engineers and research
scientists.
CETCO is committed to bringing you innovative, costeffective products that go beyond merely meeting your needs for all drilling related markets. We are dedicated to providing our customers the newest solutions in drilling product technology.
DISCLAIMER: If ordering less than a pallet, call for availability 918-895-6759. (Standard Pallet size is 48 count per pallet, with some exceptions.)
