Gilsonite
What Is Natural Bitumen or Gilsonite?
Natural Bitumen also known as Asphaltum, Oil Sand, Utahite, or Gilsonite. Its structure is solid. Hydrocarbon or Solid Bitumen by high melting temperature. Gilsonite was discovered in 1860’s in USA. After that in 1930’s it was discovered in Turkey. This product is soluble in aromatic, aliphatic, and petroleum solvents as well.
Gilsonite
What Is Natural Bitumen or Gilsonite?
Natural Bitumen also known as Asphaltum, Oil Sand, Utahite, or Gilsonite. Its structure is solid. Hydrocarbon or Solid Bitumen by high melting temperature. Gilsonite was discovered in 1860’s in USA. After that in 1930’s it was discovered in Turkey. This product is soluble in aromatic, aliphatic, and petroleum solvents as well.
Now the question is What is Gilsonite and its unique benefits?
The simplest answer is: The Gilsonite is used harden and softer petroleum products. First of all, lets explain Gilsonite history as more detail.
Generally, PUB-LTD Co. Gilsonite is a solid Hydrocarbon in black and fairly brilliant. It is soluble in Carbon Disulfide, Carbon Tetrachloride, and many other non-polar organic solvents.
Choose your industry below to learn more about Gilsonite and its benefits for your business.
Now the question is What is Gilsonite and its unique benefits?
The simplest answer is: The Gilsonite is used harden and softer petroleum products. First of all, lets explain Gilsonite history as more detail.
Generally, PUB-LTD Co. Gilsonite is a solid Hydrocarbon in black and fairly brilliant. It is soluble in Carbon Disulfide, Carbon Tetrachloride, and many other non-polar organic solvents.
Choose your industry below to learn more about Gilsonite and its benefits for your business.
Oil and Gas Industry
Drilling Fluid
Cementing
Other Industries
Road and Asphalt
Foundry
Ink, Paint, and Stain
Oil and Gas Industry
Drilling Fluid
Cementing
Other Industries
Road and Asphalt
Foundry
Ink, Paint, and Stain
Gilsonite History
As you know Gilsonite is an amazing mineral which aimed Asphalt and Asphaltum. Its story began in the early 1860’s first discovers and mining of Gilsonite did in 1888 by Samuel H. Gilson.
Wooden Products Waterproof Coating was the first usage of Gilsonite. Wire cable insulation and unique varnish are the other usage of Gilsonite. By this matter, Gilsonite enters to the world markets. There were two kinds of this product. One of them had a low softening point with conchoidal fracture and the other kind had a high softening point with penciled structure.
Gilsonite with low softening point had a higher price rather than second kind of Gilsonite because of its purity, good solubility, usefulness in the paint, stain, and varnish industries.
Nowadays, Gilsonite is classified in two types, Lump and Powder, with different Ashes. There is mentioned more than 7 compatible products with Gilsonite as following:
Gilsonite History
As you know Gilsonite is an amazing mineral which aimed Asphalt and Asphaltum. Its story began in the early 1860’s first discovers and mining of Gilsonite did in 1888 by Samuel H. Gilson.
Wooden Products Waterproof Coating was the first usage of Gilsonite. Wire cable insulation and unique varnish are the other usage of Gilsonite. By this matter, Gilsonite enters to the world markets. There were two kinds of this product. One of them had a low softening point with conchoidal fracture and the other kind had a high softening point with penciled structure.
Gilsonite with low softening point had a higher price rather than second kind of Gilsonite because of its purity, good solubility, usefulness in the paint, stain, and varnish industries.
