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Bentonite

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-000322

A highly absorbent clay mineral, primarily composed of montmorillonite, formed from the alteration of volcanic ash. It is widely used as a drilling fluid additive to increase viscosity, suspend cuttings, and form a filter cake on the borehole wall. Bentonite swells significantly when hydrated, sometimes up to 15 times its dry volume.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-000322
FieldOil and gas
SubjectGeology
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-000322",
  "term": "Bentonite",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A highly absorbent clay mineral, primarily composed of montmorillonite, formed from the alteration of volcanic ash. It is widely used as a drilling fluid additive to increase viscosity, suspend cuttings, and form a filter cake on the borehole wall. Bentonite swells significantly when hydrated, sometimes up to 15 times its dry volume.",
  "subject": "Geology",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/bentonite/"
}

Record 347 of 4,468 in Oil and gas terminology (MLC-0103). Request the full dataset.