Natural Bitumen Application

Natural Bitumen or Gilsonite has an extremely wide range of uses; these uses have changed over time with new technology and industrial needs.It’s products are currently being widely used in water based, oil based, and synthetic based mud systems worldwide. Current uses are discussed in the following subsections…

Gilsonite Applications
  • Drilling Fluids

    Natural Bitumen is added to oil- and gas-well drilling mud to stabilize the borehole and decrease friction.
  • Cementing

    Gilsonite as a critical component for primary cementing operations in some of the world’s toughest drilling environmental.
  • Asphalt

    Natural Bitumen is currently sold all over the world as a road bitumen modifier in the form of a dry bulk solid granular powder.
  • Foundry

    Gilsonite as an additive in foundry sands to insure the quality of the molded part by improving mold release and the overall finish.
  • Ink & Paint

    Natural Bitumen resin, wet and disperse carbon black pigment in printer’s ink and bind pigment to the newsprint.
  • Chemical

    Gilsonite combines with other chemicals and materials that take advantage of its unique physical and chemical properties.