Nowadays, Gilsonite is classified in two types, Lump and Powder, with different Ashes. There is mentioned more than 7 compatible products with Gilsonite as following:
- Microcrystalline Wax
- Macrocrystalline Wax
- Petroleum Resin
- Oils and Tall Oil Pitch
- Vegetable Oils
- Petroleum Process Oil
- Petroleum Asphalt
- Microcrystalline Wax
- Macrocrystalline Wax
- Petroleum Resin
- Oils and Tall Oil Pitch
- Vegetable Oils
- Petroleum Process Oil
- Petroleum Asphalt
Gilsonite in Oil and Gas Industry
Drilling Fluid Additive
PUB-LTD Co. Gilsonite plays an important role in drilling fluid that we mentioned 9 items of them as following:
- Fluid loss control and seepage
- Lost circulation material
- Shale stabilization
- Increasing wellbore stability
- Differential sticking minimizing
- Developing effective filter cake
- Oil-based and Water-based drilling mud additive
- Uses in HP-HT operations
- Significant reduction HSE risk
- Fluid loss control and seepage
- Lost circulation material
- Shale stabilization
- Increasing wellbore stability
- Differential sticking minimizing
- Developing effective filter cake
- Oil-based and Water-based drilling mud additive
- Uses in HP-HT operations
- Significant reduction HSE risk
Formation Damage Preventing by Gilsonite:
PUB-LTD Co. manufactured Gilsonite by its superior performances forms a chemical and physical bond with formations that are permeable to isolate it from drilling fluid loss. In other words, Gilsonite inhibits seepage, shale formation and surfaces reactivation, and lost circulation. Moreover, it is used to fluid loss control especially at the high bottomhole temperatures. All mentioned applications of Gilsonite are because of its unique properties as a solid plugging agent laminated.
Formation Damage Preventing by Gilsonite:
PUB-LTD Co. manufactured Gilsonite by its superior performances forms a chemical and physical bond with formations that are permeable to isolate it from drilling fluid loss. In other words, Gilsonite inhibits seepage, shale formation and surfaces reactivation, and lost circulation. Moreover, it is used to fluid loss control especially at the high bottomhole temperatures. All mentioned applications of Gilsonite are because of its unique properties as a solid plugging agent laminated.
Wellbore Strength Improving
Gilsonite added to drilling fluids in HPHT wells, under pressure zones, and shales where they need special mud technique to increase wellbore strength. Four important matters achieved by adding Gilsonite that they are mentioned below:
- Developing effective filter cake.
- Keeps inter bedded formations intact.
- Creating continuous sealant along the wall.
- Reducing pore pressure and sealing micro fractures in low porosity and shale formations.
Other Gilsonite superior ability is preventing well from differential pipe-sticking by its sealant property includes overbalanced pressures (High Pressure Differential) zones. All mentioned benefits results improving cake filtrate on well walls.
Wellbore Strength Improving
Gilsonite added to drilling fluids in HPHT wells, under pressure zones, and shales where they need special mud technique to increase wellbore strength. Four important matters achieved by adding Gilsonite that they are mentioned below:
- Developing effective filter cake.
- Keeps inter bedded formations intact.
- Creating continuous sealant along the wall.
- Reducing pore pressure and sealing micro fractures in low porosity and shale formations.
Other Gilsonite superior ability is preventing well from differential pipe-sticking by its sealant property includes overbalanced pressures (High Pressure Differential) zones. All mentioned benefits results improving cake filtrate on well walls.
There are three reasons why Gilsonite is not harmful to the environment:
- Non-toxic
- Non-carcinogenic
- Non-radiative
Based on above significant health benefits of Gilsonite, it is most environmentally friendly product that can be used in drilling fluids especially in deep water wells. Gilsonite compared to other possibility products provides lower cost with better performance practices. By comparing the performance of Gilsonite and Sulfonated Asphalt in water-based muds (WBM), we conclude that Gilsonite with the same or even better performance than Sulfonated Asphalt, saves 25% to 50% in the system.
Moreover, Gilsonite reduce costs up to 80% compared to special co-polymer in HPHT environments. It should be mentioned that using Gilsonite reduce fluid loss up to 45%.
Cementing
In this century, Gilsonite is known as a lost circulation material (LCM) and one of components that be used for primary cementing operations in especial environment and tough drilling zones. When Gilsonite is added to cement during drilling operations enhanced the characteristics that are critical to effectively cementing the casing, isolation formations, and preventing annular gas flow.
PUB-LTD Gilsonite has unique physical and chemical properties that provides various important benefits in slurry and cementing. Seven benefits in slurry and eight benefits in set cement as following:
There are three reasons why Gilsonite is not harmful to the environment:
- Non-toxic
- Non-carcinogenic
- Non-radiative
Based on above significant health benefits of Gilsonite, it is most environmentally friendly product that can be used in drilling fluids especially in deep water wells. Gilsonite compared to other possibility products provides lower cost with better performance practices. By comparing the performance of Gilsonite and Sulfonated Asphalt in water-based muds (WBM), we conclude that Gilsonite with the same or even better performance than Sulfonated Asphalt, saves 25% to 50% in the system.
