Introduction

FORMTREAT® is a very effective defoamer containing organic silicone that can be used in drilling, workover, and completion fluids. It also can be used to reduce or remove foam in viscosity brines system. FORMTREAT® will function in a wide pH and salinity range. FORMTREAT® defoamer is effective in low concentrations over a pH range from 2.0-12.5.

Applications/Functions

• Used to eliminate foam from drilling, workover, and completion fluids
• Used in viscosity brine mud systems

Advantages

• Effective in a pH range of 2.0 to 12.5
• Non-toxicity product and environmentally acceptable
• Effective at small concentrations

Typical properties

• Appearance: Clear liquid
• Specific gravity: 0.98

Recommended Treatment

• A typical treatment range is 0.05-0.2 ppb

Package

• 5 GAL PAIL