Barite in Drilling Mud Properties & Formula
Barite Application In Drilling Mud. Barite (barium sulfate, BaSO 4) contains 58.8 % barium and has a specific gravity of (4.2–4.5).The barite used in drilling fluid, which is normally impure, is of lower specific gravity as it contains other minerals such as quartz, chert, calcite, anhydrite, celestite, and various silicates.Also, it consists of other iron minerals, some of …