Description
POLY-BORE™ stabilizing agent is a free flowing, water-soluble, easy mixing, 100% active, dry granular polymer. POLY-BORE stabilizing agent is a very high molecular weight partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (PHPA) polymer.
APPLICATION / FUNCTION
- Stabilize reactive clay and shale formations
- Enhance core recovery in continous wireline coring operations
- Provide high cohesiveness to bind excavated sandy soil and gravel
- Removal of drilled spoils from augers and increase excavation rate
- Maximize load transfer for drilled shaft application
ADVANTAGES
- Efficient shale/clay stabilizer and viscosifier
- Does not require solids control unit to clean the slurry
- Helps maintain a stable and gauge borehole
- Helps maximize skin friction and ultimate end bearing capacity for a drilled shaft
- Non-fermenting
- No petroleum distillates involved
- Can be broken down chemically with bleach (sodium hypochlorite)
- NSF/ANSI Standard 60 certified
TYPICAL PROPERTIES
- Appearance: White granular
- Bulk Density, lb/ft³: 52
- pH (0.25% solution): 8.5 to 9.0