Moreover, Gilsonite reduce costs up to 80% compared to special co-polymer in HPHT environments. It should be mentioned that using Gilsonite reduce fluid loss up to 45%.
Cementing
In this century, Gilsonite is known as a lost circulation material (LCM) and one of components that be used for primary cementing operations in especial environment and tough drilling zones. When Gilsonite is added to cement during drilling operations enhanced the characteristics that are critical to effectively cementing the casing, isolation formations, and preventing annular gas flow.
PUB-LTD Gilsonite has unique physical and chemical properties that provides various important benefits in slurry and cementing. Seven benefits in slurry and eight benefits in set cement as following:
Cement Slurry Benefits:
- 1. Yield Increasing
- 2. Reduce Slurry Weight
- 3. Controls Free Water
- 4. Slurry Water Ratio Reduction
- 5. Lower ECDs
- 6. Lost Circulation Inhibitor
- 7. Improve Mud Removal and Wellbore Washout
Set Cement Benefits:
- 1. Maintain Compressive Strength
- 2. Cracking Reduction
- 3. Increases Flexibility
- 4. Improve Microfissures
- 5. Permeability Reduction
- 6. Strengthen The Correlation Between Formation and Casing
- 7. Minimizes Environmental Risks
- 8. Avouch Zonal Isolation
Cement Slurry Benefits:
- 1. Yield Increasing
- 2. Reduce Slurry Weight
- 3. Controls Free Water
- 4. Slurry Water Ratio Reduction
- 5. Lower ECDs
- 6. Lost Circulation Inhibitor
- 7. Improve Mud Removal and Wellbore Washout
Set Cement Benefits:
- 1. Maintain Compressive Strength
- 2. Cracking Reduction
- 3. Increases Flexibility
- 4. Improve Microfissures
- 5. Permeability Reduction
- 6. Strengthen The Correlation Between Formation and Casing
- 7. Minimizes Environmental Risks
- 8. Avouch Zonal Isolation
Gilsonite Fixed Free Water Problems:
PUB-LTD Gilsonite helps slurry stabilizing and eliminates the desire for additional free water control agent and costs of it as well. Also, it plays important role as a lost circulation material (LCM) to prevent water channeling on and improves zonal isolation.
Gilsonite Fixed Free Water Problems:
PUB-LTD Gilsonite helps slurry stabilizing and eliminates the desire for additional free water control agent and costs of it as well. Also, it plays important role as a lost circulation material (LCM) to prevent water channeling on and improves zonal isolation.
Gilsonite Maintain Isolation by Self-Healing:
Gilsonite manufactured by PUB-LTD has an amazing self-healing property that it results of its flexibility, deformability, swell ability, impermeability, and non-porous. By these properties and abilities, it can plug Microfissures in the cement sheath.
Gilsonite Maintain Isolation by Self-Healing:
Gilsonite manufactured by PUB-LTD has an amazing self-healing property that it results of its flexibility, deformability, swell ability, impermeability, and non-porous. By these properties and abilities, it can plug Microfissures in the cement sheath.
Gilsonite in other industries
Asphalt
Gilsonite in other industries
Asphalt
PUB-LTD Gilsonite in Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA):
PUB-LTD Co. Gilsonite with its unique properties as an asphalt binder and modifier solvent road issues include deformation and high temperature perform more problems. Using Gilsonite in pavements products by recycled asphalt, make them more useful.
Asphalt binders modified by Gilsonite will produce a stronger road compared to other ways. Moreover, by using this modified binder roads can be thinner up to 20% contrary to common ways. Get in touch with us to know more about this application.
Gilsonite can be added directly into the HMA plant as an aggregate modifier with no additional equipment. Gilsonite provides high-strength, durable, less thickness, less temperature sensitivity, high-performance, water-resistant road, and prevents because of its unique properties like bonding property.
Also, it has more benefits like especial deformation performance and high resistance to water adsorption. According to sentences mentioned above, Gilsonite makes pavements and roads stronger and provides longer life for them.
