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Hydrocarbon Foaming
There are multiple applications in the Oil & Gas industries that involve the need to generate hydrocarbon based foam. A few examples include oil based fluids for underbalanced foam drilling and gas well deliquification.
 
 

Develop new effective foaming agent.
Provide various technology options.

Dow Corning technology can be used to generate foam in a broad range of hydrocarbons. There are technology options available for pure hydrocarbon systems as well as hydrocarbon/brine systems.

Key Advantages

  • Higher temperature resistance than many organic materials
  • Ability to create foam in system with up to 100% hydrocarbon
  • Non-fluorinated
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Product Information

Dow Corning® 1250 Surfactant: known in patent literature to be an effective foaming agent in oil based drilling fluids.

New developmental products now available for evaluation:

Dow Corning® HCF-105 Dev Additive
Dow Corning® HCF-110 Dev Additive
Dow Corning® HCF-125 Dev Additive
 

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