Caustic Soda for Oil and Gas Drilling
Caustic soda is used in petroleum drilling, in refining petroleum grease and as a purifier in the petroleum industry. After being washed with sulphuric acid, petroleum products still contain acidic substances that must be washed with caustic soda solution and then with water to obtain a refined product.
Industry Pain Points
What Goes Wrong With The Wrong Supplier
- Rig sites need a pack one person can carry and open in the field
- Mud pH that drifts costs additive and can affect hole stability
- Remote locations mean a late shipment is very expensive to recover from
- Dangerous goods paperwork has to be right the first time
Customer Requirements
What This Industry Actually Needs
- A 25 kg pack that suits manual handling on a rig
- Free flowing granules that do not cake in a field store
- Reliable lead times that can be planned into a drilling programme
- UN 1823 class 8 marking and documents that clear customs
Suitable Products
Grades That Fit This Application
NaOH 99% MinCaustic Soda Pearls 99%
Granulated sodium hydroxide in free flowing white pearls at 99% minimum purity packed in 25 kg bags
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NaOH 99% MinCaustic Soda Flakes 99%
Thin white sodium hydroxide flakes at 99% minimum purity in 25 kg bags or jumbo bags with custom labels
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Where The Alkali Does The Work
Drilling Mud pH
Raising and holding the pH of water based mud so additives perform as intended.
Caustic Washing
Removing residual acidic substances from petroleum products after sulphuric acid treatment.
Grease and Purification
Refining petroleum grease and use as a purifier in the petroleum industry.
Delivery Capability
What We Can Commit To
- 25 kg dry sealed multi layer bags built for field handling
- Pearls that pour without bridging after storage
- UN 1823 class 8 marking on every bag
- Sea or railway routing depending on availability
- Around 80 containers loaded every month so volume is available
Related Knowledge
Reading That Helps You Specify
Comparison GuideCaustic Soda Pearls vs Flakes
Which physical form dissolves faster dusts less and suits your dosing equipment
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Material GuideCaustic Soda Grades and Specifications
How to read a caustic soda specification sheet and what each impurity limit controls
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Design GuideCaustic Soda Packaging and Storage
Bag construction pallet patterns warehouse conditions and shelf life in humid climates
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More Applications We Supply
Pulp and Paper
Delignification pulping and bleaching lines that consume caustic soda every day
See The Application
Water Treatment
pH correction alkalinity control and heavy metal precipitation in municipal and industrial plants
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Soap and Detergent
Saponification and neutralisation for bar soap liquid detergent and cleaning chemistry
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Oil and Gas Drilling Questions
Answers to the questions buyers ask us most often before placing a first order
Pearls pour freely, meter predictably and throw off far less dust when a bag is opened in the field, which matters when mixing is done by hand.
Yes. Sodium hydroxide solid is UN 1823 class 8 corrosive. Bags carry the class 8 label and the dangerous goods documents travel with the shipment.
We ship by sea or by railway depending on availability to your destination. Send the delivery point with your enquiry and we will confirm the routing.
Caustic Soda Built Around Your Oil and Gas Drilling Process
Tell us the process step the monthly volume and the destination port and we will come back with the grade the pack and the lead time.