PUB-LTD Gilsonite in Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA):
PUB-LTD Co. Gilsonite with its unique properties as an asphalt binder and modifier solvent road issues include deformation and high temperature perform more problems. Using Gilsonite in pavements products by recycled asphalt, make them more useful.
Asphalt binders modified by Gilsonite will produce a stronger road compared to other ways. Moreover, by using this modified binder roads can be thinner up to 20% contrary to common ways. Get in touch with us to know more about this application.
Gilsonite can be added directly into the HMA plant as an aggregate modifier with no additional equipment. Gilsonite provides high-strength, durable, less thickness, less temperature sensitivity, high-performance, water-resistant road, and prevents because of its unique properties like bonding property.
Also, it has more benefits like especial deformation performance and high resistance to water adsorption. According to sentences mentioned above, Gilsonite makes pavements and roads stronger and provides longer life for them.
PUB-LTD Gilsonite as a pavement sealer:
Unique and amazing properties of Gilsonite cause dry solvent-based and emulsion sealers quicker than common materials. Gilsonite, due to its inherent antioxidant properties, helps to preserve the color of payments for a longer period of time. Moreover, its unique molecular structure and potent bonding properties help revitalize, waterproof pavements and sealers, respectively.
Pavements by longer life time help the environment. Making roads with using recycled asphalt reduce extra cost and energy. Get in touch with us for more information.
PUB-LTD Gilsonite as a pavement sealer:
Unique and amazing properties of Gilsonite cause dry solvent-based and emulsion sealers quicker than common materials. Gilsonite, due to its inherent antioxidant properties, helps to preserve the color of payments for a longer period of time. Moreover, its unique molecular structure and potent bonding properties help revitalize, waterproof pavements and sealers, respectively.
Pavements by longer life time help the environment. Making roads with using recycled asphalt reduce extra cost and energy. Get in touch with us for more information.
Gilsonite in Foundry
PUB-LTD Gilsonite is useful for complex and high-value iron coatings more than any Carbon additive. Gilsonite or Natural Bitumen because of its unique and naturally properties provide better finish and fewer undesired features.
Gilsonite in Foundry
PUB-LTD Gilsonite is useful for complex and high-value iron coatings more than any Carbon additive. Gilsonite or Natural Bitumen because of its unique and naturally properties provide better finish and fewer undesired features.
Gilsonite in Inks, Paints, and Stains
Inks:
Have you ever noticed the black writing in the newspapers or magazines you are used to read?
As you read this, you are essentially looking at Gilsonite and its benefits. Eco-friendly and highly efficient products that most magazine and newspapers use to create indelible substance for their audience.
In addition to the to the advantages mentioned above, Gilsonite is also economical on a larger scale, because it is the most cost-effective product compared to other additives such as Phenolic Resins and Hydrocarbons.
Paints and Stains:
PUB-LTD Co. Gilsonite is an amazing paint additive that have high-performance, affordable, properties. Moreover, it creates a unique paint bond to most materials that need to protect from roots. It is used in anticorrosive paints, under body paints, and pipe coatings.
Majority performance of Gilsonite is shown in wood stains and paints in all around the world. Unique properties of Gilsonite provide a binder to protect the wood and pigment that gives a deep and rich color as well. Moreover, Gilsonite properties and performance is not available in any material in natural and all together.
Gilsonite in Inks, Paints, and Stains
Inks:
Have you ever noticed the black writing in the newspapers or magazines you are used to read?
As you read this, you are essentially looking at Gilsonite and its benefits. Eco-friendly and highly efficient products that most magazine and newspapers use to create indelible substance for their audience.
In addition to the to the advantages mentioned above, Gilsonite is also economical on a larger scale, because it is the most cost-effective product compared to other additives such as Phenolic Resins and Hydrocarbons.
Paints and Stains:
PUB-LTD Co. Gilsonite is an amazing paint additive that have high-performance, affordable, properties. Moreover, it creates a unique paint bond to most materials that need to protect from roots. It is used in anticorrosive paints, under body paints, and pipe coatings.
Majority performance of Gilsonite is shown in wood stains and paints in all around the world. Unique properties of Gilsonite provide a binder to protect the wood and pigment that gives a deep and rich color as well. Moreover, Gilsonite properties and performance is not available in any material in natural and all together.