BARITE

Our Barite Ore is 4.40 gravity and 97 density, our processed Barite is milled to 200 mesh. Your choice of either product is available for immediate delivery at Eagle Pass, Laredo, and other Texas locations. We also have the capacity to ship our products to other states or countries. Oklamex is highly involved in the process and logistics of our minerals. We supervise every aspect, from the mining and milling to loading, assuring our clients a high quality product at a competitive price.

Origin: USA, Central and South America

Specific Gravity - 4.22 g/cm3 min

 

BaSO4        83-90% .
Water soluble alkaline earth metals (e.g. Calcium) - 250 ppm max
Extractable Carbonates - 3600 ppm max
Mercury - 1.0 ppm max
Cadmium - 3.0 ppm max
Iron - 1% max                                                                                                                                
Moisture - 1% by weight max  (moisture exceeding 1% shall be deducted from the total weight)
Size - min 90% between 0 mm and 200 mm

2- -Specific Gravity Paint Grade - 4.35 g/cm3 min

BaSO4        83-97%.
SrSO4         2% max
SiO2           1% max 
Fe2O3         0.30% max
Brightness   95min. (Hunter L)
                   2 max. (Hunter b)
Mercury - 1.0 ppm max
Cadmium - 3.0 ppm max
Iron - 1% max
Moisture - 1% by weight max. (moisture exceeding 1% shall be deducted from the total weight)
Size - min 90% between 0 mm and 200 mm

Drilling Grade Barite Powder(API 13 A Standard)

Physical Properties	Chemical Properties
Appearance : Barite Powder	Content of BaSO4 : 94% min
Specific Gravity: 4.3min	Hg : 0.05% PPM max
Water Soluble Alkaline : 0.001% max	Cd : 0.7% PPM max
Moisture: 0.1% max	Pb : 0.087% max
Soluble Alkaline Earth Metals As Calcium : 250PPM max	Fe2O3 : 0.3% max
Residue greater than 75 um 2.1% max	Al2O3 : 0.1% max
PH in water : 7-9	SiO2 : 0.05% max
API 13A Standard Size : 200/325  mesh	Size : 200/ 325 mesh
Oil Absorption : 7-10	Loss on Ignition : 1% max
Whiteness : 91% max	Stability : Stable
Color: Light yellow	CaCO3 : 0.3% max
Packing	In bulk 25kg bag , 50kg bag, 1.5 ton bag,  jumbo bag or as your requirements.
Application	Use as materials of oil-drilling mud fluid as weighting additives to increase the mud weight without increasing the solid content. The mineral has high specific gravity to be use for increasing mud density in many types of drilling fluid systems, etc.

Barite is the naturally occurring mineral form of barium sulphate.  Our Barite Ore is gravity is between 4.20 to 4.40 density is between 97% t 98%, the raw Barite ore is milled to 200 mesh. Its main properties are; chemically & physically unreactive,  high specific gravity, very low solubility and non-toxicity.

Your choice of either product is available for immediate delivery at Eagle Pass, Laredo, and other Texas locations. We also have the capacity to ship our products to other states or countries.

Our Barite is extracted by both surface and underground mining, followed by simple physical processing methods to produce correctly sized product and to remove extraneous materials.

BARITE SUPPLY SPECIALIST

Barite (Barium Sulphate) is a heavy inert mineral, theoretically it's specific gravity is 4.5.
One of the principal uses is in the manufacturing of oil well drilling fluids.
In practice the material used in drilling fluids runs between 4.10 and 4.25 specific gravity.
In the oil and gas drilling process the fluids serve a variety of purposes vital to the economic achievement of reaching a desired depth.

Functions of a drilling fluid:

1. To clean cuttings from the well bottom.
2. Flush those cuttings to the surface.
3. Cool and lubricate the drill bit.
4. Deposit a “filter cake’ layer on the wellbore wall to prevent loss of the circulating fluid.
5. Prevent formation fluids entering the borehole and mixing with circulating fluids.
6. Support the walls of the well bore without damaging the formation.
7. Control pressures under the surface.

Oklamex production of high quality paint grade barite for use in paint and plastics. This grade barite is also used as a filler an extender for Titanium Dioxide. The mineral is available as lump ore or ground and micronized finished product along with precipitated barium sulphate. Our production of paint grade barite can reach 25,000 tons year

Chemical grade barite is available for barium carbonate and barium sulphate production. Grades for friction, carpet backing, golf and tennis balls are also available.

Barite Chemical Grade
Chemical grade barite is used to produce all barium-containing compounds and barium salts for a variety of chemical applications.

Specs:

Grade 1
BaSO4	95% min
Specific Gravity	4.26 - 4.30 min
SiO2	1.5% max
Fe2O3	0.3% max
Size	0-200mm, 90% min

 

Grade 2
BaSO4	96% min
Specific Gravity	4.35 min
SiO2	1.5% max
Fe2O3	0.3% max
Size	0-200mm, 90% min

 

Barite Crude Ore
Oklamex crude barite ore comes from Mexico for use in the U.S.A oil and gas industry. Following typical specifications of crude barite ore:

Specs:

OPTION 1
Specific gravity	4.20 g/cm3 min
BaS04	90% min
Water soluble alkaline metals as calcium	250 ppm max
Extractable carbonates	3000 ppm max
Mercury	1.00 ppm max
Cadmium	3.00 ppm max
Lead	1000 mg/kg max
Arsenic	40 mg/kg max
Extractable sulphides	250 ppm max
Moisture	1% max
Lump size	1- 200 mm - 90 % min.

 

OPTION 2
Specific gravity	4.10 g/cm3 min
BaS04	85% min
Water soluble alkaline metals as calcium	250 ppm max
Extractable carbonates	3000 ppm max
Mercury	1.00 ppm max
Cadmium	3.00 ppm max
Lead	1000 mg/kg max
Arsenic	40 mg/kg max
Extractable sulphides	250 ppm max
Moisture	1% max
Lump size	1- 200 mm - 90 % min.

 

Barite Paint Grade Ore
Oklamex can source and ship large quantities of filler and mineral extender for use in the paint and plastics industries to processing plants in the U.S.A. and other countries.
Specs:

Specific gravity	4.35 min
BaSO4	97% min
SrSO4	2% max
SiO2	1% max
Fe2O3	0.3% max
CaCO3	0.5% max
Brightness	94% min (Hunter L), 2% Max (Hunter B)
Cadmium	3.00 ppm max
Mercury	1.00 ppm max
Moisture	1% max
Size	0-200mm

USES OF BARITE

Oil industry It is used worldwide as a weighting agent for drilling fluids in oil and gas exploration. Chemical Electronics, TV screen, glass, ceramics Medical  Barium meals Fillers  Car, rubber and paint industry  Radiation shielding Barite is supplied in a variety of forms, the price depends on the amount of processing. Filler applications command higher prices as they follow intense physical processing by grinding and micronising. There are further premiums for whiteness, brightness and color. Oklamex Barite originates in Mexico

BENEFITS OF BARITE

Barite is a mineral, which is used in its natural form, making it an environmentally friendly material. Hematite and ilmenite are higher cost alternative products for the oil drilling industry. Ground limestone or clays are sometimes used on economy grounds in some filler applications.

• Natural Product
• Non Toxic
• Inexpensive
• Inert - Chemically and physically not reactive to eco-systems
• High specific Gravity
• Good sound-deadening and radiation-shielding
• Low oil adsorption The reasons barite is use over other materials is its neutrality- chemically, physically and magnetically. Most barite is environmentally acceptable from the standpoint of its disposal as part of the drilling fluid.

• It is far less abrasive than other materials and does little damage to drilling equipment.
• It is at a low enough cost to be disposable.

 

Oklamex is highly involved in the process and logistics of our minerals. We supervise every aspect, from the mining and milling to loading, assuring our clients a high quality product at a competitive price

We pride ourselves on delivering high quality products and a high level of service.